Heavy Snow in West Polk, Minnesota

Heavy Snow March 12, 2026 – March 13, 2026 · West Polk, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Cocorahs station MN-PK-22 East Grand Forks MN 4.9 N measured 7 inches of snow. A peak wind gust of 63 mph was measured at mesonet station MN114 Beltrami MN DOT at 4:45 AM CST during the winter storm. Visibilities were periodically reduced below one half mile at times due to the strong winds and falling snow.

The wider storm

A strong shortwave trough moved through the Northern Plains and brought high winds, heavy snow, and blowing snow across eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. The highest winds occurs to the south of the main areas of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327915. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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