Overview
A strong storm system developed over most of eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota on Wednesday, February 6th. Decent amounts of snow fell across most of the area, but a band of heavy snow fell along a narrow line from Litchville to just north of Fargo in North Dakota, then through Ada, Fosston, and toward the Lower Red Lake in Minnesota. In this band 8 to 12 inches of snow fell. Bigger impacts developed during the early morning hours of Thursday, February 7th, as strong north-northwest winds increased. These gusty winds lasted through the day and into the early evening, before finally diminishing. This led to blizzard conditions, mainly in the Red River Valley. The blowing and drifting snow became bad enough that portions of Interstates 29 and 94 were temporarily closed during the height of the blizzard. The blowing and drifting also produced some of the largest and densest snow drifts seen in quite a while.
Highest Winds:
...WIND REPORTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION... LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE FARGO ND (AIRPORT) 46 MPH 0948 AM 02/07 WAHPETON ND (DOT) 44 MPH 1124 AM 02/07 GRAND FORKS ND (AIRPORT) 43 MPH 1209 PM 02/07 TENNEY MN (DOT) 42 MPH 0420 PM 02/07 BUXTON ND 4 S (DOT) 42 MPH 0454 PM 02/07 GRAFTON ND (AIRPORT) 41 MPH 0235 PM 02/07 GRAND FORKS ND (DOT) 41 MPH 0409 PM 02/07 FERGUS FALLS MN (AIRPORT) 40 MPH 0355 PM 02/07 HENDRUM MN (DOT) 40 MPH 0616 AM 02/07 BUFFALO ND 7 N (DOT) 40 MPH 0454 PM 02/07 COOPERSTOWN ND (AIRPORT) 40 MPH 0315 PM 02/07 MOORHEAD MN 39 MPH 0555 AM 02/07 DONALDSON MN (DOT) 39 MPH 0340 PM 02/07 WAHPETON ND (AIRPORT) 38 MPH 0450 PM 02/07 CAVALIER ND (AIRPORT) 37 MPH 0315 PM 02/07 ROTHSAY MN (DOT) 37 MPH 0345 PM 02/07 E GRAND FORKS MN (DOT) 37 MPH 0501 PM 02/07 DEVILS LAKE ND (DOT) 37 MPH 1209 PM 02/07 GRAND FORKS AFB ND (ASOS) 37 MPH 0246 PM 02/07 ELBOW LAKE MN (AIRPORT) 37 MPH 0456 PM 02/07 WALHALLA ND (AIRPORT) 36 MPH 1215 PM 02/07 CROOKSTON MN (AIRPORT) 36 MPH 0456 PM 02/07 GWINNER ND (AIRPORT) 36 MPH 0415 PM 02/07 LANGDON ND (AIRPORT) 35 MPH 1235 PM 02/07 ST VINCENT MN (DOT) 35 MPH 0320 PM 02/07 MCLEOD ND 3 N (USFW) 35 MPH 0149 PM 02/07 LAKE PARK MN (DOT) 34 MPH 0310 PM 02/07 EMERADO ND (DOT) 34 MPH 0509 PM 02/07 HALLOCK MN (AIRPORT) 33 MPH 1235 PM 02/07 DETROIT LAKES MN (MN DNR) 32 MPH 0220 PM 02/07 DETROIT LAKES MN (AIRPORT) 32 MPH 0136 PM 02/07 DEVILS LAKE ND (AIRPORT) 32 MPH 1243 PM 02/07 FRAZEE MN 3 E (CWOP) 32 MPH 0404 PM 02/07 MOORHEAD MN (DOT) 32 MPH 1205 PM 02/07 CANDO ND (AIRPORT) 31 MPH 0115 PM 02/07 LEEDS ND (DOT) 31 MPH 0139 PM 02/07 MAHNOMEN MN (DOT) 30 MPH 0145 PM 02/07 PARK RAPIDS MN (AIRPORT) 30 MPH 0442 PM 02/07 OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
Coldest Wind Chills:
Thursday night (Feb. 7th) into Friday morning (Feb. 8th)
