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Overview
An early winter storm occurred in eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota on October 10 into the morning of October 11. This storm was defined by a band of snow in eastern North Dakota that provided over a foot snow for many locations. The highest total snowfall reports were from the Grand Forks AFB south to the Valley City area. This snow was wet and heavy unlike the dryer snow that we typically get in the winter. The wetter, heavier snow occurred because of the early time of the storm with warmer temperatures. The heavily weighted nature of this snow stuck to foliage remaining on trees causing some limbs to break under the snow's weight.Snow/Ice
Map below shows preliminary snowfall amounts from across the region. The narrow band of snow provided over a foot of snow for many locations in eastern North Dakota. The highest report came from Grand Forks Air Force Base west of Grand Forks with 17.4 inches of snow!
...SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR OCTOBER 10-11, 2018... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...MINNESOTA... ...BECKER COUNTY... 5 NNW CORMORANT 2.2 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.80N/96.10W 3 NE RICHWOOD 1.5 IN 0150 PM 10/10 47.01N/95.77W 3 ESE WESTBURY 1.1 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.90N/95.84W ...BELTRAMI COUNTY... PUPOSKY 3.5 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.68N/94.91W 4 NW LAVINIA 2.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.55N/94.88W 5 SSE PUPOSKY 2.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.61N/94.88W 2 S SOLWAY 2.0 IN 0700 AM 10/11 47.49N/95.13W 1 ENE BLACKDUCK 1.5 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.73N/94.53W 4 E TURTLE RIVER 1.5 IN 0700 AM 10/11 47.59N/94.67W ...CLAY COUNTY... SABIN 3.1 IN 0600 AM 10/11 46.78N/96.65W 3 N MOORHEAD 2.5 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.91N/96.76W HAWLEY 1.0 IN 0909 AM 10/10 46.88N/96.32W ...CLEARWATER COUNTY... 2 NW SHEVLIN 5.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.55N/95.29W ...HUBBARD COUNTY... 5 SSE DORSET 0.9 IN 0800 AM 10/11 46.89N/94.89W ...KITTSON COUNTY... 2 ESE LAKE BRONSON 9.4 IN 0800 AM 10/11 48.72N/96.63W KARLSTAD 6.5 IN 1000 AM 10/11 48.58N/96.52W LAKE BRONSON 1.0 IN 0950 AM 10/10 48.73N/96.66W ...LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY... 10 W FAUNCE 6.0 IN 0830 AM 10/11 48.61N/95.18W BAUDETTE 2.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 48.71N/94.59W ...MAHNOMEN COUNTY... NAYTAHWAUSH 2.5 IN 1000 AM 10/11 47.26N/95.63W ...MARSHALL COUNTY... 4 WNW STRANDQUIST 11.0 IN 1000 AM 10/11 48.51N/96.52W 2 NW STRANDQUIST 11.0 IN 1000 AM 10/11 48.51N/96.47W ARGYLE 4.0 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.34N/96.82W 1 WNW WARREN 4.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 48.20N/96.78W 5 N MARCH 2.2 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.27N/96.88W ...OTTER TAIL COUNTY... 5 SE HILLVIEW 3.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 46.63N/95.19W 1 SW OTTERTAIL 1.5 IN 0450 AM 10/11 46.42N/95.57W NEW YORK MILLS 0.5 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.52N/95.37W ...PENNINGTON COUNTY... 5 WNW HIGH LANDING 1.1 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.07N/95.91W ...POLK COUNTY... ANGUS 4.7 IN 1000 AM 10/11 48.08N/96.70W FOSSTON 3.5 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.58N/95.75W 3 SSW MENTOR 2.5 IN 0700 AM 10/11 47.66N/96.17W CROOKSTON 2.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.77N/96.61W 6 SE MAPLE BAY 1.7 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.58N/96.14W ...ROSEAU COUNTY... GREENBUSH 9.5 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.70N/96.18W WARROAD 7.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 48.91N/95.32W 3 W WARROAD 4.5 IN 0536 PM 10/10 48.91N/95.39W ROSEAU 4.0 IN 0536 PM 10/10 48.85N/95.76W ...WADENA COUNTY... SEBEKA 1.0 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.63N/95.09W ...WILKIN COUNTY... 3 SE BRECKENRIDGE 0.9 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.23N/96.54W ...NORTH DAKOTA... ...BARNES COUNTY... 