Overview
A blizzard developed in the afternoon hours on January 4th across eastern ND towards the Red River Valley. Impacts where felt across multiple regions within the CWA, with drifting, visibilities at or below 1/4 miles for more than three hours, and gusty winds. This prompted the "Travel not Advised" across most of eastern ND. Highest wind gusts were observed around 45-52mph across the RRV and towards the west. Snow totals ranged from 3-5 inches around the Highway 2 Corridor, and 1-3 further toward south central North Dakota.
Snow
Highest snow totals where located along the Highway 2 Cooridor towards the Canadian border. Lighter amounts where observed closer toward south central North Dakota. General 3-5 inches around Highway 2 and 1-3 further south.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 220 PM CST WED JAN 5 2022 ...SNOWFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER ...MINNESOTA... ...BECKER COUNTY... LAKE PARK MN 6.0 S 3.3 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS CALLAWAY 7.0 E 2.5 IN 0730 AM 01/05 COCORAHS DETROIT LAKES MN 5.7 N 2.0 IN 0430 AM 01/05 COCORAHS ...BELTRAMI COUNTY... BEMIDJI 3.0 IN 0615 AM 01/05 PUBLIC BEMIDJI 3.0 IN 1018 AM 01/05 PUBLIC TURTLE RIVER MN 3.6 E 2.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS ...CLAY COUNTY... MOORHEAD 3.3 IN 0344 AM 01/05 BROADCAST MEDIA HAWLEY MN 5.2 WNW 2.5 IN 0725 AM 01/05 COCORAHS ...CLEARWATER COUNTY... SHEVLIN 4.0 IN 0659 AM 01/05 PUBLIC BAGLEY 3.7 IN 0207 PM 01/05 PUBLIC ...HUBBARD COUNTY... 2 NW DORSET 4.0 IN 1020 AM 01/05 PUBLIC ...KITTSON COUNTY... SAINT VINCENT 4.0 IN 0940 AM 01/05 PUBLIC ...MARSHALL COUNTY... ALVARADO 5.0 IN 0942 AM 01/05 PUBLIC ALVARADO 3.5 IN 1000 PM 01/04 PUBLIC ...NORMAN COUNTY... TWIN VALLEY MN 0.1 NE 3.8 IN 0800 AM 01/05 COCORAHS ...OTTER TAIL COUNTY... 5 NE ALMORA 5.0 IN 1059 AM 01/05 PUBLIC NEW YORK MILLS MN 3.9 IN 0730 AM 01/05 COOP FERGUS FALLS MN 5.6 NNE 3.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS DEER CREEK 0.1 WNW 3.2 IN 0800 AM 01/05 COCORAHS DEER CREEK MN 2.0 WSW 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS BATTLE LAKE MN 2.0 S 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS 3 N OTTERTAIL 2.7 IN 1019 AM 01/05 PUBLIC OTTERTAIL MN 2.5 IN 0500 AM 01/05 COOP BATTLE LAKE MN 3.3 SSE 2.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS RICHVILLE MN 5.8 SSW 2.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS NEW YORK MILLS 2.5 IN 1021 AM 01/05 PUBLIC FERGUS FALLS 1.0 IN 0122 AM 01/05 TRAINED SPOTTER ...POLK COUNTY... 4 N EAST GRAND FORKS 5.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS EUCLID MN 6.2 NNE 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS 4 S WARREN 3.5 IN 0908 AM 01/05 PUBLIC EAST GRAND FORKS 3.5 IN 0205 PM 01/05 PUBLIC FOSSTON 3.0 IN 0108 AM 01/05 PUBLIC MENTOR MN 2.5 SSW 2.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS ...ROSEAU COUNTY... BADGER 2.5 IN 0544 AM 01/05 PUBLIC GREENBUSH MN 2.