Overview
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Snow and wind brought significant blowing snow impacts to the region, with some areas experiencing blizzard conditions. |
Impacts
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| Visibility (miles) at Noon | Visibility (miles) at 3pm | Visibility (miles) at 6pm | Visibility (miles) at 9pm |
Snow/Ice
Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Minnesota... ...Becker County... Lake Park MN 6.0 S 2.7 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Lake Park MN 9.9 S 2.6 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Menahga MN 4.0 W 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Park Rapids MN 15.3 NW 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Detroit Lakes MN 5.7 N 1.0 in 0430 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Beltrami County... Bemidji MN 7.8 ENE 1.6 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Tenstrike 9.0 NW 1.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Clay County... Moorhead MN 6.1 NNW 6.0 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Sabin MN 4.2 in 0905 AM 12/29 COOP Hawley MN 5.2 WNW 2.7 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Rollag 4.6 S 0.9 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Clearwater County... 3 S Bagley 2.0 in 1100 PM 12/28 Public ...Grant County... Kensington MN 4.1 W 4.5 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Hubbard County... Park Rapids MN 1.0 NNE 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Park Rapids 2.0 in 0325 AM 12/29 Public Park Rapids 4.1 NNW 2.0 in 0600 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Park Rapids MN 2.0 NNW 1.8 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Park Rapids MN 0.8 N 1.2 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Kittson County... Lake Bronson Dam MN 1.0 in 0800 AM 12/29 COOP ...Lake of the Woods County... Williams MN 2.9 E 0.6 in 0900 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Norman County... Shelly MN 0.2 SW 3.0 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Twin Valley MN 0.1 NE 1.7 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Otter Tail County... Ashby MN 5.5 ENE 5.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Fergus Falls MN 5.6 NNE 4.2 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Fergus Falls MN 0.5 E 4.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Ottertail MN 3.5 in 0344 AM 12/29 COOP Woodland Park MN 2.1 W 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Deer Creek MN 2.0 WSW 3.4 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS New York Mills MN 3.0 in 0800 AM 12/29 COOP Richville MN 5.8 SSW 0.2 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Pennington County... Goodridge MN 7.4 SW 2.6 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Polk County... East Grand Forks MN 4.9 N 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Roseau County... Greenbush MN 0.5 in 0700 AM 12/29 COOP Warroad MN 1.8 WNW 0.3 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Warroad MN 4 W 0.2 in 1000 PM 12/28 COOP ...Wadena County... Staples MN 3.5 N 3.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Wadena MN 1.0 NE 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Menahga MN 3.1 N 1.5 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Wilkin County... Wolverton MN 1.1 ENE 6.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Rothsay MN 9.1 WNW 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...North Dakota... ...Cass County... Fargo ND 3.6 NNE 7.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Fargo ND 6.3 S 6.5 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Fargo 5.8 in 0738 AM 12/29 Broadcast Media West Fargo 2.1 SSW 5.3 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS 2 S Fargo 5.0 in 0330 PM 12/28 Broadcast Media Fargo ND 3 S 3.3 in 1200 AM 12/29 COOP ...Cavalier County... Langdon ND 1 E 1.5 in 0809 AM 12/29 COOP ...Grand Forks County... 1 WNW Grand Forks 4.7 in 0600 AM 12/29 Official NWS Obs Grand Forks AP ND 3.0 in 1145 PM 12/28 COOP Grand Forks ND 3.4 SSE 3.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Larimore ND 0.4 SE 2.3 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS ...Pembina County... Pembina ND 3.7 in 0600 AM 12/29 COOP Cavalier ND 7 NW 2.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COOP ...Ramsey County... Devils Lake 5.6 NW 5.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS Devils Lake 4.0 in 0800 PM 12/28 Trained Spotter ...Ransom County... Lisbon ND 3.0 in 0700 AM 12/29 COOP ...Richland County... Mcleod ND 3 E 3.5 in 0800 AM 12/29 COOP ...Traill County... Grandin ND 7.1 ENE 2.7 in 0700 AM 12/29 COCORAHS
No Ice Fell During This Event.