...COLDEST WIND CHILLS OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AS OF 745 AM CST FEBRUARY 8, 2019... Location Temp Time/Date Provider Devils Lake ND (DOT) -61 F 0609 AM 02/08 NDDOT Leeds ND (DOT) -60 F 0609 AM 02/08 NDDOT Cando ND (Airport) -59 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Langdon ND (Airport) -57 F 0655 AM 02/08 ASOS Devils Lake ND (Airport) -52 F 0656 AM 02/08 ASOS Cooperstown ND (Airport) -52 F 0715 AM 02/08 ASOS Munich ND (AWS) -51 F 0650 AM 02/08 AWS Gwinner ND (Airport) -47 F 0615 AM 02/08 ASOS Mahnomen MN (Airport) -46 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Waskish MN (Airport) -46 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Crookston MN (Airport) -45 F 0736 AM 02/08 ASOS Mahnomen MN (DOT) -45 F 0721 AM 02/08 MNDOT Tenney MN (DOT) -45 F 0700 AM 02/08 MNDOT Gatzke MN (DOT) -45 F 0640 AM 02/08 MNDOT Park Rapids MN (Airport) -45 F 0653 AM 02/08 ASOS Bemidji MN (Airport) -44 F 0736 AM 02/08 ASOS Fergus Falls MN (AWS) -44 F 0719 AM 02/08 AWS Flag Island MN (AWOS) -44 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Rothsay MN (DOT) -44 F 0710 AM 02/08 MNDOT Donaldson MN (DOT) -44 F 0520 AM 02/08 MNDOT Hendrum MN (DOT) -44 F 0620 AM 02/08 MNDOT Lake Park MN (DOT) -44 F 0645 AM 02/08 MNDOT Thief River Falls MN (Airpor -44 F 0456 AM 02/08 ASOS Elbow Lake MN (Airport) -44 F 0715 AM 02/08 ASOS Cavalier ND (Airport) -43 F 0435 AM 02/08 ASOS Ponsford MN 10 N (CWOP) -43 F 0703 AM 02/08 CWOP Wahpeton ND (Airport) -43 F 0650 AM 02/08 ASOS Fergus Falls MN (Airport) -43 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Fort Totten ND (USFW) -43 F 0451 AM 02/08 RAWS Fosston MN (Airport) -43 F 0656 AM 02/08 ASOS Grand Forks ND (Airport) -43 F 0453 AM 02/08 ASOS Moorhead MN -43 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Badger MN (DOT) -43 F 0705 AM 02/08 MNDOT Verndale MN (DOT) -43 F 0630 AM 02/08 MNDOT Brooks MN (DOT) -43 F 0720 AM 02/08 MNDOT Roseau MN (MN DNR) -43 F 0708 AM 02/08 RAWS Roseau MN (Airport) -43 F 0634 AM 02/08 ASOS Staples MN (Airport) -43 F 0736 AM 02/08 ASOS Detroit Lakes MN (MN DNR) -42 F 0720 AM 02/08 RAWS Detroit Lakes MN (Airport) -42 F 0636 AM 02/08 ASOS Fargo ND (Airport) -42 F 0653 AM 02/08 ASOS Grafton ND (Airport) -42 F 0635 AM 02/08 ASOS Ottertail MN (DOT) -42 F 0639 AM 02/08 MNDOT E Grand Forks MN (DOT) -42 F 0700 AM 02/08 MNDOT Red Lake HS (MN) (AWS) -42 F 0704 AM 02/08 AWS Walhalla ND (Airport) -41 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Wadena MN (Airport) -41 F 0635 AM 02/08 ASOS Baudette MN (Airport) -41 F 0653 AM 02/08 ASOS Hallock MN (Airport) -41 F 0556 AM 02/08 ASOS Shooks MN (DOT) -41 F 0705 AM 02/08 MNDOT Grand Forks AFB ND (ASOS) -41 F 0556 AM 02/08 ASOS Gatzke MN 9 SW (MN DNR) -40 F 0520 AM 02/08 RAWS Frazee MN 3 E (CWOP) -40 F 0704 AM 02/08 CWOP Karlstad MN (MN DNR) -40 F 0606 AM 02/08 RAWS Warroad MN (Airport) -40 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Bemidji MN (AWS) -38 F 0725 AM 02/08 AWS Kelliher MN (MN DNR) -38 F 0707 AM 02/08 RAWS Chamberlain MN (DOT) -38 F 0710 AM 02/08 MNDOT Fergus Falls MN 