South Clearwater storm history

Measurement of 8.5 inches of snow 4 miles NNW of Lake Itasca at the CoCoRaHS station MN-CL-4 representing the storm total.

SW 2 miles Zerkel 6.5 inches of snow.

D2 drought conditions persisted all month.

Mesonet station GW5878 BAGLEY reported a wind chill of minus 43.

D2 drought persisted all month.

Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature colder than -40F on the morning of the 20th across the area based on surrounding locations.

Southern Beltrami county was in D2 drought for the entire month of January in 2025.

Southeastern Clearwater county was in D2 drought for the entire month of December in 2024.

Southern Clearwater County was in D2 Drought through the entire month of November.

Southern Clearwater county experienced drought for 3 weeks in October. Ongoing at the end of the month.

D2 drought indicated in Southern Clearwater from October 1st through the 17th, 2023.

Southern Clearwater county was in D2 drought from September 5th through the end of the month.

Public reports 6 inches of snow in Bagley.

Storm total snow of 12 inches in Shevlin.

At 735 am, Public reports 9.5 inches of storm total snow at 3 SE Lake Itasca.

Based on surrounding observations, can interpolate -40F wind chills in Clearwater county during the morning hours of January 30th.

Public reports 8.5 inches of snow 2 NE Lake Itasca. Relayed via social media.

Received a public report of from 6 to 9 inches of snow.

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.

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.

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 -50 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.

Temperatures fell into the upper 20s to low 30s on the morning of May 28th. The COOP station at Itasca State Park measured 27F, and other nearby personal weather stations measured as low as 29F.

Cooperative Observer, AWOS, and Mesonet sensors reported morning low wind chill temperatures of from minus 35F to minus 45F, 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 45F, each day.

From 1 to 4 inches of fresh snow and winds gusting from 45 to 55 mph combined to produce widespread blizzard conditions.