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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | NORTH DAKOTA |
| County/Area | Cavalier |
| WFO | FGF |
| Begin Date | 12/13/2008 04:03:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/15/2008 00:04:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | A potent surface low pressure system moved out of Colorado late Saturday (13th) and tracked northeast to the Minneapolis area by noon on Sunday (14th). This created a strong temperature gradient across the northern plains, with Devils Lake (ND) at 15 below zero and the Minneapolis (MN) area around 30 above by noon Sunday. As the system intensified over eastern Minnesota, northwest winds began to gust to around 50 mph with wind chills colder than 40 below zero. Quite a bit of snow also accompanied the wind, which created whiteout conditions for an extended period of time. A blizzard this bad had not been seen since the winter of 1996/97, so the impact on the area was tremendous. Stores closed for portions of the weekend during the busy holiday shopping season. Interstate 29 was closed in the state of North Dakota and Interstate 94 was closed from Jamestown (ND) to Alexandria (MN). No travel was advised across the area and commercial flights were cancelled into Fargo and Grand Forks. Church services, schools, and many other activities were cancelled or delayed. The town of Buffalo, ND, lost power for around 8 hours. There were other minor power outages across the area as well. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| WESTERN WALSH (ZONE) | WESTERN WALSH (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RICHLAND (ZONE) | RICHLAND (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RAMSEY (ZONE) | RAMSEY (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRIGGS (ZONE) | GRIGGS (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NELSON (ZONE) | NELSON (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EASTERN WALSH (ZONE) | EASTERN WALSH (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STEELE (ZONE) | STEELE (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BARNES (ZONE) | BARNES (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EDDY (ZONE) | EDDY (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BENSON (ZONE) | BENSON (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRAND FORKS (ZONE) | GRAND FORKS (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CAVALIER (ZONE) | CAVALIER (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TOWNER (ZONE) | TOWNER (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TRAILL (ZONE) | TRAILL (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CASS (ZONE) | CASS (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SARGENT (ZONE) | SARGENT (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RANSOM (ZONE) | RANSOM (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PEMBINA (ZONE) | PEMBINA (ZONE) | ND | 12/13/2008 | 04:03 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
