West Marshall storm history

Locations in the western portion of Marshall County experienced Blizzard conditions through much of the afternoon and evening, including 1/4 mile visibility and wind gusts up to 37 mph.

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.

Measurement of 7.5 inches of snow in Warren, MN. Relayed via broadcast media.

Mesonet station MN138 Warren Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Mesonet station DVI04910 Stephen MN 6 NNW measured a -49 wind chill.

Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature as cold as -52F on the morning of the 20th at the Warren MN DOT sensor.

MN DOT sensor near Warren MN measured 58mph gust.

Snow Squall.

Warren, MN DOT sensor reported a peak wind gust of 60 MPH.

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

Blizzard conditions of 1/4SM visibility or less and wind gusts of 35 MPH or more began around 3AM and persisted until around 5PM at the Donaldson and Warren DOT sites. Peak winds were 45 MPH and 49 MPH.

Mesonet site reports 3 hours of 1/4SM visibility or less around Warren. Still ongoing at time of criteria.

DOT sensor near Warren, MN measured winds gusting in excess of 40mph and up to visibility of a quarter mile or less.

Public reports snow/ice damage, with trees snapping due to snow load in Stephen.

Public reports 8 inches of storm total snow in Argyle.

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

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

Broadcast Media relays report of 12 inches of snow in Strandquist.

Public reports 12.5 inches of snow in Warren.

Visibility of 1/4 SM or less starting at 10:30 am with peak wind of 35 mph.

Delayed Report. NDAWN Station in Stephen 1NE reports wind chills lower than -40 from 2/22 2A through 2/22 11A with the lowest being -47 degrees.

Stephen 1NE NDAWN reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours, with the lowest of those being -46F.

Personal Weather Station at Stephen 7NNE reports wind chills at -40.

Estimated 7.5 inches of snow near Alvarado. Relayed via facebook.

Report of 4.0 inches in Warren, MN. Storm Total Snowfall.

Strong sustained winds of 40 to 45 mph, with gusts from 55 to 65 mph were reported by Airport, NDAWN, and DOT RWIS stations in Northwest MN.

Wind gusts up to 71 mph were reported in the nearby 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 were observed through the morning hours, with visibility as low as 1/4 mile and a peak wind of 44 mph.

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.

Visibility was reduced to 1/4 mile or less through much of the day, with winds gusting frequently at 35 to 50 mph, as reported by various airport and mesonet sensors.

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.

Winds gusting from 40 to 58 mph produced widespread ground blizzard condition over open country. Fresh and very blowable snow helped to sustain visibilities below 1/4 mile for several hours, with whiteout conditions at times.

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…

Winds gusted at 35 to 52 mph, with visibilities at or below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow for several hours. From 2 to 4 inches of new snow occurred along with existing blowable snowpack.

Wind chill values fell as low as -47 degrees during the evening and into the overnight hours as reported by NDAWN Mesonet.

Wind chills fell to -41 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.

As heavy snow began to taper off, winds began gusting from 40 to 55 mph, with visibility frequently below 1/4 mile from late evening into the overnight hours.

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 NDAWN station near Alvarado and Warren measured 32F and 31F, respectively, while nearby personal weather stations measured as low as 29F.

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.