Color image of power lines in Hayward destroyed by the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Joey Mcleister, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Power lines in Hayward destroyed by the Halloween Blizzard

Power lines in Hayward destroyed by the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Joey Mcleister, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of a mailman working after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Stormi Greener, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

A mailman working after the Halloween Blizzard

A mailman working after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Stormi Greener, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of children playing on top of a car after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Marlin Levison, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Children playing on top of a car after the Halloween Blizzard

Children playing on top of a car after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Marlin Levison, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of traffic in Minneapolis after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Bruce Bisping, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Traffic in Minneapolis after the Halloween Blizzard

Traffic in Minneapolis after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Bruce Bisping, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of the University of Minnesota campus during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Mike Zerby, RPA, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

University of Minnesota campus during the Halloween Blizzard

University of Minnesota campus during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Mike Zerby, RPA, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of a resident of Minneapolis digging a car out of the snow after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Rita Reed, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

A resident of Minneapolis digging a car out of the snow after the Halloween Blizzard

A resident of Minneapolis digging a car out of the snow after the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Rita Reed, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of a car stuck in the snow during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Duane Braley, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

A car stuck in the snow during the Halloween Blizzard

A car stuck in the snow during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Duane Braley, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of children trick-or-treating during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Brian Peterson, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Children trick-or-treating during the Halloween Blizzard

Children trick-or-treating during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Brian Peterson, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Color image of Jack-o'-lanterns covered in snow during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Richard Sennott, RPA, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Jack-o'-lanterns covered in snow during the Halloween Blizzard

Jack-o'-lanterns covered in snow during the Halloween Blizzard, 1991. Photograph by Richard Sennott, RPA, Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Halloween Blizzard, 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. When it stopped, snow measured over thirty inches in the eastern part of Minnesota, from Duluth to Dodge Center, breaking a record set in 1882.

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