Snowfall amounts in Cook County from the winter storm on February 5th and 6th
Feb 06, 2025 04:00PM ● By Content Editor
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By Laura Durenberger-Grunow - Boreal Community Media - February 6, 2025
The National Weather Service in Duluth has released official snow totals from the overnight snowstorm in Cook County and Grand Portage. The snowstorm brought 3-7 inches to the area, and resulted in a 2-hour delay for Cook County ISD 166 schools, Great Expectations School, and Oshki Ogimaag Charter School. High winds have followed the storm, with gusts up to 50 mph, especially in Grand Marais.
This is the second snowstorm to hit the area since February 1.
Northern Minnesota, especially Cook County and Grand Portage, has one of the largest snow depths of the entire state.

Here are the following snow totals from public reports or CoCoRaHS, which are volunteers part of the Community Collective Rain, Hail & Snow Network:
By Laura Durenberger-Grunow - Boreal Community Media - February 6, 2025
The National Weather Service in Duluth has released official snow totals from the overnight snowstorm in Cook County and Grand Portage. The snowstorm brought 3-7 inches to the area, and resulted in a 2-hour delay for Cook County ISD 166 schools, Great Expectations School, and Oshki Ogimaag Charter School. High winds have followed the storm, with gusts up to 50 mph, especially in Grand Marais.
This is the second snowstorm to hit the area since February 1.
Northern Minnesota, especially Cook County and Grand Portage, has one of the largest snow depths of the entire state.
Image: MN DNR
Here are the following snow totals from public reports or CoCoRaHS, which are volunteers part of the Community Collective Rain, Hail & Snow Network:
- 3 ENE Grand Marais: 7.5 in
- Grand Marais 3.8 NNE: 6.5 in
- Grand Marais 4.4 W: 6.0 in
- Hovland 2.8 WNW: 6.0 in
- Hovland 0.1 NE: 5.1 in
- Grand Marais 6.2 WSW: 4.7 in
- Grand Marais 30.5 NW: 4.5 in
- Grand Marais 4.4 WSW: 4.3 in
- Tofte 4.9 NE: 4.0 in
- Grand Marais 22.2 NNW: 3.2 in


