Winter Storm in West Otter Tail, Minnesota

Winter Storm February 20, 2022 – February 22, 2022 · West Otter Tail, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1011708. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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