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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | Traverse |
| WFO | ABR |
| Begin Date | 12/20/2008 00:15:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/20/2008 13:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | An area of low pressure moving across the Northern Plains brought snowfall, strong north winds, and bitter cold temperatures to west central Minnesota. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 8 inches occurred across the area. Northwest winds of 25 to 40 mph caused blizzard conditions and difficult, if not impossible, travel conditions. Some of the heavier snowfall amounts included: 5 inches at Wheaton and Ortonville; 6 inches at Artichoke Lake; 7 inches at Browns Valley and 8 inches at Tintah. |
| 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 | |||||||
| TRAVERSE (ZONE) | TRAVERSE (ZONE) | MN | 12/20/2008 | 00:15 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BIG STONE (ZONE) | BIG STONE (ZONE) | MN | 12/20/2008 | 01:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