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COOP WARROAD MN 4 W 1.6 IN 1000 PM 01/04 COOP ...WADENA COUNTY... NIMROD 5.0 IN 0918 AM 01/05 PUBLIC MENAHGA 4.0 IN 0927 AM 01/05 PUBLIC VERNDALE 4.0 IN 1238 PM 01/05 PUBLIC MENAHGA 2.5 IN 0756 AM 01/05 PUBLIC SEBEKA MN 2.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COOP ...WILKIN COUNTY... BRECKENRIDGE MN 3 SE 3.8 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COOP WOLVERTON MN 1.1 ENE 2.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS ...NORTH DAKOTA... ...BENSON COUNTY... OBERON 5.0 IN 1148 AM 01/05 PUBLIC ...CASS COUNTY... 1 S AYR 4.0 IN 0949 AM 01/05 PUBLIC FARGO ND 7.2 S 3.5 IN 0830 AM 01/05 COCORAHS FARGO ND 2.1 N 3.2 IN 0800 AM 01/05 COCORAHS FARGO 3.1 IN 0604 AM 01/05 BROADCAST MEDIA FARGO ND 3.6 NNE 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS WEST FARGO ND 3.8 SSE 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS WEST FARGO 3.0 IN 0758 AM 01/05 PUBLIC FARGO 2.9 IN 1021 PM 01/04 BROADCAST MEDIA FARGO 2.8 IN 0605 AM 01/05 CO-OP OBSERVER FARGO 2.2 IN 0853 PM 01/04 BROADCAST MEDIA FARGO 2.1 IN 1200 AM 01/05 CO-OP OBSERVER ...CAVALIER COUNTY... 5 W MAIDA 1.5 IN 1017 AM 01/05 PUBLIC ...GRAND FORKS COUNTY... GRAND FORKS ND 3.4 SSE 4.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS GRAND FORKS 3.5 IN 0609 AM 01/05 CO-OP OBSERVER 5 W GRAND FORKS 3.3 IN 0605 AM 01/05 OTHER FEDERAL GRAND FORKS ND 2.5 SE 3.2 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS GRAND FORKS 3.0 IN 0543 AM 01/05 PUBLIC 8 SSE LOGAN CENTER 3.0 IN 1020 AM 01/05 PUBLIC GRAND FORKS 2.9 IN 1200 AM 01/05 CO-OP OBSERVER 5 W GRAND FORKS 2.8 IN 1200 AM 01/05 OTHER FEDERAL GRAND FORKS 2.0 IN 0107 AM 01/05 PUBLIC LARIMORE ND 0.4 SE 1.8 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COCORAHS GRAND FORKS 1.7 IN 0826 PM 01/04 TRAINED SPOTTER ...NELSON COUNTY... MICHIGAN ND 3.5 IN 0500 AM 01/05 COOP MICHIGAN 3.5 IN 0618 AM 01/05 CO-OP OBSERVER ...PEMBINA COUNTY... PEMBINA ND 4.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COOP WALHALLA ND 3.6 SSE 4.4 IN 0600 AM 01/05 COCORAHS CAVALIER ND 7 NW 3.5 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COOP ...RANSOM COUNTY... LISBON ND 2.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COOP ...RICHLAND COUNTY... WAHPETON 3.0 IN 0107 AM 01/05 PUBLIC MCLEOD ND 3 E 2.2 IN 0815 AM 01/05 COOP WAHPETON 2.0 IN 0108 AM 01/05 PUBLIC LIDGERWOOD 2.0 IN 0650 AM 01/05 CO-OP OBSERVER LIDGERWOOD ND 2.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COOP ...STEELE COUNTY... HOPE ND 5.4 WNW 3.5 IN 0800 AM 01/05 COCORAHS 6 NNE LUVERNE 3.0 IN 1012 PM 01/04 TRAINED SPOTTER ...WALSH COUNTY... LANKIN ND 6 E 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/05 COOP && $$
Road Conditions
Roads where either closed across eastern ND or travel was not advised during the evening and overnight hours on 1/4/22 through 1/55/22 during the morning.
