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Overview

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

Snowfall

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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Environment

 

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