6 SW (HADS) -38 F 0500 AM 02/08 HADS Red Lake Falls MN (AWS) -38 F 0329 AM 02/08 AWS Badoura MN (MN DNR) -37 F 0706 AM 02/08 RAWS Bemidji MN (MN DNR) -37 F 0706 AM 02/08 RAWS Fargo ND (CWOP) -37 F 0543 AM 02/08 CWOP Moorhead MN (CWOP) -36 F 0635 AM 02/08 CWOP Itasca MN (MN DNR) -36 F 0407 AM 02/08 RAWS Moorhead MN (DOT) -36 F 0535 AM 02/08 MNDOT Baudette MN (MN DNR) -35 F 0706 AM 02/08 RAWS Grand Forks ND 5 WSW (CWOP) -35 F 0530 AM 02/08 CWOP Harwood ND (CWOP) -27 F 0218 AM 02/08 CWOP Mentor MN 2 SW (CWOP) -27 F 0238 AM 02/08 CWOP Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Coldest Temperatures:
...LOWEST TEMPERATURES FEBRUARY 8, 2019... Location Temp Time/Date Provider Cando ND (Airport) -35 F 0835 AM 02/08 ASOS Esmond ND 9 NNW (COOP) -35 F 0800 AM 02/08 COOP Devils Lake ND (Airport) -32 F 1156 AM 02/08 ASOS Hampden ND (USFW) -32 F 0758 AM 02/08 RAWS Devils Lake ND (DOT) -32 F 0809 AM 02/08 NDDOT Leeds ND (DOT) -32 F 0909 AM 02/08 NDDOT Munich ND (AWS) -31 F 0750 AM 02/08 AWS Lisbon ND (COOP) -31 F 0700 AM 02/08 COOP Fort Totten ND (USFW) -30 F 0751 AM 02/08 RAWS Langdon ND -30 F 0800 AM 02/08 COOP Langdon ND (Airport) -29 F 0735 AM 02/08 ASOS Sabin MN (HADS) -28 F 0830 AM 02/08 HADS Badger MN (DOT) -27 F 0810 AM 02/08 MNDOT Mahnomen MN (Airport) -26 F 1155 AM 02/08 ASOS Ottertail MN (DOT) -26 F 0839 AM 02/08 MNDOT Cooperstown ND (Airport) -26 F 0855 AM 02/08 ASOS Mahnomen MN (DOT) -25 F 0821 AM 02/08 MNDOT Goodridge MN 12 NNW (USCRN) -24 F 0815 AM 02/08 NOAA Crookston MN (Airport) -24 F 0835 AM 02/08 ASOS Fargo ND (Airport) -24 F 1153 AM 02/08 ASOS Fosston MN (Airport) -24 F 0816 AM 02/08 ASOS Grand Forks ND (Airport) -24 F 1153 AM 02/08 ASOS Gwinner ND (Airport) -24 F 0835 AM 02/08 ASOS Mcleod ND 3 E (COOP) -24 F 1100 AM 02/08 COOP Warroad MN (Airport) -24 F 0815 AM 02/08 ASOS Ross MN (HADS) -24 F 0815 AM 02/08 HADS Waskish MN (Airport) -24 F 0835 AM 02/08 ASOS Gatzke MN 9 SW (MN DNR) -23 F 0820 AM 02/08 RAWS Fergus Falls MN (AWS) -23 F 0809 AM 02/08 AWS Gatzke MN (DOT) -23 F 0820 AM 02/08 MNDOT Hendrum MN (DOT) -23 F 0716 AM 02/08 MNDOT Lake Park MN (DOT) -23 F 0805 AM 02/08 MNDOT Brooks MN (DOT) -23 F 0820 AM 02/08 MNDOT Mayville ND (COOP) -23 F 0700 AM 02/08 COOP Detroit Lakes MN (MN DNR) -22 F 0820 AM 02/08 RAWS Harwood ND (CWOP) -22 F 0801 AM 02/08 CWOP Mentor MN 2 SW (CWOP) -22 F 0823 AM 02/08 CWOP Fargo ND (CWOP) -22 F 0855 AM 02/08 CWOP Fergus Falls MN (Airport) -22 F 0856 AM 02/08 ASOS Kelliher MN (MN DNR) -22 F 0807 AM 02/08 RAWS Rothsay MN (DOT) -22 F 0820 AM 02/08 MNDOT Donaldson MN (DOT) -22 F 0910 AM 02/08 MNDOT Waskish MN 3 NW (DOT) -22 F 0820 AM 02/08 MNDOT Roosevelt MN (DOT) -22 F 0820 AM 02/08 MNDOT Roosevelt MN 2 ESE (GPSMET) -22 F 0900 AM 02/08 GPSMET Grand Forks AFB ND (ASOS) -22 F 1156 AM 02/08 ASOS Roseau MN (MN DNR) -22 F 0808 AM 02/08 RAWS Elbow Lake MN (Airport) -22 F 1156 AM 02/08 ASOS Badoura MN (MN DNR) -21 F 0806 AM 02/08 RAWS Bemidji MN (Airport) -21 F 1156 AM 