2 W LITCHVILLE 15.5 IN 0800 AM 10/11 46.66N/98.23W 3 S VALLEY CITY 13.0 IN 0200 PM 10/10 46.88N/98.01W DAZEY 12.2 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.19N/98.20W VALLEY CITY 9.5 IN 1205 PM 10/10 46.92N/98.01W 2 W LITCHVILLE 8.5 IN 1129 AM 10/10 46.66N/98.23W BALD HILL DAM 6.0 IN 1050 AM 10/10 47.03N/98.08W 4 W ORISKA 5.8 IN 1142 AM 10/10 46.92N/97.88W ...CASS COUNTY... 2 NE CASSELTON 6.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 46.92N/97.18W TOWER CITY 4.0 IN 1021 AM 10/10 46.93N/97.68W 3 S FARGO 1.6 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.83N/96.82W 1 S FARGO 1.2 IN 1204 PM 10/10 46.86N/96.82W FARGO 0.8 IN 0100 PM 10/10 46.88N/96.82W ...CAVALIER COUNTY... 2 E LANGDON 1.5 IN 0800 AM 10/11 48.76N/98.34W ...GRAND FORKS COUNTY... GRAND FORKS AFB 17.4 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.96N/97.38W 8 SSE LOGAN CENTER 14.0 IN 0658 AM 10/11 47.69N/97.76W NORTHWOOD 13.5 IN 0730 PM 10/10 47.74N/97.57W LARIMORE 12.5 IN 0858 PM 10/10 47.91N/97.63W 3 NW GILBY 8.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 48.11N/97.51W 5 WNW GRAND FORKS 6.5 IN 1130 PM 10/10 47.94N/97.17W 1 W GRAND FORKS 6.1 IN 0700 AM 10/11 47.92N/97.10W KEMPTON 5.0 IN 0955 AM 10/10 47.82N/97.61W MCCANNA 5.0 IN 1025 AM 10/10 48.01N/97.71W GILBY 4.5 IN 1025 AM 10/10 48.08N/97.47W 2 SE GRAND FORKS 3.0 IN 0217 PM 10/10 47.90N/97.05W 3 N ARVILLA 3.0 IN 0730 AM 10/10 47.96N/97.49W ...GRIGGS COUNTY... COOPERSTOWN 12.0 IN 0845 PM 10/10 47.44N/98.12W 6 SSW ANETA 7.0 IN 0200 PM 10/10 47.60N/98.03W HANNAFORD 5.0 IN 1015 AM 10/10 47.31N/98.19W ...NELSON COUNTY... 2 NNW PETERSBURG 7.5 IN 0800 AM 10/11 48.04N/98.01W 2 N PETERSBURG 7.0 IN 0356 PM 10/10 48.04N/98.00W PETERSBURG 7.0 IN 0205 PM 10/10 48.01N/98.00W MICHIGAN 6.0 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.03N/98.12W MCVILLE 3.0 IN 1011 AM 10/10 47.77N/98.18W 2 N PEKIN 2.0 IN 1011 AM 10/10 47.82N/98.33W ...PEMBINA COUNTY... 2 S SAINT THOMAS 4.0 IN 0254 PM 10/10 48.59N/97.45W 1 NNE BACKOO 4.0 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.85N/97.70W 3 W LEROY 2.2 IN 1000 AM 10/11 48.92N/97.81W DRAYTON 2.0 IN 0930 AM 10/10 48.56N/97.18W PEMBINA 1.8 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.97N/97.24W ...RAMSEY COUNTY... STARKWEATHER 1.0 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.45N/98.87W ...RANSOM COUNTY... 1 N LISBON 6.7 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.45N/97.68W LISBON 4.0 IN 0115 PM 10/10 46.44N/97.68W ...RICHLAND COUNTY... 3 E MCLEOD 8.3 IN 0845 AM 10/11 46.40N/97.24W 1 WSW LIDGERWOOD 3.0 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.07N/97.17W LIDGERWOOD 1.0 IN 0222 PM 10/10 46.07N/97.15W 4 S MOORETON 0.5 IN 0700 AM 10/11 46.21N/96.88W ...SARGENT COUNTY... HAVANA 4.0 IN 0700 AM 10/11 45.95N/97.62W ...STEELE COUNTY... 5 W FINLEY 17.0 IN 1016 PM 10/10 47.51N/97.94W 6 N LUVERNE 14.8 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.34N/97.93W 5 NNE LUVERNE 14.2 IN 0611 PM 10/10 47.32N/97.89W 3 ENE SHARON 8.5 IN 0230 PM 10/10 47.61N/97.84W FINLEY 6.0 IN 1005 AM 10/10 47.51N/97.84W ...TRAILL COUNTY... PORTLAND 11.0 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.50N/97.37W HATTON 8.5 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.64N/97.46W 6 SE MAYVILLE 4.5 IN 0800 AM 10/11 47.44N/97.24W ...WALSH COUNTY... 4 W PISEK 8.3 IN 0700 AM 10/11 48.31N/97.79W 1 NW VOSS 5.5 IN 1225 PM 10/10 48.31N/97.47W FORDVILLE 5.0 IN 0215 PM 10/10 48.22N/97.79W MINTO 3.0 IN 0930 AM 10/10 48.29N/97.37W PISEK 2.5 IN 1025 AM 10/10 48.31N/97.71W FOREST RIVER 1.5 IN 0945 AM 10/10 48.22N/97.47W 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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| North Dakota Road Conditions (ND DOT) |
Snow in Badger, MN (Angie Person Gregerson) |
Grand Forks during the Event (NWS Grand Forks) |
6.5 N Luverne, ND (Brent Johnson) |
Broken tree limbs from heavy snow in Grand Forks, ND (Carl Jones) |
Radar:
Radar Loops from Oct 10 at 4 am to Oct 11 at 4 am
Note the heavy band of snow that extends from Valley City, ND up towards the area to the west of Grand Forks, ND.
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