Duluth breaks seasonal snowfall record
Duluth Miller Hill Mall roof collapse spotlights potential statewide dangers
Piles of snow intruded on Duluth’s Miller Hill Mall, somewhere between Barnes & Noble and Applebee’s, just as a crew was trying to clear off the roof. The city got more than a foot of snow over the weekend, adding to their near-record total this winter and the mall’s wasn’t the first roof to cave in.
DULUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - Duluth, Minnesota, has set a new record for the amount of snow that's fallen this winter season — and more is on the way.
Between 1-2:30 a.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service office in Duluth picked up 0.7 inches of snow, bringing the 2022-23 seasonal total up to 135.8 inches. And as of 7 a.m. Thursday, the total for the season was 137.1 inches.
Duluth, Minnesota, set a record for seasonal snowfall. (National Weather Service Duluth)
This officially breaks the winter seasonal record of 135.4 inches set in 1995-96.
More snow is likely on Thursday in Duluth, and heavier snow with 8-plus inches possible is forecast for northwestern Minnesota.
Duluth Mayor Emily Larson and the National Weather Service in Duluth were scheduled to hold a press conference on the new record at 4 p.m. on Thursday. But it was canceled "Due to weather conditions and power outages."