Blizzard — Eastern Walsh, North Dakota

2024-02-27 · Eastern Walsh, North Dakota

Event narrative

Blizzard conditions of 1/4 SM or less visibility and wind gusts over 35 MPH began around 5 am, ongoing at time of report.

Wider weather episode

A two-fold event impacted eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota late February. The first prong of the event brought mixed precipitation and some snow, the second brought mesoscale forced snow and wind, with some locations getting up to almost a foot of snow and blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163839. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.