Overview
Blowing snow plumes stretched down from Canada into portions of the Red River Valley, causing blizzard conditions underneath these plumes. Outside of the plumes, blowing snow still reduced visibility. In addition, dangerous wind chills coincided with the blowing snow, making travel hazardous.Wind
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 813 PM CST Fri Dec 23 2022 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS TODAY ACROSS EASTERN ND AND NORTHWEST MN... Location Speed Time/Date Provider Herman MN DOT 52 MPH 0105 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Fergus Falls MN DOT 49 MPH 1100 AM 12/23 MESOWEST East Grand Forks MN DOT 48 MPH 1215 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Wahpeton AP ND 46 MPH 1215 PM 12/23 AWOS Frazee MN DOT 46 MPH 0220 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Lake Park MN DOT 46 MPH 1040 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Cando AP ND 45 MPH 0955 AM 12/23 AWOS Donaldson MN DOT 45 MPH 0935 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Elbow Lake AP MN 45 MPH 1155 AM 12/23 AWOS Grafton AP ND 44 MPH 1215 PM 12/23 AWOS St Vincent MN DOT 44 MPH 0725 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Beltrami MN DOT 43 MPH 1115 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Crookston AP MN 43 MPH 0115 PM 12/23 AWOS Fergus Falls AP MN 43 MPH 1035 AM 12/23 AWOS Lancaster MN DOT 43 MPH 0240 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Grand Forks I-29 MP 145 42 MPH 0943 AM 12/23 NDDOT Tenney MN DOT 42 MPH 0105 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Humboldt MN NDAWN 42 MPH 0645 AM 12/23 NDAWN Osage MN DOT 42 MPH 1225 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Cavalier AP ND 41 MPH 0535 AM 12/23 AWOS Rothsay MN DOT 41 MPH 0230 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Warren MN NDAWN 41 MPH 1245 PM 12/23 NDAWN Thief River Falls AP MN 41 MPH 0702 AM 12/23 AWOS Halstad MN DOT 41 MPH 1140 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Park Rapids AP MN 41 MPH 1132 AM 12/23 ASOS Kent MN DOT 40 MPH 0115 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Parkers Prairie MN NDAWN 40 MPH 1235 PM 12/23 NDAWN Gatzke MN DOT 40 MPH 1100 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Kennedy MN NDAWN 40 MPH 0545 AM 12/23 NDAWN Cooperstown AP ND 39 MPH 1215 PM 12/23 AWOS Grand Forks AP ND 39 MPH 0256 PM 12/23 ASOS Fargo AP ND 39 MPH 1119 AM 12/23 ASOS Fingal ND NDAWN 39 MPH 0210 PM 12/23 NDAWN Pillsbury ND NDAWN 39 MPH 0230 PM 12/23 NDAWN Verndale MN DOT 39 MPH 1220 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Flag Island MN 39 MPH 1235 PM 12/23 AWOS Gwinner AP ND 38 MPH 0135 PM 12/23 AWOS Wahpeton ND NDAWN 38 MPH 1035 AM 12/23 NDAWN Campbell MN NDAWN 38 MPH 1055 AM 12/23 NDAWN Eldred MN NDAWN 38 MPH 1240 PM 12/23 NDAWN Ada MN NDAWN 38 MPH 1245 PM 12/23 NDAWN Mahnomen MN DOT 38 MPH 1230 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Hallock AP MN 38 MPH 1235 PM 12/23 AWOS Dilworth MN DOT 38 MPH 0125 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Frazee MN 3 E 38 MPH 0105 PM 12/23 CWOP Ulen MN NDAWN 38 MPH 0205 PM 12/23 NDAWN Walhalla AP ND 37 MPH 1235 PM 12/23 AWOS Grand Forks ND AFB 37 MPH 1100 AM 12/23 ASOS Dazey ND NDAWN 37 MPH 1235 PM 12/23 NDAWN East Grand Forks MN 5 ENE 37 MPH 1100 AM 12/23 DAVIS Goodridge MN DOT 37 MPH 0930 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Moorhead