Blizzard — Richland, North Dakota

2025-11-25 · Richland, North Dakota

Event narrative

Visibility at the Wahpeton (KBWP) airport was a quarter mile or less from noon to 6pm with gusts to 55mph. Snowfall estimates in the area were around 6 inches.

Wider weather episode

This was an event that came from the Pacific Northwest. As the system approached the northern plains, it moved southeast, strengthened, and slowed a bit. The main impact included heavy snowfall rates (1'/hour) combined with strong winds to produce a 3-8 hour period of winter storm warning / blizzard conditions across the southern Red River Valley. I29 was closed from Fargo to the SD line. I94 in MN was no travel advised from Alexandria to Moorhead. 4 to 12 inches of snow were reported. This event occurred on the Tuesday before thanksgiving causing more of an impacted with the increased amount of travel.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1302008. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.