Photos
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| Ice rink covered in snow from drifting (Courtesy: Colleen Michael) |
Snow drifts in Grand Forks, ND (Courtesy: Jen Butler) |
Crookston MN (Courtesy: Kristine Hay) |
Blowing Snow (Courtesy: Lynde Hanson Kennelly) |
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| Blowing Snow on the roadway (Courtesy: Mike Salinas) |
Sundog 4N of Cooperstown (Courtesy: Rob Branting) |
Snow drift S of Fargo (Courtesy: Stacy Froslie Lindbom) |
Angus Falls, MN (Courtesy: Whitley Fedt) |
Radar
Radar Loop 06z 1/4/22 - 12z 1/4/22
Radar loop 12z 1/4/22 - 18z 1/4/22
Radar Loop 18z 1/4/22 - 00z 1/5/22
Storm Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 717 AM CST WED JAN 5 2022 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...UPDATED LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE PROVIDER GRAND FORKS AP ND 52 MPH 0429 AM 01/05 ASOS FARGO AP ND 47 MPH 0448 AM 01/05 ASOS TENNEY MN 2 W 47 MPH 0620 AM 01/05 MNDOT E GRAND FORKS MN 6 SE 45 MPH 0620 AM 01/05 MNDOT WAHPETON AP ND 44 MPH 0635 AM 01/05 AWOS GRAFTON AP ND 44 MPH 0115 AM 01/05 AWOS HENDRUM MN 4 ENE 44 MPH 0412 AM 01/05 MNDOT ELDRED MN 2 W 41 MPH 0315 AM 01/05 NDAWN CROOKSTON AP MN 41 MPH 0615 AM 01/05 AWOS GWINNER AP ND 41 MPH 1215 AM 01/05 AWOS GRAND FORKS ND AFB 41 MPH 0311 AM 01/05 ASOS WARREN MN 6 SW 40 MPH 0525 AM 01/05 NDAWN ST THOMAS ND 2 WSW 40 MPH 0630 AM 01/05 NDAWN WAHPETON ND 6 N 40 MPH 0455 AM 01/05 NDAWN FERGUS FALLS AP MN 40 MPH 0615 AM 01/05 AWOS ROTHSAY MN 0.5 NW 40 MPH 0535 AM 01/05 MNDOT DONALDSON MN 1 W 40 MPH 0620 AM 01/05 MNDOT CAVALIER AP ND 39 MPH 0635 AM 01/05 AWOS MOORHEAD AP MN 39 MPH 0355 AM 01/05 AWOS COOPERSTOWN AP ND 39 MPH 0235 AM 01/05 AWOS ADA MN 1 N 38 MPH 0710 AM 01/05 NDAWN CAMPBELL MN 3 SE 38 MPH 0530 AM 01/05 NDAWN KENNEDY MN 6 W 38 MPH 0230 AM 01/05 NDAWN PERLEY MN 6 E 38 MPH 0445 AM 01/05 NDAWN KEMPTON ND 6 SE 38 MPH 0315 AM 01/05 NDAWN MCHENRY ND 8 N 38 MPH 0845 PM 01/04 NDAWN PROSPER ND 5 NW 38 MPH 0450 AM 01/05 NDAWN VALLEY CITY AP ND 38 MPH 0955 PM 01/04 AWOS LANGDON AP ND 38 MPH 1235 AM 01/05 AWOS DILWORTH MN 2 S 38 MPH 0400 AM 01/05 MNDOT BRAMPTON ND 2 WSW 37 MPH 0120 AM 01/05 NDAWN HAMPDEN ND 3 SE 37 MPH 1258 AM 01/05 RAWS MAHNOMEN MN 3 SSE 37 MPH 0635 AM 01/05 MNDOT LAKE PARK MN 0.5 W 37 MPH 0635 AM 01/05 MNDOT MOORHEAD MN 37 MPH 0400 AM 01/05 MNDOT INKSTER ND 3 W 36 MPH 0110 AM 01/05 NDAWN LEONARD ND 5 N 36 MPH 0255 AM 01/05 NDAWN LOGAN CENTER ND 2 E 36 MPH 1255 AM 01/05 NDAWN MAYVILLE ND 2 E 36 MPH 0530 AM 01/05 NDAWN DETROIT LAKES MN 1 N 36 MPH 0620 AM 01/05 RAWS DETROIT