A strong atmospheric river will continue heavy rain over southern California through Friday. The heaviest rainfall is ongoing today in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall has begun over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will continue through Friday. Travel will become increasingly difficult over the passes due to snow and strong winds. Read More >
Overview
A winter storm brought snow to much of the southern Red River Valley. The heaviest snowfall occurred over the far southern Red River valley with up to 9 inches in southern Richland county, tapering off 4 to 6 inches from Valley City to Fargo then toward Wadena. Very little or no snow fell over the northern Red River valley, the Devils Lake basin, or extreme northwestern Minnesota.
Snow Reports
Below is a summary of snowfall totals from cooperative observers, CoCoRaHs observers, and the public between 7 am February 28th and 7 am March 1st, 2012.
NORTH DAKOTA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN)
LIDGERWOOD (RICHLAND).........................9.0
DURBIN (CASS).................................8.4
CAYUGA (SARGENT)..............................7.0
MCLEOD (RICHLAND).............................6.5
WEST FARGO 4SSE (CASS)........................6.0
FARGO - KVLY TV (CASS)........................6.0
KINDRED (CASS)................................5.1
BUFFALO (CASS)................................4.6
FARGO 1ESE (CASS).............................4.4
FARGO AIRPORT (CASS)..........................4.3 (OFFICIAL)
VALLEY CITY 2NW (BARNES)......................4.2
FARGO 3NE (CASS)..............................3.4
GRANDIN 3SW (CASS)............................1.1
MINNESOTA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN)
FERGUS FALLS 1NNE (OTTER TAIL)................7.0
WADENA 3S (WADENA)............................7.0
OTTERTAIL (OTTER TAIL)........................5.0
BRECKENRIDGE 3SE (WILKIN).....................4.7
WADENA (WADENA)...............................4.2
MOORHEAD 2N (CLAY)............................4.3
ROTHSAY (WILKIN)..............................3.0
SEBEKA (WADENA)...............................2.5
BEMIDJI 8NE (BELTRAMI)........................2.0
RED LAKE FALLS (RED LAKE).....................1.3
LONG LOST LAKE (CLEARWATER)...................1.0
NEARBY AREAS...
LOCATION (COUNTY): SNOW
FALL (IN)
ALEXANDRIA MN (DOUGLAS).......................12.0
MILLERVILLE MN (DOUGLAS)......................11.5
PILLAGER MN 5N (CASS).........................6.5
GULL LAKE DAM MN (CASS).......................5.3
MONTPELIER ND (STUTSMAN)......................7.0
STREETER ND (STUTSMAN)........................6.0
OAKES ND (DICKEY).............................5.0
JAMESTOWN ND (STUTSMAN).......................4.0
SISSESTON SD 3.8W (ROBERTS)...................12.7
VICTOR SD - 18NE SISSESTON (ROBERTS)..........10.0
ROY LAKE STATE PARK (ROBERTS).................10.0
SISESTON SD 10.4ENE (ROBERTS).................9.1
Storm Total Snowfall Map
A graphical representation of storm total snowfall reports for February 28-29, 2012 is displayed below.
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