West Otter Tail storm history

ASOS at Fergus Falls Municipal airport recorded blizzard conditions, including 1/4 mile visibility and frequent wind gusts of 35-45 mph.

Several NDAWN and Mesonet sites reported wind gusts from 60 to 62 mph during the early afternoon.

Snowfall amounts of 6 to 7 inches were reported from several observers around Fergus Falls.

Foxhome 4E 10m gust ndawn mesonet.

Extensive tree damage with numerous trees snapped due to strong winds.

Foxhome 4E 10m gust at ndawn mesonet.

Pelican Rapids 7.5 inches of snow.

Visibility 1/4 mile or less for 3.5 hours this morning. Surrounding area had similar conditions.

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AWOS station KFFM Fergus Falls AP MN reported a wind chill of minus 45.

AWOS station KFFM Fergus Falls airport Minnesota measured a -52 wind chill.

Mesonet reported a wind chill of negative 44 degrees 4 miles west of Fergus Falls.

Public report of 6.5 inches north of Ashby.

Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature as cold as -50F on the morning of the 20th at the Fergus Falls airport.

Snow Squall. RWIS sensor went from 20G31 2SM -SN at 1700Z to 27G44 1/10SM -SN at 1710Z along with a 4 degree T/Td drop in that time with corresponding radar signature from supplementary radar.

Western Otter Tail county was in D2 Drought for the first half of November.

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

Public reports 10 inches of storm total snow in Battle Lake.

Public reports 10 inches of storm total snow in Underwood.

CoCoRaHS station in Battle Lake reports 6.0 inches of snow.

Public reports 8 inches of snow east of Pelican Rapids.

CoCoRaHS station in Fergus Falls reports 10 inches of snow.

Broadcast Media report of 6.0 inches in Pelican Rapids.

Storm total snow of 6 inches in Fergus Falls.

CoCoRaHS station 0.5 E Fergus Falls reports 6 inches of storm total snow at 7 AM on the 1st.

Fergus Falls AWOS reports visibilities below a half mile, and frequent gusts over 35 MPH in the overnight hours of the 14th into the 15th.

Fergus Falls RWIS reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours, with the lowest of those being -41F.

Fergus Falls webcam shows 1/4 SM visibility or less. In addition, the RWIS reported 35 MPH or greater frequent wind gusts.

Fergus Falls RWIS reports 49 mph wind gust at 11 AM.

CoCoRaHS station 5 ESE Elizabeth reports 12.1 inches of snow. Storm total.

Public reports 0.25 inches of freezing rain in Vergas. Relayed via social media, storm total.

A 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Fergus Falls Airport.

From 6 to 10 inches of snow was reported across most of the county, along with periods of significantly reduced visibilities in snow and blowing snow as winds frequently gusted to 35 mph. Bitter cold wind chills of from minus 30F to minus 50F through the morning hours of the 21st…

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.

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 across the area fell into the range of 20 below zero to 40 below zero.

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…

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 -42 degrees during the evening and into the overnight hours as reported by NDAWN Mesonet.

Wind chills fell to -39 degrees at nearby NDAWN Mesonet sites.

Airport, mesonet, and spotter reports confirm that visibilities were frequently less than 1/4 mile across the county from late forenoon through the afternoon. Winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph for much of the period.

From 6 to 11 inches of snowfall occurred across the county, mainly through the evening and overnight 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 5 to 10 inches of snow, from the late morning through early afternoon of the 5th.

A tree was blown down onto a cabin near Blanche Lake. Times estimated based on nearby wind sensors. Winds were sustained at 35 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph.

Temperatures fell into the upper 20s to low 30s on the morning of May 28th. The NDAWN station 4 W Wadena measured 27F, and other nearby personal weather stations measured from 27F to 31F.

Temperatures fell into the upper 20s to low 30s on the morning of May 28th. Various personal weather stations in central portions of the county measured from 28F to 31F.