Cold/Wind Chill, Big Stone
- When
- April 3, 12:00 AM CST to April 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Big Stone forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.426, -96.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Minnesota, April 3 to 9, 2007
Arctic air moved into west central Minnesota and remained for nearly a week. High temperatures from April 3rd to April 9th were mostly in the 20s to around 30 degrees with lows in the single digits and teens.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 ABR wrote it up.
Arctic air moved into west central Minnesota and remained for nearly a week. High temperatures from April 3rd to April 9th were mostly in the 20s to around 30 degrees with lows in the single digits and teens. The high temperatures were from 20 to 30 degrees below normal and lows were from 10 to 25 degrees below normal. Some record lows and many record low maximum temperatures were set throughout the period. The early spring cold had an affect on the residents, especially the farmers and ranchers, of west central Minnesota. Also, many robins died from the cold and lack of food.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 2, 11:31 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 11:31 PM CST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1231 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007
.UPDATE...
SENDING OUT AN UPDATE TO ADD POTTER COUNTY TO WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY THROUGH 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ WITH THE RADAR RETURNS IN
SNOW PICKING UP OUT THERE PRESENTLY. ALSO...ADDED FAULK COUNTY
EAST TO DUEL COUNTY THROUGH 1 PM CDT WITH LATEST SHORT RANGE MODEL
GUIDANCE INDICATING FORCING/LIFT AND THERMAL STRUCTURE SUPPORTIVE
OF A QUICK BURST OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN APPX 6 HOURS THIS
MORNING ACROSS THOSE COUNTIES AS WELL. HAVE SOME CONVECTION /CG
LIGHTNING STRIKES/ OVER HYDE/HAND COUNTIES PRESENTLY AS WELL...SO
HAVE REDEFINED RAIN/SNOW LINE...WITH CONVECTIVE MENTION IN RAIN
AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS UNTIL LOW LEVEL CAA SHIFTS THAT LINE
SOUTH OF THIS CWFA. UPDATED WORDS/GRIDS OUT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOME MODEL DIFFERENCE. WENT WITH GFS. FOCUS OF THE SHORT TERM IS
ON APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS LOOKS LIKE A VERY POTENT
BUT FAST MOVING SYSTEM. WSR-88D CURRENTLY SHOWING FIRST ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION MOVING THROUGH EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. RADAR IS ALSO
FILLING IN BEHIND FIRST WAVE. PRECIPITATION HAS QUICKLY TURNED TO
SNOW IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH ACCUMULATIONS ALREADY NOTED JUST WEST
OF THIS AREA AND SOME IN WEST PART OF AREA. BUF-KIT SOUNDINGS AND
CROSS SECTIONS SHOW VERY STRONG LIFT WITH THIS SYSTEM. STRONG
LIFT IS ALSO NOTED THROUGH SATURATED DENDRITIC LAYER. AREAS IN
SOUTH PART OF THE AREA WILL TURN TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AFTER MAIN
EVENT MOVES THROUGH. HAVE ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL END UP IN THE 3
TO 5 INCH RANGE. EXPECT SNOW WILL HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY ACCUMULATING
FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST IS GROUND IS WARM TO A FAIRLY DEEP
LEVEL. THERE IS ALSO A FAIR AMOUNT OF STANDING WATER FROM LAST
SYSTEM THIS WILL ALSO HINDER ACCUMULATIONS. WIND WILL INCREASE
ESPECIALLY AS THE COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND MAIN PUSH.
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS LARGELY DOMINATED BY A WESTERN CONUS RIDGE
AND EASTERN CONUS TROUGH...PUTTING THE CWA IN NW FLOW ALOFT. AT
THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERS ITSELF OVER SOUTHERN CANADA
WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING SOUTH THROUGH THE DAKOTAS. ALL
MODELS BASICALLY AGREE WITH THIS SCENARIO PRETTY MUCH THROUGH THE
ENTIRE EXTENDED PERIOD. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE A RATHER COOL PERIOD
WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPS. 850 MB TEMPS REMAIN FROM ABOUT -5 TO -10
DEGREES C...COOLING TO CLOSER TO -15 C ACROSS THE EASTERN CWA BY
THE WEEKEND. THERE ARE A FEW WEAK WAVES THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE
AREA IN NW FLOW...WITH THE MOST IMPRESSIVE ONE ON THURSDAY. KEPT
THE LOW POPS GOING ACROSS CENTRAL SD. LOOKS TO BE TOO DRY OVER THE
EAST STILL SO FORECAST REMAINS DRY IN THIS AREA. LITTLE CHANGES
MADE TO TEMPS AS HIGHS IN THE 30S AND 40S WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS
TO LOW 20S STILL LOOK GOOD.
&&
.AVIATION...
BKN-OVC IFR TO MVFR CIGS WILL REMAIN OVER THE CWA THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL CWA THROUGH AROUND 06Z...WITH THE RAIN TURNING TO SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TRACKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. VSBYS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN AOA 3SM...THOUGH
THERE COULD BE SOME LOWER VSBYS IN THE SCATTERED AREAS OF HEAVIER
SNOW TOWARD SUNRISE. THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY
MORNING.
&&
.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
FOR CAMPBELL-CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-WALWORTH.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR BROWN-
CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-EDMUNDS-FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-
MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-ROBERTS-SPINK.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR BIG
STONE-TRAVERSE.
&&
UPDATE...DORN
SHORT TERM...KEEFE
LONG TERM...TARVER
AVIATION...PARKINHazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 11:39 PM CST, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1239 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 SDZ003-004-009-015-016-040545- CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER- 1239 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 /1139 PM MDT MON APR 2 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL FALL OVER NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-040545- TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- 1239 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT MUCH OF THE ADVISORY HAS CHANGED OVER TO SNOW...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT...REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. SDZ033>037-045-048-051-040545- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- 1239 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007 /1139 PM MDT MON APR 2 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...AND EVEN A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE THE ATMOSPHERE COOLS OFF ENOUGH TO TRANSITION PRECIPITATION TYPE OVER TO SNOW. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. DORN
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The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Traverse
- When
- April 3, 12:00 AM CST to April 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Traverse forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.772, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 3, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 2007
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 3 to 4, 2007
- Rip Current in Florida, April 3, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 3 to 4, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 3, 2007
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 3, 2007
- Frost and Freeze in Nebraska, April 3 to 8, 2007
- Hail in Georgia, April 3, 2007
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 3, 2007
- Frost and Freeze in Kansas, April 3 to 8, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 3 to 4, 2007
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, April 2007
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: 28667, 28668.