02/08 ASOS Breckenridge MN 3 SE (COOP) -21 F 0700 AM 02/08 COOP Bemidji MN (AWS) -21 F 0740 AM 02/08 AWS Grand Forks ND 5 WSW (CWOP) -21 F 0846 AM 02/08 CWOP Frazee MN 3 E (CWOP) -21 F 0804 AM 02/08 CWOP Grand Forks ND (NWS) -21 F 1200 PM 02/08 COOP Karlstad MN (MN DNR) -21 F 0806 AM 02/08 RAWS Lidgerwood ND (COOP) -21 F 0700 AM 02/08 COOP Shooks MN (DOT) -21 F 0900 AM 02/08 MNDOT Chamberlain MN (DOT) -21 F 0800 AM 02/08 MNDOT Wilton MN 2 E (GPSMET) -21 F 0800 AM 02/08 GPSMET Bowesmont ND (DOT) -21 F 0824 AM 02/08 NDDOT Pembina ND (COOP) -21 F 0700 AM 02/08 COOP Park Rapids MN (Airport) -21 F 1153 AM 02/08 ASOS Red Lake HS (MN) (AWS) -21 F 0929 AM 02/08 AWS Red Lake Falls MN (AWS) -21 F 0809 AM 02/08 AWS Sabin MN (UCOOP) -21 F 1000 AM 02/08 UCOOP Thief River Falls MN (Airpor -21 F 1156 AM 02/08 ASOS Walhalla ND (Airport) -20 F 0835 AM 02/08 ASOS Wadena MN (Airport) -20 F 0756 AM 02/08 ASOS Ponsford MN 10 N (CWOP) -20 F 0748 AM 02/08 CWOP Baudette MN (Airport) -20 F 1153 AM 02/08 ASOS Bemidji MN (MN DNR) -20 F 0706 AM 02/08 RAWS Wahpeton ND (Airport) -20 F 0830 AM 02/08 ASOS Moorhead MN (CWOP) -20 F 0845 AM 02/08 CWOP Cavalier ND 7 NW (COOP) -20 F 0700 AM 02/08 COOP Flag Island MN (AWOS) -20 F 0835 AM 02/08 ASOS Hallock MN (Airport) -20 F 0835 AM 02/08 ASOS Moorhead MN -20 F 0855 AM 02/08 ASOS Tenney MN (DOT) -20 F 0815 AM 02/08 MNDOT St Vincent MN (DOT) -20 F 0805 AM 02/08 MNDOT New York Mills MN (COOP) -20 F 0730 AM 02/08 COOP Fergus Falls MN 6 SW (HADS) -20 F 0800 AM 02/08 HADS Red Lake Falls MN (COOP) -20 F 0700 AM 02/08 COOP Roseau MN (Airport) -20 F 0856 AM 02/08 ASOS Staples MN (Airport) -20 F 0815 AM 02/08 ASOS Baudette MN (MN DNR) -19 F 0806 AM 02/08 RAWS E Grand Forks MN (DOT) -19 F 0846 AM 02/08 MNDOT Verndale MN (DOT) -19 F 0820 AM 02/08 MNDOT Cavalier ND (Airport) -18 F 0835 AM 02/08 ASOS Detroit Lakes MN (Airport) -18 F 0836 AM 02/08 ASOS Grafton ND (Airport) -18 F 0935 AM 02/08 ASOS Itasca MN (MN DNR) -18 F 0407 AM 02/08 RAWS Moorhead MN (DOT) -18 F 0845 AM 02/08 MNDOT Sebeka MN (UCOOP) -17 F 0700 AM 02/08 UCOOP Mcleod ND 3 N (USFW) -15 F 1049 AM 02/08 RAWS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Snow Reports
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...SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM 02/06/19 - 02/08/18... THESE TOTALS MAY NOT MATCH EVERY LOCATION PERFECTLY. LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER ...MINNESOTA... ...BECKER COUNTY... LAKE PARK MN 6.0 S 9.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS TWO INLETS 7.8 IN 0945 AM 02/07 DETROIT LAKES MN 5.7 N 5.8 IN 0640 AM 02/08 COCORAHS DETROIT LAKES 3.0 IN 0700 AM 02/07 ...BELTRAMI COUNTY... PONEMAH 12.0 IN 1100 AM 02/07 HINES 12.0 IN 1100 AM 02/07 BLACKDUCK 11.0 IN 1100 AM 02/07 KELLIHER 10.0 IN 1100 AM 02/07 RED LAKE 10.0 IN 1100 AM 02/07 BEMIDJI 4 SW 9.5 IN 1100 AM 02/07 2 SSE SOLWAY 7.6 IN 0830 AM 02/07 COCORAHS BEMIDJI MN 4.8 NNE 7.6 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS