East Marshall storm history

Blizzard impacts were reported at various points along MN 75 via social media and plow cameras. Visibility below 1/4 mile at times, with wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph near Warren.

Based on nearby observations in surrounding counties we can extrapolate that 6 to 8 inches of snow fell in at least 50 percent of eastern Marshall county along the US 59 and MN 32 corridors.

Mesonet station MN056 Gatzke MN DOT measured a -50 wind chill.

Mesonet reported a wind chill of negative 40 degrees.

Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature as cold as -46F on the morning of the 20th at the Agassiz Wildlife Refuge.

Received a report of 7 inches of snow, still snowing at the time of observation. Holt, MN.

Received a report of 8 inches of snow, storm total. Report received at 0641 on 12/20 as a delayed report. Holt, MN.

Gatzke MN DOT sensor measured wind chill of -43F.

Marshall county entered into D2 drought late in the month and remained there.

Public reports 6 inches of storm total snow in Middle River.

Eastern Marshall county experienced D2 drought for the entire month of September.

D2 drought began in Eastern Marshall county on August 29th. It continued into the end of the month.

Public reports 9 inches of snow 2 N of Holt, MN.

Broadcast media relays a report of 11 inches of snow in Middle River, MN.

Gatzke RWIS reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours, with the lowest of those being -52F.

Gatzke RWIS station reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours, with the lowest being -45F.

Report of 4.7 inches at the Newfolden CoCoRaHS.

Several reports of tree branches down across the area.

Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.

Winds gusting from 15 to 30 mph, in combination to air temperatures from zero to minus 25F, resulted in prolonged periods of wind chills from minus 30F to minus 50F.

Blizzard conditions prevailed through the late morning and into much of the afternoon, with visibility down to 1/4 mile and winds frequently gusting over 35 mph.

Visibility well below 0.25 mile with winds sustained at or above 35 mph. Numerous highways were shut down in MN.

Up to 6 inches of snow fell across the region per social media and public reports.

Temperatures fell into the teens below zero across the area, with winds of 15 to 25 mph; wind chills were as low as 40 below zero.

Temperatures fell as low as 20 below zero, with winds ranging from 10 to 20 mph.

Wind chill values fell into the range of 30 below zero to 50 below zero across much of the area.

Overnight low temperatures dropped from minus 15 to minus 25 F, with winds of 10 to 20 mph producing wind chills from minus 35 to minus 55 F.

Overnight low temperatures dropped from minus 15 to minus 25 F, with winds of 10 to 20 mph producing wind chills from minus 35 to minus 50 F.

Temperatures plummeted well below zero, ranging from minus 25 to minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind chills of from minus 35 to minus 50F, throughout the overnight hours of the 5th through the morning of the 6th, and again from the late afternoon of the 6th through the morning…

Wind chill values fell as low as -46 degrees during the evening and into the overnight hours as reported by NDAWN Mesonet.

Wind chills fell to -46 degrees at nearby NDAWN Mesonet sites.

From 6 to 11 inches of snowfall occurred across the county, mainly through the late evening and early morning hours.

Much of the county received from 6 to 12 inches of snow, from the late morning through early afternoon of the 5th.

At least 6 inches of snow was reported by observers near Holt, in west central Marshall County.

Temperatures fell into the upper 20s to low 30s on the morning of May 28th. The USCRN station near Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge /AGGM5/ measured 24F, while the nearby RAWS station /AGRM5/ measured 25F.

Cooperative Observer, AWOS, and Mesonet sensors reported morning low wind chill temperatures of from minus 40F to minus 50F, each day. Air temperatures of minus 40F or colder were recorded.

Cooperative Observer, AWOS, and Mesonet sensors reported morning low wind chill temperatures of from minus 35F to minus 48F, each day.

Widespread low temperatures from 22 to 32 degrees.