![]() Fargo is now included in the 6" to 9" range. We have updated our snow total forecast (see below). The bulk of the snow accumulation with this storm will come this evening into the overnight hours. Roads will be icy and snow plugged for the Tuesday evening commute. The snow will become widespread by this evening. This has become a good day to stay home if possible. No travel is advised and many roads are officially closed. However, the wind in the Valley and across western Minnesota is less than blizzard force, so these areas remain under a Winter Storm Warning. Conditions within the Red River Valley are just about as bad. This corridor of blizzard-force wind covers much of the Dakotas. Today's heavy snow is combining with a north-northwest wind at 30-40 mph with gusts approaching 50 mph. Updated Thursday, December 15 at 2:15 p.m.: Most of North and South Dakota is now contained within a Blizzard Warning. Elsewhere, it's a Winter Storm Warning tonight with light snow, blowing and drifting, and extremely icy and treacherous roads.Ĭonditions will gradually improve tonight through tomorrow, but the improvement will be very gradual. Wind will continue to blow at blizzard force or near it west of the Valley, so the blizzard Warning continues there. Look for another two to four inches tonight and Friday west of the Red River Valley, and another one to two inches in the Valley and across western Minnesota. Enderlin got 10 inches today for a total of 25 inches.ĭrier air is again entering our portion of the storm so snow accumulations will slow down. Valley City reported 7 inches today on top of 13 inches for a total of 20 inches. Grand Forks National Weather Service measured 5.8" today for a storm total of 16". Here at WDAY in Fargo, today's snowfall amounted to 6 inches inches with the total storm accumulation at 13 inches. Between melting and drifting, this is a tough one to measure. Updated Thursday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m.: A few snow reports are starting to come in. Temperatures are beginning to fall and will fall slowly but continuously into the weekend as Arctic air gradually moves in. Light snow will continue to fall from time to time through Friday and the wind will still cause areas of blowing and drifting. Travel is still almost impossible across the Dakotas, with many roads closed. Updated Thursday, December 15 at 9:55 p.m.: Winter storm conditions are gradually improving across the region. Temperatures are on the downhill slide now until Sunday afternoon. The other punch, outside of the snow and wind, from this storm now is colder air. Still a bit on the breezy side for Saturday around 10 to 20 mph out of the northwest. Spare flurries are possible on Saturday, with little to no accumulation. The snow will get lighter as the day goes on.
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