Blizzard conditions impacted the northern and central portions of the Red River Valley from the afternoon of January 26, through the overnight, then into January 27th.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.
Blizzard conditions impacted the northern and central portions of the Red River Valley from the afternoon of January 26, through the overnight, then into January 27th.
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, 2:40 AM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 220 PM CST Thu Jan 26 2023 MNZ003-005-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006-007-014-015-024- 026-028-029-038-039-049-052>054-272030- Clay-Roseau-East Marshall-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-Mahnomen- West Becker-Wilkin-West Otter Tail-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-Benson- Ramsey-Eddy-Nelson-Griggs-Steele-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent- Richland-Western Walsh- 220 PM CST Thu Jan 26 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A band of snow will move through this afternoon and evening giving 1 to 2 inches. Cold front dropping south after midnight will bring strong north to northwest winds and the potential for widespread blowing snow. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Snow and blowing snow impacts Friday will linger into late morning Friday. Then Friday night and thru next week cold. Wind Chills in the minus 20s and minus 30s thru the period and occasionally as low as 45 below. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of snow, ice, visibility, and poor road conditions will be appreciated. MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ008-016-027-030-272030- West Polk-Norman-Kittson-West Marshall-Pembina-Eastern Walsh- Grand Forks-Traill- 220 PM CST Thu Jan 26 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A band of snow will move through this afternoon and evening giving a quick 1 to 2 inches. Visibilities in this band can be as low as a quarter mile. Overnight a cold front dropping south will bring strong north to northwest winds with gusts to 50mph and widespread blowing snow causing blizzard conditions. The worst of these conditions is expected in the 3am to 9am time frame along with reduced visibility possibly lingering into the noon hour. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Blowing snow impacts Friday morning, especially prior to 9 am. Then Friday night and thru next week cold. Wind Chills in the minus 20s and minus 30s thru the period and occasionally as low as 45 below. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of snow, ice, visibility, and poor road conditions will be appreciated. MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-272030- Lake Of The Woods-North Beltrami-North Clearwater-South Beltrami- South Clearwater-Hubbard-East Becker-East Otter Tail-Wadena- 220 PM CST Thu Jan 26 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight 1 to 2 inches of snow is expected tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Cold temperatures on tap Friday night and through next week with wind chills in the minus 20s and minus 30s. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of snow, ice, visibility, and poor road conditions will be appreciated.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Area ASOS, and NDAWN stations report numerous wind gusts to 40 mph and visibility reductions to 1/2 mile.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Dakota in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, January 2023
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: 1079573.