Clay storm history

A 73 year old resident of Oakport Township suffered a heart attack and died while he and his family were filling and placing sandbags to protect their home, located north of Moorhead.

The large hail left small 3 inch craters on lawns. Many vehicles and homes were damaged.

Training thunderstorms dumped waves of rainfall across the Moorhead area. The official Moorhead NWS observer reported 7.31 inches of rain. This is believed to be a new 24 hour rainfall record for the Fargo-Moorhead area. The heavy rain halted traffic, inundated storm sewers, and …

Storm total of 6 inches of snow was reported at the Cocorahs station 4SSW of Kragnes.

The Mesonet station (MN013), in Dilworth MN, recorded a wind gust of 59 mph during the morning hours.

Reports of 3 to 5 inches across Clay county combined with winds gusting to around 40mph severely reduced visibility during daytime hours leading to increased impacts.

Hail reported via ice-chip research team.

Reported via ice-chip research team.

Downed tree.

Trees blown down.

Ulen reported 11.5 inches of snow.

Shingles ripped off roof before 7am by strong winds.

AWOS station KJKJ Moorhead AP MN reported a wind chill of minus 44.

Measured wind chill of negative 48 degrees near Sabin, MN.

Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature as cold as -51F on the morning of the 20th at Moorhead airport.

Received a report of 6 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 0955 on 12/20 as a delayed report. Ulen, MN.

Snow Squall. KJKJ sensor went from 26G32 1/2SM -SN at 1555Z to 36G43 -1/4SM +SN at 1615Z along with a 6 degree Temp drop in that time with corresponding radar signature.

Clay county was in D2 Drought for the first half of November.

Clay county experienced 2 weeks of D2 drought in October, ongoing at the end of the month.

Roof taken off a shed near Felton. Time estimated from radar.

Broadcast Media reports 50 - 60 MPH wind gusts in Moorhead.

Broadcast Media relays a report of 7 inch branches snapped in Oakport Township.

Large tree snapped in Hawley, MN.

Public in Ulen reports very large tree blown over with limbs shredded. Time estimated from radar.

Dilworth gage, on the Buffalo River. Crested at 12.5 ft on May 30th.

Delayed report of tree damage from social media, time estimated from radar.

Delayed report from social media; shed flipped over fence. Time estimated based on radar and surrounding obs with an RWIS gusting to 57 mph 10 minutes later about 13 miles ESE as the gust front hit that location.

Public reports 0.25 inches of ice accumulation in the Horace and Fargo areas via social media. Storm total ice.

NWS Employee reports 0.25 inches of ice accumulation in South Moorhead.

Public reports large tree down in Comstock due to ice accretion. Relayed via social media.

Broadcast Media reports tree down in Moorhead due to ice accumulation.

Broadcast Media relays report of 1.75-inch hail in Barnesville.

Picture of 2-inch hail in Hawley relayed by broadcast media. Time estimated from radar.

Public reports stranded vehicles in Moorhead due to flooded roadways.

Property damage with multiple hail pictures suggesting 3 inches or larger possible, based on visual estimates.

Public reports 2 inch hail 3 NNW Downer.

Public reports a hailstone 1.5 inches in diameter in Sabin, MN.

Estimated 8 inch diameter pine tree snapped a few feet above the ground. Wind gust estimated.

Fargo - Crest of 29.76 ft occurred on 4/22. Flooding began in April. (Crest noted in April Storm Data).

Fargo - Crest of 29.76 ft occurred on 4/22.

Hawley gage, on the Buffalo River. Crested at 9.80 ft on April 14th at 21:15.

Sabin gage, on the South Buffalo River. Crested at 17.71 ft on April 14th at 13:15.

Dilworth gage, on the Buffalo River. Crested at 24.64 ft on April 16th at 09:15.

The 48 hour snowfall total at the Hawley CoCoRaHS is 7.9 inches of snow.