Storm Reports
...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS... Shown are those reports of 30 mph and higher Location Speed Time/Date Provider Herman MN DOT 54 MPH 1100 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Beltrami MN DOT 50 MPH 1150 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Fargo AP ND 49 MPH 0724 PM 12/28 ASOS Rothsay MN DOT 47 MPH 0955 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Fergus Falls AP MN 46 MPH 0715 PM 12/28 AWOS Grand Forks AP ND 46 MPH 0451 PM 12/28 ASOS Cooperstown AP ND 44 MPH 0855 PM 12/28 AWOS Campbell MN NDAWN 43 MPH 1225 AM 12/29 NDAWN Wahpeton AP ND 43 MPH 0835 PM 12/28 AWOS Grafton AP ND 43 MPH 0755 PM 12/28 AWOS Fergus Falls MN DOT 43 MPH 0910 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Kent MN DOT 43 MPH 0755 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Elbow Lake AP MN 41 MPH 0915 PM 12/28 AWOS Donaldson MN DOT 41 MPH 0810 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Halstad MN DOT 41 MPH 1025 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Ada MN NDAWN 40 MPH 1155 PM 12/28 NDAWN Valley City AP ND 40 MPH 0735 AM 12/29 AWOS Dilworth MN DOT 40 MPH 0940 PM 12/28 MESOWEST St Vincent MN DOT 40 MPH 0550 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Frazee MN DOT 40 MPH 0100 AM 12/29 MESOWEST Eldred MN NDAWN 39 MPH 0855 PM 12/28 NDAWN Dazey ND NDAWN 39 MPH 0455 PM 12/28 NDAWN Wahpeton ND NDAWN 39 MPH 0825 PM 12/28 NDAWN Park Rapids AP MN 39 MPH 0827 PM 12/28 ASOS Leonard ND NDAWN 38 MPH 0810 PM 12/28 NDAWN Cavalier AP ND 38 MPH 0635 PM 12/28 AWOS Walhalla AP ND 38 MPH 0355 PM 12/28 AWOS Gwinner AP ND 38 MPH 1055 PM 12/28 AWOS Moorhead AP MN 38 MPH 1015 PM 12/28 AWOS Grand Forks ND AFB 38 MPH 0649 PM 12/28 ASOS Tenney MN DOT 38 MPH 0825 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Moorhead MN DOT 38 MPH 0940 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Warren MN DOT 38 MPH 0830 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Sabin MN NDAWN 37 MPH 1010 PM 12/28 NDAWN Brampton ND NDAWN 37 MPH 1015 PM 12/28 NDAWN Pillsbury ND NDAWN 37 MPH 0810 PM 12/28 NDAWN Prosper ND NDAWN 37 MPH 0945 PM 12/28 NDAWN Mayville ND 1 W 37 MPH 0545 PM 12/28 DAVIS Perley MN NDAWN 36 MPH 1035 PM 12/28 NDAWN Warren MN NDAWN 36 MPH 0820 PM 12/28 NDAWN Hillsboro ND NDAWN 36 MPH 0940 PM 12/28 NDAWN Lisbon ND NDAWN 36 MPH 0605 PM 12/28 NDAWN Logan Center ND NDAWN 36 MPH 0705 PM 12/28 NDAWN Mooreton ND NDAWN 36 MPH 1035 PM 12/28 NDAWN Hampden ND 3 SE 36 MPH 0558 PM 12/28 RAWS Langdon AP ND 36 MPH 0515 PM 12/28 AWOS Devils Lake AP ND 36 MPH 0258 PM 12/28 AWOS Osage MN DOT 36 MPH 0825 PM 12/28 MESOWEST Parkers Prairie MN NDAWN 35 MPH 1125 PM 12/28 NDAWN Cavalier ND NDAWN 35 MPH 0635 PM 12/28 NDAWN Fargo ND NDAWN 35 MPH 0855 PM 12/28 NDAWN Fingal ND NDAWN 35 MPH 0810 PM 12/28 NDAWN McHenry ND NDAWN 35 MPH 0350 PM 12/28 NDAWN St Thomas ND NDAWN 35 MPH 0655 PM 12/28 NDAWN Moorhead MN 1 NE 35 MPH 1030 PM 12/28 CWOP Grafton ND 4 NE 35 MPH 0605 PM 12/28 DAVIS Fergus Falls MN 35 MPH 1232 AM 12/29 CWOP Lisbon ND 18 E 35 MPH 1049 PM 12/28 RAWS Kennedy MN NDAWN 34 MPH 0735 PM 12/28 NDAWN Ulen MN NDAWN 34 MPH 0100 AM 12/29 NDAWN Hope ND NDAWN 34 MPH 0940 PM 12/28 NDAWN Humboldt MN NDAWN 33 MPH 0725 PM 12/28 NDAWN Cooperstown ND NDAWN 33 MPH 0755 PM 12/28 NDAWN Mayville ND NDAWN 33 MPH 0820 PM 12/28 NDAWN Lake Park MN DOT 33 MPH 1220 AM 12/29 MESOWEST Galesburg ND NDAWN 32 MPH 0855 PM 12/28 NDAWN Mahnomen AP MN 32 MPH 0115 AM 12/29 AWOS Baudette AP MN 32 MPH 0155 AM 12/29 ASOS Thief River Falls AP MN 32 MPH 1012 PM 12/28 AWOS Mahnomen MN DOT 32 MPH 0105 AM 12/29 MESOWEST Ekre ND NDAWN 31 MPH 1045 PM 12/28 NDAWN Grand Forks ND NDAWN 31 MPH 1100 PM 12/28 NDAWN Webster ND NDAWN 31 MPH 0315 PM 12/28 NDAWN Bemidji MN 2 WNW 31 MPH 1106 PM 12/28 RAWS Hallock AP MN 31 MPH 0955 PM 12/28 AWOS Lake Itasca MN DOT 31 MPH 1240 AM 12/29 MESOWEST Waukon MN NDAWN 30 MPH 0945 PM 12/28 NDAWN Stephen MN NDAWN 30 MPH 0540 PM 12/28 NDAWN Grafton ND NDAWN 30 MPH 0625 PM 12/28 NDAWN Inkster ND NDAWN 30 MPH 0635 PM 12/28 NDAWN Pekin ND NDAWN 30 MPH 1120 PM 12/28 NDAWN Crary ND 15 N 30 MPH 0605 PM 12/28 DAVIS St Thomas ND 4 W 30 MPH 0605 PM 12/28 DAVIS Elbow Lake MN 4 N 30 MPH 0915 PM 12/28 DAVIS Blanchard ND 30 MPH 1000 PM 12/28 DAVIS Roseau AP MN 30 MPH 0636 PM 12/28 AWOS 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.
Radar
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| Radar Loop - all snow |
Environment
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