Henning receives nearly 10 inches of snow in recent storm

Photo by Chad Koenen
A large snow pile near the Landmark Center was the result of a large snowstorm that hit the greater Henning area on Monday and Tuesday.

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

February hasn’t traditionally been a snowy month—unless of course the year ends in ’22. Almost 100 years to the day after a snowstorm dropped over 13 inches of snow in Fergus Falls, schools and businesses closed last week as another snowstorm blew through Otter Tail County.

According to the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, N.D., 13.2 inches of snow fell from Feb. 20-23, 1922. Though the National Weather Service said just 9 inches of snow fell in Deer Creek from Feb. 20-22, 2022, strong winds and drifting snow made it seem like much more snow fell in the area. While February is notorious for cold temperatures, it is not necessarily synonymous with large snow falls. 

“In February it is rare to have those bigger amounts that’s for sure,” said a representative from the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, N.D. He went on to say it was pretty unique to have two snowstorms of such magnitude 100 years apart. 

A representative from the National Weather Service said the largest snowstorms typically occur in March and April.