1991 Halloween Blizzard

The Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, 1991 Halloween Blizzard, is the other bad blizzard that I remember, and I know all of us in Duluth remember. It was the most recent one we had, until last week. I can’t believe, in remembering it, that it was 15 years ago. It doesn’t seem possible that 15 years have passed since then. We got 37 inches of snow in Duluth. We had nasty wind chills, deep drifts, and many roads were closed for days. This blizzard is listed as one of the largest and longest lasting blizzards in state history.

The Halloween Blizzard was a period of extreme snowfall that began on Halloween (October 31) in 1991. This marked the beginning of a major winter storm that pounded the eastern half of Minnesota over a three day period, setting records all across eastern Minnesota.
Halloween Blizzard

Storm type: Cyclonic blizzard, Panhandle Hook
Formed: October 31, 1991
Dissipated: November 3, 1991
Maximum amount1: 37 inches (Duluth, MN)
Lowestpressure: 984 mbar (hPa)
Damages: $100 Million (2005 USD)
Fatalities: 20
Areas affected: Eastern and southern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, central Iowa
Some of the Twin Cities records that were broken or contributed to by the 1991 Halloween Blizzard were:
Event 1991 record
Old Record (1891-1990)
Most single storm snow total -28.4 inches
Old Record: 20.0 inches (Jan 22-23 1982)
24 hour snowfall in any season -21.0 inches
Old Record: 18.5 inches (January 23, 1982)
Most snow on October 31 - 8.2 inches
Old Record: .4 inches (1954)
Most snow on November 1 - 18.5 inches
Old Record: 3.6 inches (1941)
Most snow in October - 8.2 inches
Old Record: 5.5 inches (1905)
Earliest 8 inch snow - 8.2 inches
Old Record: 8.5 inches (Nov 8, 1943)
Most snowfall in any month - 46.9 inches (Nov, 1991)
Old Record: 46.4 (Jan, 1982)[3]
Earliest autumn below zero low -3°F* (Nov 4)
Old Record -1°F (Nov 11, 1986)
As of 2006, all of these records still stand.

I'll have to look to see if I have any photos of this blizzard. Our family does remember it!