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The 1991 Halloween blizzard was a powerful storm that caused a period of heavy snowfall and ice accumulation, which affected parts of the Upper Midwest of the United States, from October 31 to November 4, 1991.
On October 30, 1991, no one in Minnesota foresaw a blizzard. Local meteorologists predicted a few inches of snow. The snow began to fall in the early to mid-afternoon of October 31—Halloween Day—and fell steadily for almost three days.
With its scenes of stranded cars, pumpkins buried in snow drifts, and abandoned roads, those who experienced the Halloween Blizzard in 1991 won't soon forget it. The storm, like many significant moments in history, is one that people remember vividly, with adults and children alike at the time recalling where they were and what they were doing.
In 1991, we called it the "Mega Storm." On Halloween, we got just over eight inches of snow. And on the next day? Another 18.5 inches. The day after that another inch fell. And on Nov. 3, a few...
A look back on the 1991 Halloween blizzard. The “megastorm” broke the state record for total storm snowfall at the time. Snowfall on Halloween, 2024. Like some years before, Halloween 2024 had snowfall. However, one Halloween stands out among the rest — Halloween 1991. At the time, the “megastorm,” as dubbed by a 1991 Minnesota ...
On Oct. 29, the Minnesota Twins’ World Series victory parades in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul drew hundreds of thousands of people. It was a chilly day, with a high temperature of 32...
The morning of October 31, 1991, a storm—which would eventually become known as the “Halloween Blizzard” in most of Minnesota and the “Halloween Ice Storm” in Iowa—began moving quickly northeastward through the Mississippi Valley. Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain Blanket the Upper Midwest.
Updated: 1:22 PM CDT October 30, 2024. MINNEAPOLIS — Christmas came early for Minnesotans watching the trick-or-treat forecast for Thursday, as the news about impending snow is practically ...
The snowstorm that hit parts of the Northland starting around Halloween (October 31 - November 3) in 1991 was an impressive storm in many respects, and it is still remembered by many people across the region.
Minnesota Lore - The Halloween Blizzard of 1991 On October 30th, meteorologists were eying a large storm in the Southwest United States. Unknown to anyone at the time, it was about to bring massive snowfall and blizzard conditions to much of Minnesota over a three-day period, starting on Halloween.