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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | NORTH DAKOTA |
| County/Area | CAVALIER |
| WFO | FGF |
| Begin Date | 12/24/2009 10:51:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/26/2009 09:01:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | As the area of low pressure stagnated over Iowa, it deepened and brought stronger north to northeast winds to eastern North Dakota. The combination of snow and strong winds brought whiteout conditions to eastern North Dakota. One rarity of the blizzard was the relatively warm temperatures (20s) that held throughout the event. Conditions finally improved on the morning of the 26th, but it took a long time to dig out from all the snow. Interstates 29 and 94 were both closed for an extended period of time, with travel and all other activities essentially shut down. Many of the larger cities spent thousands of dollars on employee salaries, fuel, and maintenance costs for plowing snow. The 25.5 inch storm total snowfall measured at the Grand Forks National Weather Service office was one of its highest storm total amounts ever. |
| 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 | |||||||
| RICHLAND (ZONE) | RICHLAND (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TOWNER (ZONE) | TOWNER (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PEMBINA (ZONE) | PEMBINA (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CAVALIER (ZONE) | CAVALIER (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SARGENT (ZONE) | SARGENT (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WESTERN WALSH (ZONE) | WESTERN WALSH (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRAND FORKS (ZONE) | GRAND FORKS (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NELSON (ZONE) | NELSON (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EDDY (ZONE) | EDDY (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RAMSEY (ZONE) | RAMSEY (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EASTERN WALSH (ZONE) | EASTERN WALSH (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TRAILL (ZONE) | TRAILL (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STEELE (ZONE) | STEELE (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRIGGS (ZONE) | GRIGGS (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RANSOM (ZONE) | RANSOM (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CASS (ZONE) | CASS (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BARNES (ZONE) | BARNES (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BENSON (ZONE) | BENSON (ZONE) | ND | 12/24/2009 | 10:51 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
