Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, May 26, 2011

Name: Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, May 26, 2011
Start: 2011-05-26T02:00
End: 2011-05-26T06:33
Location: Minnesota

May 26, 2011 · NWS FGF · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

A very cool and dry air mass settled over northern North Dakota and northern Minnesota on the morning of the 26th. Several observation sites dipped into the upper 20s.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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.

A very cool and dry air mass settled over northern North Dakota and northern Minnesota on the morning of the 26th. Several observation sites dipped into the upper 20s.

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 26, 1:36 AM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 1:36 AM CST, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 3:06 AM CST, 22 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
406 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-038-039-049-052-053-
260915-
NORMAN-CLAY-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
406 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW RIVER POINTS ALONG THE RED RIVER REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD
STAGE.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS TO THE REGION FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DURING THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-260915-
WEST POLK-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-
EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-
NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
406 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW RIVER POINTS ALONG THE RED RIVER REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD STAGE
ALTHOUGH LEVELS ARE CONTINUING TO SLOWLY FALL.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SOME PATCHY FROST
IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS TO THE REGION FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DURING THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

VOELKER

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

12 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.

Frost/Freeze, Kittson

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: Kittson forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.777, -96.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Roseau

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: Roseau forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Lake of the Woods

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: Lake of the Woods forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.771, -94.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, West Marshall

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: West Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, East Marshall

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: East Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, West Polk

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: West Polk forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Pennington

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: Pennington forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Red Lake

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: Red Lake forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.872, -96.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, East Polk

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: East Polk forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, North Beltrami

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: North Beltrami forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, North Clearwater

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: North Clearwater forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, South Beltrami

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST to 6:33 AM CST
Where: South Beltrami forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Frost/Freeze: Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, May 2011

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 298635, 298636, 298637, 298638, 298639, 298640, 298641, 298642, 298643, 298644, 298645, 298646.