A significant storm will track across the central U.S. and into the Great Lakes through Thursday. Heavy snow and blowing snow is expected from the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the Midwest as well as a multi-day excessive rain and flooding event Wednesday through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley. Read More >
Overview
While most locations in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota received light snow, a swath of heavier snow fell along a line from south of Devils Lake, through Hillsboro and Halstad, to just north of Park Rapids. The heaviest snow occurred in the Northwood/Hatton ND region with reports of up to 9 inches of snowfall accumulation.Snow Reports
...Snowfall Reports From The Region... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon Northwood ND 9.0 in 0720 AM 12/21 47.74N/97.57W Hatton ND 5 S 9.0 in 0730 AM 12/21 47.56N/97.46W Nevis MN 12 NNW 8.5 in 0800 AM 12/21 47.13N/94.94W Reynolds ND 1 E 8.0 in 0750 AM 12/21 47.67N/97.09W Hillsboro ND 8.0 in 0800 AM 12/21 47.40N/97.06W Menahga MN 1 W 6.0 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.75N/95.14W Mayville ND 5.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.50N/97.35W Ottertail Lake MN 1 N 4.5 in 0800 AM 12/21 46.43N/95.67W New York Mills MN 4.5 in 0730 AM 12/21 46.51N/95.38W Penn ND 6 SE 4.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.18N/98.96W Esmond ND 9 NNW 4.2 in 0600 AM 12/21 48.16N/99.83W Ottertail MN 1 WNW 4.1 in 0615 AM 12/21 46.44N/95.59W North River ND 1 SSE 4.0 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.93N/96.79W Sebeka MN 4.0 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.63N/95.08W Blabon ND 4 SW 3.8 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.34N/97.83W Fargo ND (APT) 3.6 in 0653 AM 12/21 46.92N/96.81W Cormorant MN 5 NW 3.6 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.80N/96.12W Oxbow ND 1 SSE 3.6 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.83N/96.80W Michigan ND 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.03N/98.13W Dunvilla MN 4 W 3.5 in 0745 AM 12/21 46.66N/96.11W Grand Forks ND 3 SSE 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.87N/97.05W Ottertail MN 3.5 in 0430 AM 12/21 46.42N/95.57W Moorhead MN 1 NNE 3.4 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.89N/96.75W Hendrum MN 2 W 3.4 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.27N/96.86W Sabin MN 3.4 in 0905 AM 12/21 46.78N/96.66W West Fargo ND 3.8 SSE 3.2 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.83N/96.85W North River ND 2 ESE 3.2 in 0800 AM 12/21 46.91N/96.78W Red Lake Falls MN 3.1 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.88N/96.28W Rothsay MN 3.0 in 0730 AM 12/21 46.48N/96.27W Westbury MN 3 ESE 2.6 in 0510 AM 12/21 46.89N/95.84W Lake George 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.21N/94.98W Battle Lake MN 2 S 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.26N/95.71W Starkweather ND 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.45N/98.89W Grand Forks ND 4 SSW 2.2 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.85N/97.09W Fergus Falls MN 6 SW 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/21 46.22N/96.18W Grand Forks ND (NWS) 1.9 in 0611 AM 12/21 47.93N/97.08W Langdon ND 1.6 in 0800 AM 12/21 48.75N/98.33W Grand Forks ND (APT) 1.5 in 0653 AM 12/21 47.95N/97.18W Lankin ND 6 E 1.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.33N/97.80W Crookston MN 1.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.78N/96.59W Mentor MN 2 SW 1.5 in 0600 AM 12/21 47.67N/96.17W Abercrombie ND 1.5 in 0600 AM 12/21 46.45N/96.73W March MN 4 NNE 1.4 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.26N/96.87W Mavie MN 5 SSE 1.4 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.07N/95.92W Crookston MN 1.2 in 0800 AM 12/21 47.80N/96.62W Lisbon ND 1.2 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.43N/97.68W Mcleod ND 3 E 1.2 in 0930 AM 12/21 46.40N/97.24W Turtle River MN 3 E 1.0 in 0700 AM 12/21 47.58N/94.68W Breckenridge MN 3 SE 0.9 in 0700 AM 12/21 46.30N/96.52W Lancaster MN 0.9 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.86N/96.80W Backoo ND 3 WNW 0.8 in 0944 AM 12/21 48.85N/97.78W Greenbush MN 0.5 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.70N/96.18W Lisbon ND 0.5 in 0800 AM 12/21 46.44N/97.67W Pembina ND 0.5 in 0737 AM 12/21 48.97N/97.24W Karlstad MN 0.4 in 0730 AM 12/21 48.58N/96.52W Cavalier ND 7 NW 0.3 in 0700 AM 12/21 48.86N/97.70W 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
Images collected from the region.
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| Ankle deep snow accumulated by the morning of Dec 21, 2017 in Hillsboro, ND. | Just over 5 inches accumulated during the evening of Dec 20 northwest of Buxton, ND. | 4 inches at 4:45 pm would grow into nearly 8 inches of accumulated snow by the next morning in Northwood, ND. | Nearly 6 inches of accumulation had accumulated by 7:00 pm in McVille, ND. |
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