February 18th Blizzard Summary

Wind :

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
639 PM CST Fri Feb 18 2022

...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Provider             
E Grand Forks MN 6 SE        65 MPH    0905 AM 02/18   MNDOT                
Devils Lake ND 20 MP 97.6    63 MPH    0801 AM 02/18   NDDOT                
Fargo AP ND                  63 MPH    1006 AM 02/18   ASOS                 
Fargo AP ND                  62 MPH    0921 AM 02/18   ASOS                 
Grand Forks                  60 MPH    1010 AM 02/18   ASOS                 
8 NE Brantford               59 MPH    0725 AM 02/18   Mesonet              
McHenry ND 8 N               59 MPH    0725 AM 02/18   NDAWN                
Grand Forks I-29 MP 145      59 MPH    0901 AM 02/18   NDDOT                
Cooperstown AP ND            59 MPH    1015 AM 02/18   AWOS                 
Grand Forks AP ND            58 MPH    0854 AM 02/18   ASOS                 
Devils Lake                  53 MPH    0701 AM 02/18   Dept of Highways     
Leeds                        52 MPH    0701 AM 02/18   Dept of Highways     
Grafton                      52 MPH    0735 AM 02/18   AWOS                            
Langdon                      51 MPH    0735 AM 02/18   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.

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Snow/Ice

Many locations in the Northern Valley received between 1 - 4 inches of snow, with highest accumulations around the International border

Impacts

Many roads in both North Dakota and Minnesota closed in the morning and remained closed through the afternoon.

Minnesota road conditions as of 9:45 AM. Many roads in NW MN closed in the Blizzard Warning. (MNDOT)	Minnesota road conditions as of 1:45 PM. Blizzard warning had been expanded, and more roads closed. (MNDOT)	Minnesota road conditions as of 3 PM. Some roads reopened, but many still closed. (MNDOT)

North Dakota road conditions as of 9:45 AM. No travel advised for all counties in red, and roads closed. I-29 from Canada down to Fargo shut down, and US 2 from Grand Forks to Devils Lake as well. (NDDOT)	North Dakota road conditions as of 11:45 AM. Some counties removed from No Travel Advised, but major roads remain shut down. You can also see the area of I-94 shut down near Valley City for a large pileup. (NDDOT)	North Dakota road conditions as of 3 PM. More counties removed from No Travel Advised, conditions west of Devils Lake improved. I-29 and US 2 still closed due to Blizzard conditions. (NDDOT)

We also had a large pileup on I-94 near Valley City. Multiple injuries occurred.

#NDHP troopers are dealing with a crash in the westbound lane on I-94 about 5 miles west of Valley City. There are multiple vehicles involved as well as multiple injuries. The westbound lane is currently closed at Valley City. pic.twitter.com/Wbu4kAkon7

— North Dakota Highway Patrol (@NDHighwayPatrol) February 18, 2022

Photos & Video

Petersburg, ND (Valerie Teppo)	HWY 210 in the afternoon hours of the 18th (Nykole Lorentz)	MN9 in Bemidji Webcam (MNDOT)

Video of the Ground Blizzard from southern North Dakota near Argusville and Fargo. (Courtesy of Jason Bednar)

Radar

Radar loop from 6 PM 2/17 through 12 PM 2/18