National Weather Service photo.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Halloween Blizzard of 1991.  In Minneapolis-St. Paul, snow started falling in the late afternoon. By midnight, 8.2 inches had fallen, a record for that date, and also for the entire month of October. Before the snow stopped falling three days later, Minneapolis-St. Paul had received 28.4 inches, and Duluth 36.9 inches.

Twenty-two persons died in the storm, which was followed by record cold temperatures that hindered snow removal. Schools were closed the following day, a Friday, with some remaining closed the following Monday.

Trick or treating was largely a victim of the storm. At the time, I lived in an apartment building, so had a handful of kids from the building trick or treating.  But for most, the traditional activity was impossible.

You can view WCCO-TV coverage of the storm at this video, posted courtesy of TC Media Now: