Blizzard — Pembina, North Dakota

2024-01-11 · Pembina, North Dakota

Event narrative

Pembina AWOS (2C8) reports blizzard conditions since 615AM. The site remained at 1/2SM visibility or less for 4 hours cumulative across the event.

Wider weather episode

A wave propagating along the Canadian border brought strong cold air advection into the area, increasing wind speeds along with falling snow. In addition, snowfall in Canada was easily lofted and blown into our CWA by the high winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1157386. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.