Review of the Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 Blizzard

Overview

Freezing drizzle occurred briefly in locations along and north of Highway 2 on the North Dakota side during the evening hours on Jan 31st. Drizzle transitioned to snow showers, with accumulations up to 2 inches across highway 2 toward Lake of the Woods. As a cold front approached the region early morning on Feb 1st conditions deteriorated as winds began to gust toward 60-70mph across northeastern North Dakota. Lower amounts of 50-60mph where reported into western MN and southern portions of the Red River Valley. Blizzard conditions affected eastern North Dakota and the valley section of Minnesota through the morning hours on Feb 1st. Travel was not advised through northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Conditions began to improve by the early afternoon. Numerous schools and offices closed on Feb 1st.

Snow
Road Conditions
Photos
Radar
Storm Reports
Environment

Snow

Here is a map of the 24 hour snowfall, with the highest totals around the Highway 2 corridor.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
738 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2022

...SNOWFALL REPORTS...

LOCATION                     AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       PROVIDER             
CROOKSTON MN 0.6 ENE         2.0 IN    0630 AM 02/01   COCORAHS             
GRAND FORKS ND 3.4 SSE       1.4 IN    0700 AM 02/01   COCORAHS             
WALHALLA ND 3.6 SSE          0.9 IN    0600 AM 02/01   COCORAHS             
LAKE PARK MN 6.0 S           0.8 IN    0700 AM 02/01   COCORAHS             
LARIMORE ND 0.4 SE           0.7 IN    0700 AM 02/01   COCORAHS             
TURTLE RIVER MN 3.6 E        0.3 IN    0700 AM 02/01   COCORAHS             
LISBON ND                     T IN     0700 AM 02/01   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.

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Road Conditions

Roads where travel was not advised during the evening and overnight hours on 1/31/22 through 2/1/22 during the morning.

Photos


Crookston, MN Plow Camera, Feb. 1, 2022 (Courtesy: MNDOT)	Whiteout Conditions in Devils Lake, ND (Courtesy: Chad Nahinurk)	Edinburg, ND Blizzard Conditions (Courtesy: NDDOT)	Whiteout Conditions I-29 near Drayton, ND (Courtesy: ND Highway Patrol)


Blowing Snow near Cavalier, ND (Courtesy: Barbara Bryl Koropatnicki)	Iced Over Window near Cavalier, ND (Courtesy: Barbara Bryl Koropatnick)	Snow drift near Fargo, ND (Courtesy: Rick Flacksbarth)	Whiteout Conditions near Beltrami, MN (Courtesy: MNDOT)

Radar

Radar Loop

Storm Reports For High Winds

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
745 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2022

...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...

LOCATION                     SPEED     TIME/DATE       PROVIDER             
DEVILS LAKE ND 20 MP 97.6    70 MPH    0246 AM 02/01   NDDOT                
LEEDS ESS,US-2               65 MPH    0131 AM 02/01   NDDOT                
MCHENRY ND 8 N               63 MPH    0300 AM 02/01   NDAWN                
COOPERSTOWN AP ND            63 MPH    0415 AM 02/01   AWOS                 
VALLEY CITY AP ND            62 MPH    0435 AM 02/01   AWOS                 
NILES ND 3 SE                61 MPH    1120 PM 01/31   NDAWN                
DAZEY ND 2 E                 60 MPH    0425 AM 02/01   NDAWN                
BAKER ND 1 N                 58 MPH    0155 AM 02/01   NDAWN                
BUFFALO ND 38 MP 10          55 MPH    0116 AM 02/01   NDDOT                
MADDOCK ND 2 N               55 MPH    0230 AM 02/01   NDAWN                
LOGAN CENTER ND 2 E          55 MPH    0350 AM 02/01   NDAWN                
FARGO AP ND                  55 MPH    0549 AM 02/01   ASOS                 
CANDO AP ND                  54 MPH    0255 AM 02/01   AWOS                 
WALHALLA AP ND               54 MPH    0655 AM 02/01   AWOS                 
GWINNER AP ND                52 MPH    0335 AM 02/01   AWOS                 
GRAND FORKS AP ND            51 MPH    0449 AM 02/01   ASOS                 
LANGDON AP ND                51 MPH    0555 AM 02/01   AWOS                 
TENNEY MN 2 W                50 MPH    0405 AM 02/01   MNDOT                
DONALDSON MN 1 W             50 MPH    0620 AM 02/01   MNDOT                
ELBOW LAKE AP MN             49 MPH    0555 AM 02/01   AWOS                 
FINLEY ND 1 NNW              48 MPH    0200 AM 02/01   NDAWN                
MOORHEAD AP MN               47 MPH    0155 AM 02/01   AWOS                 
ROTHSAY MN 0.5 NW            47 MPH    0705 AM 02/01   MNDOT                
HENDRUM MN 4 ENE             46 MPH    0509 AM 02/01   MNDOT                
PERLEY MN 6 E                45 MPH    0610 AM 02/01   NDAWN                
MAVIE MN 3 WSW               44 MPH    0610 AM 02/01   NDAWN                

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.

Environment


Surface Analysis (Jan 31st 18z 2022)	Surface Analysis (Feb 1st 00z 2022)	Surface Analysis (Feb 1st 12z 2022)


Temp/Dewpoint/Wind(Jan 31st 18z 2022)	Temp/Dewpoint/Wind (Feb 1st 00z 2022)	Temp/Dewpoint/Wind (Feb 1st 12z 2022)


Sfc Frontogenesis(Jan 31st 18z 2022)	Sfc Frontogenesis(Feb 1st 00z 2022)	Sfc Frontogenesis(Feb 1st 12z 2022)


Sounding ABR(Jan 31st 18z 2022)	Sounding ABR(Feb 1st 00z 2022)	Sounding ABR(Feb 1st 12z 2022)

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