Blizzard, West Polk
- When
- November 19, 9:03 AM CST to 12:37 PM CST
- Where
- West Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Minnesota, November 19, 2000
An Alberta clipper dropped quickly across the area, depositing around an inch of new snow. Wind speeds increased behind the low, causing visibilities to dip below a quarter mile due to blowing snow, especially in open country right along the Red River Valley.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.
An Alberta clipper dropped quickly across the area, depositing around an inch of new snow. Wind speeds increased behind the low, causing visibilities to dip below a quarter mile due to blowing snow, especially in open country right along the Red River Valley.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Clay
- When
- November 19, 9:03 AM CST to 12:37 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Wilkin
- When
- November 19, 9:03 AM CST to 12:37 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Norman
- When
- November 19, 9:03 AM CST to 12:37 PM CST
- Where
- Norman forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, November 19 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, November 19, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 19 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 19 to 20, 2000
- Blizzard in North Dakota, November 19, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 19 to 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, November 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5160654, 5160655, 5160656, 5160657.