North Beltrami storm history

Turtle River 5 SSE reported 7.1 inches of snow.

Mesonet station MN018 Shooks MN DOT reported a wind chill of minus 43.

Mesonet reported a wind chill of negative 41 degrees.

Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature as cold as -49F on the morning of the 20th at Shooks MN DOT sensor.

For the month of April, Beltrami county was in D2 drought.

Based on observations in surrounding counties, it can be interpolated that heavy snow occurred somewhere in Northern Beltrami county during this event.

D2 drought persisted through the month of March in northern Beltrami County.

D2 Drought persisted in Beltrami county through the month of February.

D2 Drought was in Beltrami county for the entire month of January.

Emergency manager relayed report of ice was solid in Waskish much of Tuesday as trucks were getting stuck on the roadway due to no traction. Thickness unknown.

Beltrami county remains majority in D2 drought as of the last outlook December 26th.

D2 drought detected in Beltrami county from November 1st through the 30th.

D2 drought in Beltrami county from October 1st through October 31st.

Northern Beltrami county experienced D2 drought for the entire month of September.

D2 drought continued in Northern Beltrami county from July. It continued through the end of the month.

Drought Monitor went to D2 in Northern Beltrami county from July 18th through the end of the month.

Thorhult CO-OP reports 10 inches of snow over 2 days.

Storm total snow of 12 inches 3 NNE Redby.

Storm total snow of 12 inches in Blackduck.

Washkish Airport reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours.

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.

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

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.

Wind chill values fell as low as -51 degrees during the evening and into the overnight hours as reported by nearby NDAWN Mesonet.

From 6 to 10 inches of snowfall occurred across the county.

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

Most locations received a mix of from 0.10 to 0.20 inches of sleet or freezing rain, from 3 to 5 inches of snow, and winds sustained at 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

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

Light snow began falling during the overnight hours, with periods of heaviest snow in the early morning of the 12th. A Cooperative Observer near Waskish reported 7.0 inches of snow by 7 am CST, with some additional light snow occurring after.

Temperatures fell into the upper 20s to low 30s on the morning of May 28th. The COOP station 4NE Waskish measured 24F. And various other stations measured lows from 25F to 29F.

Temperatures fell into the upper 20s to low 30s on the morning of May 27th. The MNDOT RWIS sensor /MN053/ near Waskish measured 28F, the MNDOT RWIS station /MN018/ near Shooks measured 29F, and the Waskish Airport /KVWU/ measured 30F as did the COOP station at Waskish 4 NE.

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. The MNDOT RWIS sensor near Shooks reported a minimum air temperature of minus 45F on the m…

Cooperative Observer, AWOS, and Mesonet sensors reported morning low wind chill temperatures of from minus 40F to minus 54F, each day.

A winter storm produced from 1 to 4 inches of snow, winds gusting to 45 mph at times, and wind chills of -25F or colder.