Ramsey storm history

68 consecutive power poles were damaged by the high winds across the Devils Lake area. This amounted to about 8 miles of line. Some of the damaged poles ended up on the bottom of Devils Lake, as the lines cut across several bays.

Strong winds hit the city of Devils Lake, toppling power poles, trees, signs, and light signals. Debris from a roof struck and injured a pedestrian. The 96 knot wind gust was measured at the Law Enforcement Center. A 40x60 foot steel building was thrown 150 feet onto a passing ve…

Visibility reductions under a quarter mile started at 4:56 am and persisted through 11:56 am. Peak winds were 50mph.

Tree reported on house, time estimated from radar.

Report relayed via broadcast media.

Hail fell for 4 to 5 minutes with the ground becoming completely covered. The largest stones were larger than a quarter.

Report of 1 inch hail from spotter.

Report of golf ball sized hail from spotter.

Emergency manager relayed report of road washout at 54th Street NE near Channel A fishing pier. Between 5 and 6 inches of rainfall reported near site of washout. Time estimated via radar.

Damage to several outbuildings. A lean to roof was blown off. Several rafters of 40 by 60 outbuilding damaged in open doorway. Time estimated by radar.

Mesonet station HMDN8 Hampden ND 3 SE reported a wind chill of minus 40.

Mesonet station HMDN8 Hampden ND 3 SE reported a a wind chill of minus 55.

Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature as cold as -53F on the morning of the 20th at the Hampden RAWS sensor.

Snow fall total measured at 6 and 8.0 inches across the county.

Based on a measured 66 MPH gust at Devils Lake, combined with falling snow and webcam loops from Ramsey county showing 1/4 mile or less visibility, blizzard conditions did occur in the area on the 20th of November.

Devils Lake RWIS reports a peak gust of 75 mph.

RAWS station 3 SE Hampden reports 66 mph peak gust.

Storm chaser video shared via broadcast media confirms very brief ground circulation under a funnel not fully formed.

Saint Michael RWIS reports a high wind gust of 71 MPH.

Webster NDAWN gusts to 63 mph at 10 meters.

AWOS at Devils Lake Airport reports a 58 MPH gust.

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

D2 drought persisted through the month of March in Ramsey County.

D2 Drought persisted in the northeastern portion of Ramsey county for the month of February.

Crary NDDOT station reports a minimum wind chill of -49F.

Devils Lake AWOS reports a minimum wind chill of -49F.

NDDOT station in Saint Michael reports wind chill of -51F.

D2 Drought persisted in Ramsey county through the month of January.

The northern portion of Ramsey county remains majority in D2 drought as of the last outlook December 26th.

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

Public reports an estimated 11 inches in storm total snowfall 2 N of Devils Lake.

Public reports an estimated 12 inches in storm total snowfall in Starkweather. Report estimated due to drifting impacts.

Trained spotter reports quarter sized hail in downtown Devils Lake, ND.

D2 Drought persisted in Ramsey county from October 1st through the 31st.

Ramsey county experienced D2 drought for the entire month of September, with a period from September 1st through the 26th being in D3 drought in the northwestern portion.

Public reports quarter sized hail 3 W Garske.

Trained Spotter reported 7.0 inches of snow 6 NW Devils Lake. Storm total snow.

Public reported 7.5 inches of snow in downtown Devils Lake. Storm total snow.

Public reports 7 inches of snow in Devils Lake. Says the gusty winds make it a bit harder to measure.

Trained spotter reports blizzard conditions since sunrise, 6-8 inches of new snow, 4 foot drifts, and 42 MPH peak winds.

Public reports 6 to 7 inches of snow in the downtown area of Devils Lake and still snowing. Drifts around a foot deep in some locations.

Storm total snow of 8 inches in Devils Lake.