Heavy Snow, Kittson
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Kittson forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 48.777, -96.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 27, 2019
An Alberta Clipper tracked from northern Alberta during the very early morning hours of January 27th to near Bismarck by the late afternoon. By the late evening of the 27th, it had shifted down into east central South Dakota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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 tracked from northern Alberta during the very early morning hours of January 27th to near Bismarck by the late afternoon. By the late evening of the 27th, it had shifted down into east central South Dakota. Typically, Alberta Clippers track toward the Great Lakes, so this further south track was a bit of an anomaly. The other odd thing with this Clipper track is that winds during the event were gusty from the southeast until the early morning hours of the 28th, when they turned northeast. With the typical Clipper track toward the Great Lakes, winds typically turn to the northwest and become gusty. Snowfall amounts ranged from one to nine inches, but there was a smaller area from Cavalier to Crookston to Park Rapids and Wadena where 6 to 9 inches of snow fell.
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 Jan 27, 11:44 AM CST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 11:44 AM CST, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 555 AM CST Sun Jan 27 2019 NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-038-049-052-054-281200- Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Barnes-Ransom- Sargent-Western Walsh County- 555 AM CST Sun Jan 27 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hazardous wind chills this morning in the 30 to 40 below zero range. Wind chills will improve somewhat later today, but snow will be moving into the area. Snow and southeasterly winds will increase through the afternoon hours, with 4 to 7 inches piling up and reduced visibility with some blowing snow. The true blowing snow threat will come tonight as winds shift to the north with visibilities down to a quarter of a mile or less. A blizzard warning is in effect from 6 PM tonight to 6 AM Monday. Wind chills will again drop below 25 below zero after midnight tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Dangerous wind chills expected this week. The coldest weather since late January of 2004 will move in behind this weekend's system. Wind chills beginning late Monday night and continuing at times through Friday morning will be in the 30 to 60 below zero range. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated but snowfall reports are appreciated. MNZ001>004-007-013>015-022-027>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039- 053-281200- West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-West Marshall-Pennington-Red Lake- East Polk-Mahnomen-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail- East Otter Tail-Grant-Pembina-Eastern Walsh County-Grand Forks- Steele-Traill-Cass-Richland- 555 AM CST Sun Jan 27 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hazardous wind chills this morning in the 30 to 40 below zero range. Wind chills will improve somewhat later today, but snow will be moving into the area. Snow and southeasterly winds will increase through the afternoon hours, with 4 to 7 inches piling up and reduced visibility with some blowing snow. A winter storm warning is in effect from noon today to 6 AM Monday. Wind chills will again drop below 25 below zero after midnight tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Dangerous wind chills expected this week. The coldest weather since late January of 2004 will move in behind this weekend's system. Wind chills beginning late Monday night and continuing at times through Friday morning will be in the 30 to 60 below zero range. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated but snowfall reports are appreciated. MNZ005-008-016-017-023-024-032-281200- Roseau-East Marshall-North Clearwater-South Beltrami- South Clearwater-Hubbard-Wadena- 555 AM CST Sun Jan 27 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hazardous wind chills this morning in the 30 to 45 below zero range. Wind chills will improve somewhat later today, but snow will be moving into the area. Snow will move in by afternoon with 1 to 4 inches of accumulation and patchy blowing snow in open areas. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 3 PM today to 6 AM Monday. Wind chills will again drop below 25 below zero after midnight tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Dangerous wind chills expected this week. The coldest weather since late January of 2004 will move in behind this weekend's system. Wind chills beginning late Monday night and continuing at times through Friday morning will be in the 30 to 60 below zero range. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated but snowfall reports are appreciated. MNZ006-009-281200- Lake Of The Woods-North Beltrami- 555 AM CST Sun Jan 27 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Dangerous wind chills in the 25 to 50 below zero range will persist this morning. Some snow will move in by late afternoon but amounts will remain in the 1-2 inch range. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Dangerous wind chills expected this week. The coldest weather since late January of 2004 will move in behind this weekend's system. Wind chills beginning late Monday night and continuing at times through Friday morning will be in the 30 to 60 below zero range. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Marshall
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- West Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Polk
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- West Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pennington
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pennington forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Red Lake
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Red Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.872, -96.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, East Polk
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- East Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Norman
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Norman forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Mahnomen
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Mahnomen forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.325, -95.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clay
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, East Becker
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- East Becker forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Becker
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- West Becker forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wilkin
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, West Otter Tail
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- West Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, East Otter Tail
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- East Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grant
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.934, -96.012 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 27 to 28, 2019
- Dense Fog in California, January 27, 2019
- High Wind in North Dakota, January 27 to 28, 2019
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 27, 2019
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 27 to 28, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 27 to 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, January 27, 2019
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 27 to 28, 2019
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 27 to 28, 2019
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 27 to 28, 2019
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 27 to 28, 2019
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 27 to 28, 2019
More
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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: 799613, 799614, 799615, 799616, 799617, 799618, 799619, 799620, 799621, 799622, 799623, 799624, 799625, 799626, 799627.