AP MN 37 MPH 1235 PM 12/23 AWOS Moorhead MN DOT 37 MPH 0130 PM 12/23 MESOWEST Hillsboro ND NDAWN 36 MPH 1230 PM 12/23 NDAWN Finley ND NDAWN 36 MPH 0355 AM 12/23 NDAWN Hampden ND 3 SE 36 MPH 0758 AM 12/23 RAWS Cavalier ND NDAWN 36 MPH 1010 AM 12/23 NDAWN Galesburg ND NDAWN 36 MPH 1035 AM 12/23 NDAWN Leonard ND NDAWN 36 MPH 1240 PM 12/23 NDAWN Crookston 36 MPH 0900 AM 12/23 DAVIS Waukon MN NDAWN 36 MPH 1245 PM 12/23 NDAWN Thief River Falls MN DOT 36 MPH 0600 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Holt MN 15 E 36 MPH 0120 PM 12/23 RAWS Mahnomen AP MN 36 MPH 1215 PM 12/23 AWOS Williams MN NDAWN 36 MPH 0950 AM 12/23 NDAWN Sabin MN NDAWN 36 MPH 1245 PM 12/23 NDAWN Hope ND NDAWN 35 MPH 0205 PM 12/23 NDAWN Bowesmont I-29 MP 196 35 MPH 0943 AM 12/23 NDDOT St Thomas ND NDAWN 35 MPH 1235 PM 12/23 NDAWN Langdon AP ND 35 MPH 0315 PM 12/23 AWOS Brooks MN DOT 35 MPH 0715 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Fosston AP MN 35 MPH 1055 AM 12/23 AWOS East Grand Forks MN 4 N 35 MPH 1235 PM 12/23 DAVIS Ottertail MN DOT 35 MPH 1100 AM 12/23 MESOWEST Karlstad MN 1 NE 35 MPH 0706 AM 12/23 RAWS Bemidji AP MN 35 MPH 1255 PM 12/23 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. $$
Photos & Video
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| Road Closures as of 8AM on the 23rd (NDDOT) |
Blizzard conditions outside of St. Hilaire (Grant Nelson via Facebook) |
Blizzard conditions outside of St. Hilaire (Grant Nelson via Facebook) |
Donaldson RWIS showing Blizzard Conditions (MNDOT) |
Storm Reports
Day Snow-Fog RGB images from @NOAASatellites #GOES16/#GOESeast revealed an impressive plume of horizontal convective rolls (accompanied by blowing snow) originating over southern Lake Manitoba & streaming SE across parts of #NDwx and #MNwx: https://t.co/fT4QK6vyLR pic.twitter.com/OiR6nZZs8n
— UW-Madison CIMSS (@UWCIMSS) December 23, 2022
Beautiful and painful views on the way home from work this morning. Surprisingly even in town had very poor vsby (~1/8-1/4 mi) at times. This along with icy roads and drifts truly made it difficult to get around. #ndwx #mnwx pic.twitter.com/CfBPb6avp7
— Carl Jones (@Wx_Jones) December 23, 2022
Blowing snow with 1 mile visibility at the Grand Forks International Airport #ndwx #nwsGrandForks #undaerospace pic.twitter.com/ttAqb7lRlg
— Fred Remer (@TopSeeder) December 23, 2022
The air hurts my face today.
— Cori (@coribregier) December 23, 2022
But the sky is pretty, so there’s that.@NWSGrandForks @LydiaBlumeWX #mnwx #WinterStorm #sota #winter #brrr pic.twitter.com/cYOnjH3G9b
âš ï¸BLIZZARD UPDATEâš ï¸Here's the latest in the 6 a.m. hour on this Friday morning. Wind gusts are increasing, and visibility is dropping. This is a ground blizzard event, meaning conditions may seem okay in town, but will worsen out in open country. #VNLFirstAlert #ndwx #mnwx #sdwx pic.twitter.com/2WaTPJhrdM
— Lisa Green (@LisaGreenVNL) December 23, 2022
Environment
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| Figure 1: Blowing Snow RGB for 14Z - 16Z | Figure 2: Blowing Snow RGB for 16Z - 19Z | Figure 3: Blowing Snow RGB for 19Z - 21Z |
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| Figure 4: 300mb | Figure 5: 500mb | Figure 6: 925mb |
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| Figure 7: MSLP and wind fields |
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