TURTLE RIVER MN 3.6 E 7.3 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS 4 SSE PUPOSKY 7.0 IN 0739 AM 02/07 1 N ISLAND LAKE 6.0 IN 0952 PM 02/06 WASKISH MN 4 NE (HADS) 5.0 IN 0800 AM 02/07 HADS 4 NE WASKISH 5.0 IN 0930 AM 02/07 ...CLAY COUNTY... SABIN MN (UCOOP) 10.8 IN 0830 AM 02/08 UCOOP MOORHEAD MN 2.0 N 7.9 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS GEORGETOWN 7.0 IN 0913 PM 02/06 MOORHEAD 7.0 IN 0736 AM 02/07 FELTON 6.5 IN 0632 PM 02/06 ...CLEARWATER COUNTY... ALIDA 2 E 11.0 IN 1100 AM 02/07 2 ESE ZERKEL 8.6 IN 0830 AM 02/08 COCORAHS ...GRANT COUNTY... HOFFMAN MN 4.0 WSW 3.5 IN 0700 AM 02/07 COCORAHS ...HUBBARD COUNTY... BENEDICT 2 SW 10.5 IN 1200 PM 02/07 ...KITTSON COUNTY... LANCASTER MN 2.3 IN 0700 AM 02/08 UCOOP LANCASTER 2.1 IN 0926 AM 02/07 3 ESE LAKE BRONSON 1.5 IN 0800 AM 02/07 KARLSTAD MN 0.2 SSW 1.1 IN 0715 AM 02/07 COCORAHS ...LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY... NORRIS CAMP (COOP) 5.0 IN 0800 AM 02/08 COOP 11 NNE GATES CORNER 4.0 IN 0800 AM 02/07 ...MAHNOMEN COUNTY... MAHNOMEN 8.0 IN 0844 PM 02/06 ...NORMAN COUNTY... 3 ESE ADA 11.0 IN 0837 AM 02/07 TWIN VALLEY MN 0.1 NE 11.0 IN 0800 AM 02/08 COCORAHS HENDRUM 9.5 IN 0745 AM 02/07 ...OTTER TAIL COUNTY... BATTLE LAKE MN 2.0 S 7.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS FERGUS FALLS MN 5.6 NNE 6.8 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS FERGUS FALLS 6.1 IN 0830 AM 02/08 COCORAHS NEW YORK MILLS MN (COOP) 6.0 IN 0730 AM 02/07 COOP RICHVILLE MN 5.8 SSW 5.7 IN 0800 AM 02/08 COCORAHS DEER CREEK MN 2.0 WSW 5.4 IN 0617 AM 02/07 COCORAHS ROTHSAY MN 4.9 IN 0730 AM 02/08 COOP NEW YORK MILLS MN (COOP) 3.0 IN 0730 AM 02/08 COOP PELICAN RAPIDS MN 6.3 NNW 3.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS ...POLK COUNTY... FOSSTON 6.5 IN 0737 PM 02/06 MENTOR MN 2.5 SSW 5.5 IN 0755 AM 02/08 COCORAHS ...ROSEAU COUNTY... WARROAD MN 4W 6.5 IN 1000 PM 02/07 UCOOP GREENBUSH 3.5 IN 0830 AM 02/08 UCOOP ...WADENA COUNTY... SEBEKA MN (UCOOP) 9.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 UCOOP ...WILKIN COUNTY... WOLVERTON MN 1.1 ENE 8.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS BRECKENRIDGE MN 3 SE (COOP) 5.1 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COOP ...NORTH DAKOTA... ...BARNES COUNTY... 1 NW LITCHVILLE 11.0 IN 1134 PM 02/07 1 SE LUCCA 8.0 IN 1030 AM 02/07 ...BENSON COUNTY... ESMOND ND 9 NNW (COOP) T IN 0830 AM 02/07 COOP ...CASS COUNTY... FARGO ND 3.6 NNE 13.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS DURBIN ND 5.4 WNW 10.5 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS WEST FARGO ND 3.8 SSE 5.3 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS FARGO ND 3 S 5.4 IN 0553 AM 02/07 COOP FARGO ND 3.4 SSE 5.3 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS ...GRAND FORKS COUNTY... GRAND FORKS ND (NWS) 5.8 IN 0600 AM 02/08 COOP GRAND FORKS ND 4.9 SSW 5.2 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COCORAHS GRAND FORKS ND (AIRPORT) 4.4 IN 1130 PM 02/08 ASOS GRAND FORKS ND 3.4 SSE 3.3 IN 0700 AM 02/07 COCORAHS ...NELSON COUNTY... MICHIGAN ND 1.