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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | NORTH DAKOTA |
| County/Area | BOTTINEAU |
| WFO | BIS |
| Begin Date | 10/26/2010 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 10/27/2010 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An intense storm system which developed across northern Minnesota brought widespread high winds and periods of blizzard conditions to west and central North Dakota on Tuesday, October 26, and Wednesday, October 27, 2010. In the early morning hours of October 26th, an area of surface low pressure ejecting out of the central plains rapidly intensified across central and northern Minnesota. This was in response to a very strong jet streak moving through the central plains, creating an area of high mid level divergence over the upper Mississippi Valley region. The central pressure of the surface low continued to drop, with low pressure records being set across parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Over North Dakota on the back side of this low, a very strong pressure gradient developed as the surface low intensified, resulting in widespread high sustained winds of 40 to near 50 mph, and peak wind gusts to near 70 mph Tuesday into Wednesday. Wrap around precipitation developed underneath a strong TROWAL (TRough Of Warm Air aLoft) from the north to the south-southeast over the Dakotas, with precipitation changing from rain to snow as cold air was pulled into the system. When combined with the very high winds, widespread blizzard conditions developed across much of the state, with the worse conditions occurring Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Storm total snowfall amounts were highest across the Turtle Mountain area, where up to thirteen inches was reported. The southern James River Valley received the least amount of snow, with only an inch reported. Impacts from this episode varied across the state. The high winds and blizzard conditions resulted in scattered power outages in both rural and urban areas, downed trees, some school closures, multiple traffic accidents, and numerous travel advisories and alerts issued by the North Dakota Highway Patrol and Department of Transportation. |
| Event Narrative | Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph, and peak gusts in excess of 55 mph, combined with falling snow and snow on the ground to create widespread and prolonged blizzard conditions. Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from eight to thirteen inches, with the higher amounts occurring in Lake Metigoshe State Park. |
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 | |||||||
| SLOPE (ZONE) | SLOPE (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRANT (ZONE) | GRANT (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MORTON (ZONE) | MORTON (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STARK (ZONE) | STARK (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOLDEN VALLEY (ZONE) | GOLDEN VALLEY (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| EMMONS (ZONE) | EMMONS (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DUNN (ZONE) | DUNN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WELLS (ZONE) | WELLS (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LOGAN (ZONE) | LOGAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 35 kts. MS | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KIDDER (ZONE) | KIDDER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 40 kts. MS | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MCLEAN (ZONE) | MCLEAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OLIVER (ZONE) | OLIVER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MERCER (ZONE) | MERCER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 35 kts. MS | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LA MOURE (ZONE) | LA MOURE (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 59 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DICKEY (ZONE) | DICKEY (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BOWMAN (ZONE) | BOWMAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 36 kts. MS | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHERIDAN (ZONE) | SHERIDAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STUTSMAN (ZONE) | STUTSMAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 51 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MCINTOSH (ZONE) | MCINTOSH (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 54 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ADAMS (ZONE) | ADAMS (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 53 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FOSTER (ZONE) | FOSTER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 35 kts. MS | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SIOUX (ZONE) | SIOUX (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 61 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BILLINGS (ZONE) | BILLINGS (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 36 kts. MS | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HETTINGER (ZONE) | HETTINGER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BURLEIGH (ZONE) | BURLEIGH (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | High Wind | 53 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PIERCE (ZONE) | PIERCE (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROLETTE (ZONE) | ROLETTE (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCHENRY (ZONE) | MCHENRY (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MOUNTRAIL (ZONE) | MOUNTRAIL (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BURKE (ZONE) | BURKE (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIVIDE (ZONE) | DIVIDE (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCKENZIE (ZONE) | MCKENZIE (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WARD (ZONE) | WARD (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RENVILLE (ZONE) | RENVILLE (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BOTTINEAU (ZONE) | BOTTINEAU (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WILLIAMS (ZONE) | WILLIAMS (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SHERIDAN (ZONE) | SHERIDAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WELLS (ZONE) | WELLS (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MERCER (ZONE) | MERCER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCLEAN (ZONE) | MCLEAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FOSTER (ZONE) | FOSTER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DUNN (ZONE) | DUNN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STUTSMAN (ZONE) | STUTSMAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OLIVER (ZONE) | OLIVER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SIOUX (ZONE) | SIOUX (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EMMONS (ZONE) | EMMONS (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KIDDER (ZONE) | KIDDER (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BURLEIGH (ZONE) | BURLEIGH (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MORTON (ZONE) | MORTON (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCINTOSH (ZONE) | MCINTOSH (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LOGAN (ZONE) | LOGAN (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRANT (ZONE) | GRANT (ZONE) | ND | 10/26/2010 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
