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A Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant late-season winter storm will bring an expanding area of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes. A multi-day excessive rain and flooding event will impact the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley through Saturday. Read More >

Overview

Comparing the number of blizzards over the years within the Red River Valley of the North (eastern North Dakota, northwest and west-central Minnesota) can be tricky. However, this webpage will attempt to compare winter seasons with the most blizzards in our period of record, as well as other notable aspects when comparing seasons. Refer to the tabs below to explore!

*The content of this webpage is valid as of December 31, 2022.

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