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 UCOOP ...PEMBINA COUNTY... PEMBINA ND (COOP) 1.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COOP ...RAMSEY COUNTY... PENN ND 6 SE 1.4 IN 0700 AM 02/07 UCOOP ...RANSOM COUNTY... LISBON ND (COOP) 7.3 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COOP ...RICHLAND COUNTY... MCLEOD ND 3 E (COOP) 7.1 IN 0840 AM 02/08 COOP LIDGERWOOD ND (COOP) 5.0 IN 0700 AM 02/08 COOP ...SARGENT COUNTY... HAVANA ND 7.8 IN 0700 AM 02/08 UCOOP ...STEELE COUNTY... 5 NNE LUVERNE 4.4 IN 0837 AM 02/07 ...TRAILL COUNTY... GRANDIN ND 7.1 ENE 3.6 IN 0700 AM 02/07 COCORAHS MAYVILLE ND (COOP) 3.7 IN 0700 AM 02/07 COOP OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
Photos
** Because we received so many photos during this event, please see this link for additional photos from around the region. A big thank you for all who submitted photos to us. With your help, we were able to compile an album of over 180 photos from this event! **
Images from across the region.
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| This event produced large snow drifts. Here is a snow drift almost up to the roof of this house near Abercrombie, ND. Photo by Jamie Beyer. | Travel was severely disrupted for the majority of February 7. This photo shows blizzard conditions and drifting on US Highway 2 just west of Grand Forks, ND. Photo by Matthew Leiphon. | This large drift extended into Interstate 94 near Casselton, ND. Photo courtesy of North Dakota Highway Patrol |
A large drift developed on the side of this house southern Grand Forks, ND. Photo by Amy Decker Peters. |
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| Because of the extensive drifting and widespread whiteout conditions, I-94 was closed from Jamestown to Fargo and I-29 from Grand Forks to the South Dakota border (the I-29 closure continued into South Dakota all the way to Sioux Falls, SD). Additionally, no travel was advised for the majority of eastern North Dakota. Photo courtesy of NDDOT. | Road closures continued into Minnesota with I-94 closed from Fergus Falls into Fargo. Photo courtesy of MNDOT. | NWS offices around the region issued several warnings and advisories including blizzard warnings (in red) extending from the entire Red River Valley into eastern South Dakota and southwest Minnesota, even into portions of northwest Iowa. |
Radar
Radar Loop Midnight February 6th to Noon February 7th
Environment
Here are animations of the synoptic environment during this event.
300mb Heights, Winds, and Divergence
500mb Heights, Winds, and Temperatures
700mb Heights, Winds, Temperatures, and RH
850mb Heights, Winds, Temperatures, and Dewpoints
Mean Sea-Level Pressure and Surface Winds
Dendritic Layer RH and Omega
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