Winter Storm — East Becker, Minnesota

2022-02-20 to 2022-02-22 · East Becker, Minnesota

Event narrative

From 6 to 10 inches of snow was reported across most of the county, along with periods of significantly reduced visibilities in snow and blowing snow as winds frequently gusted to 35 mph. Bitter cold wind chills of from minus 30F to minus 50F through the morning hours of the 21st and 22nd.

Wider weather episode

Heavy snow with over 1 inch per hour rates exceeded 6 to 12 inches in total over portions of southeast North Dakota into southern portions of northwest through west-central Minnesota, heaviest snow nearest the South Dakota border. Very storm winds and cold temperatures also produced two separate but concurrent (to the snowfall) periods of blizzard conditions and extremely cold windchills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1011706. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.