LAKES AP MN 36 MPH 0655 AM 01/05 AWOS ELBOW LAKE AP MN 36 MPH 0555 AM 01/05 AWOS HUMBOLDT MN 4 SW 35 MPH 0205 AM 01/05 NDAWN SABIN MN 2 NE 35 MPH 0655 AM 01/05 NDAWN ADAMS ND 5 N 35 MPH 0120 AM 01/05 NDAWN EDMORE ND 3 NW 35 MPH 1020 PM 01/04 NDAWN FARGO ND 1 NNW 35 MPH 0350 AM 01/05 NDAWN MOORETON ND 3 SW 35 MPH 0630 AM 01/05 NDAWN WALHALLA AP ND 35 MPH 1135 PM 01/04 AWOS CANDO AP ND 35 MPH 0455 AM 01/05 AWOS ST VINCENT MN 1 E 35 MPH 1205 AM 01/05 MNDOT LISBON ND 18 E 35 MPH 0249 AM 01/05 RAWS DAZEY ND 2 E 34 MPH 0610 AM 01/05 NDAWN HILLSBORO ND 7 SE 34 MPH 0650 AM 01/05 NDAWN HOPE ND 5 NE 33 MPH 0710 AM 01/05 NDAWN CRARY ND 1 E 33 MPH 0920 PM 01/04 NDAWN FINGAL ND 4 W 33 MPH 1105 PM 01/04 NDAWN GALESBURG ND 4 SSW 33 MPH 0335 AM 01/05 NDAWN GRAND FORKS ND 3 S 33 MPH 0355 AM 01/05 NDAWN PEKIN ND 2 NE 33 MPH 0505 AM 01/05 NDAWN PILLSBURY ND 1 N 33 MPH 0305 AM 01/05 NDAWN MAHNOMEN AP MN 33 MPH 0535 AM 01/05 AWOS CANDO ND 2 SE 32 MPH 0205 AM 01/05 NDAWN COOPERSTOWN ND 3 W 32 MPH 0630 AM 01/05 NDAWN FOREST RIVER ND 7 WNW 32 MPH 0340 AM 01/05 NDAWN FINLEY ND 1 NNW 32 MPH 0300 AM 01/05 NDAWN WEBSTER ND 2 N 32 MPH 0130 AM 01/05 NDAWN DEVILS LAKE AP ND 32 MPH 0403 AM 01/05 AWOS FOSSTON AP MN 32 MPH 0635 AM 01/05 AWOS BROOKS MN 3 S 32 MPH 0600 AM 01/05 MNDOT STEPHEN MN 1 NE 31 MPH 0555 AM 01/05 NDAWN CAVALIER ND 4 NNW 31 MPH 0540 AM 01/05 NDAWN LISBON ND 2 W 31 MPH 0555 AM 01/05 NDAWN BUXTON ND 4 ENE 31 MPH 0705 AM 01/05 AWS THIEF RIVER FALLS AP MN 31 MPH 0245 AM 01/05 AWOS GATZKE MN 3 ENE 31 MPH 0305 AM 01/05 MNDOT WAUKON MN 3 S 30 MPH 0645 AM 01/05 NDAWN ULEN MN 7 SSE 30 MPH 0645 AM 01/05 NDAWN BAKER ND 1 N 30 MPH 0130 AM 01/05 NDAWN BARRIE ND 2 SW (EKRE) 30 MPH 0230 AM 01/05 NDAWN GRAFTON ND 10 E 30 MPH 0530 AM 01/05 NDAWN LANGDON ND 1 E 30 MPH 1255 AM 01/05 NDAWN MADDOCK ND 2 N 30 MPH 1145 PM 01/04 NDAWN MICHIGAN ND 2 W 30 MPH 0550 AM 01/05 NDAWN BEMIDJI MN 2 WNW 30 MPH 0606 AM 01/05 RAWS ARYGLE MN 12 WNW 30 MPH 0201 AM 01/05 CWOP PARK RAPIDS AP MN 30 MPH 0623 AM 01/05 ASOS ROSEAU AP MN 30 MPH 0315 AM 01/05 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.
Environment
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| 500mb Analysis (12z 1/4/22) | 500mb Analysis (18z 1/4/22) | 500mb Analysis (00z 1/5/22) |
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| Sfc Frontogensis (12z 1/4/22) | Sfc Frontogensis (18 1/4/22) | Sfc Frontogensis (00z 1/5/22) |
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| Sfc Analysis (12z 1/4/22) | Sfc Analysis (18z 1/4/22) | Sfc Analysis (00z 1/5/22) |
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