Western Walsh storm history

Visibility reductions under a quarter mile started just after 4 am and persisted through around 4 pm.

Based on reports and matching NOHRSC analysis, we can extrapolate that 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across the majority of western Walsh County, ND.

Mesonet station 320023 Adams ND NDAWN reported a wind chill of minus 41.

Mesonet station reported a wind chill off minus 52.

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 Adams NDAWN sensor.

RWIS in Edinburg reports 62 mph peak gust.

NDAWN 5 N of Adams reports 60 mph at 10 meters.

NDAWN site Adams 5 N reports sustained winds 40 to 45 mph.

ND DOT station reports peak gust of 55 mph.

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

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

Lankin 6 E CO-OP Observer reports 6 inches of storm total snow.

D2 Drought persisted in all of Walsh county for the month of February.

Edinburg NDDOT station reports a minimum wind chill of -44F.

NDAWN station in Adams reports wind chill of -40F.

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

CO-OP Observer in Lankin reports 0.3 inches of ice. Very slippery and icy. Storm total ice.

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

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

Broadcast media relays report from 8 N Park River of an estimated 8 - 10 inches of heavy snow.

COOP Observer LNKN8 reports 18 inches of snowfall in Lankin. Storm total snow.

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

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

CO-OP Observer 6 E Lankin reports 10 inches. Storm total snow.

Spotter 4 N Park River reports 10.5 inches. Storm Total snow.

Lankin CO-OP Observer reports 17 inches of storm total snow.

Storm total snow of 14 inches 6 E Lankin.

NDAWN Station in Adams reports wind chills lower than -40 from 2/22 9P through 2/23 11A with the lowest being -43 degrees.

Adams 5N NDAWN reports -40F wind chill or lower, lowest reported being -45F.

Adams 5N NDAWN reports wind chills of -40F or lower, with the lowest being -51F.

NDAWN site Adams 5N reports wind chills of -40 to -45.

NDAWN station Adams 5N reports an average wind chill of -55 at 9 AM on December 20th, 2022. Averages throughout the day ranged from -41 to -55.

The CoOp observer 6 miles east of Lankin, ND reported a storm total snowfall of 19 inches. This covers the time from Tuesday morning through Friday morning.

CO-OP station LNKN8 in Lankin, ND reports 10 inches of snow.

Sustained winds at 40 to 45 mph with gusts of 55 to 65 mph were reported by various airport, NDAWN, and DOT RWIS stations.

Widespread public reports of 6 to 8 inches of snow were received.

Snow accumulations were measured at various points around the Devils Lake Basin, with amounts ranging from 5 to 12 inches. Blowing and drifting snow impacted travel, with visibility of 1/4 mile or less.

A 54 mph wind gust was recorded at the Grafton Airport.

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, driven primarily by light snow and blowing snow, prevailed through the morning. Peak winds reached 45 mph.

Blizzard conditions observed for more than 3 hours through the morning and afternoon of the 18th.

Blizzard conditions were observed for more than 3 hours at KGAF. Conditions persisted well after the time frame mentioned. I-29 had to be closed from Grafton to the International border.

Received public, Coop, and spotter reports of 4 to 6 inches of snow across the area.

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 across the area.

Wind chill values fell into the range of 30 below zero to 50 below zero across much of the area.

Visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile in snow and blowing snow. Winds gusted from 35 to 55 mph as reported at local airports and mesonet stations. Conditions beagn in the early morning and continued through mid-afternoon.

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 conditions, with visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile. Abundant fresh and blowable snow led to intermittent whiteout conditions over much of the open countryside.