December 29-30, 2008 - Heavy Snow over southern Red River Valley

Overview

More heavy snow fell across southeast North Dakota into west central Minnesota Monday night and Tuesday December 29th and 30th, 2008. Some areas received more than a foot of new snow. No travel was advised for Cass, Barnes, Richland, and Traill counties due to heavy snow reducing visibility and slickened roads from late Monday night through mid morning Tuesday.

Snowfall Map
Storm Total Snowfall Reports

Snowfall Map

Here is a graphical depiction of storm total snowfall reports (inches) from December 29-30, 2008.

Storm Total Snowfall Reports

SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1022 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

SNOW REPORTS FROM ACROSS THE AREA

LOCATION                  SNOW FALL     TIME/DATE
                           (INCHES)   OF OBSERVATION    LAT    LON
MINNESOTA

...BECKER COUNTY...
  DETROIT LAKES                4.0 M  1013 PM 12/30   46.81N  95.84W

...BELTRAMI COUNTY...
  BEMIDJI                      TRACE  1000 AM 12/30   47.48N  94.88W

...CLAY COUNTY...
  SABIN                        6.1 M   800 AM 12/30   46.78N  96.65W
  MOORHEAD                     8.8 M   657 PM 12/30   46.86N  96.76W

...CLEARWATER COUNTY...
  LONG LOST LAKE               1.5 M  1000 AM 12/30   47.19N  95.42W

...GRANT COUNTY...
  ELBOW LAKE                   6.0 E  1000 AM 12/30   45.99N  95.98W

...OTTER TAIL COUNTY...
  NEW YORK MILLS               5.0 E   818 AM 12/30   46.52N  95.37W
  FERGUS FALLS                 8.5 E   615 AM 12/30   46.28N  96.07W
  5 S FERGUS FALLS             9.0 M   730 AM 12/30   46.21N  96.07W
  PHELPS                       9.0 E   732 AM 12/30   46.38N  95.82W
  DALTON                       9.2 M   600 PM 12/30   46.17N  95.92W
  OTTERTAIL                   10.0 M   100 PM 12/30   46.43N  95.56W

...RED LAKE COUNTY...
  RED LAKE FALLS               TRACE   800 AM 12/30   47.89N  96.27W

...WADENA COUNTY...
  SEBEKA                       3.0 M   813 AM 12/30   46.63N  95.09W
  WADENA                       7.0 M   942 AM 12/30   46.44N  95.13W

...WILKIN COUNTY...
  BRECKENRIDGE                 8.0 M   813 AM 12/30   46.26N  96.59W
  ROTHSAY                     11.5 M   130 PM 12/30   46.47N  96.29W

LOCATION                  SNOW FALL     TIME/DATE
                           (INCHES)   OF OBSERVATION    LAT    LON
NORTH DAKOTA

...BARNES COUNTY...
  VALLEY CITY                  8.5 E   700 PM 12/30   46.92N  98.01W

...CASS COUNTY...
  FARGO                        8.8 M   657 PM 12/30   46.88N  96.82W

...GRAND FORKS COUNTY...
  GRAND FORKS                  0.6 M   600 PM 12/30   47.92N  97.07W

...GRIGGS COUNTY...
  COOPERSTOWN                  5.5 M  1013 PM 12/30   47.44N  98.12W

...RANSOM COUNTY...
  LISBON                      10.3 M   100 PM 12/30   46.44N  97.68W

...RICHLAND COUNTY...
  LIDGERWOOD                   4.5 M   704 AM 12/30   46.07N  97.15W
  WAHPETON                     9.0 E   600 AM 12/30   46.27N  96.61W
  WALCOTT                     16.0 E  1200 PM 12/30   46.55N  96.94W

...TRAILL COUNTY...
  MAYVILLE                     1.7 M   845 AM 12/30   47.50N  97.33W
  6 SE MAYVILLE                3.0 M   830 AM 12/30   47.44N  97.24W

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DTR

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