National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

A band of snow moved through the region on Sunday, extending from a portion of northeast North Dakota into west central Minnesota.  The snow moved into the Langdon area during the pre-dawn hours Sunday morning, and continued to move southeast through the day.  The snow was mixed with rain for a period of time near Grafton and Grand Forks which accounted for lower snowfall totals in these areas.  The snow became heavier to the south/southeast and snowfall quickly accumulated. In general, one to three inches of snow fell within the snow band. The snowfall combined with strong winds to create significantly reduced visibilities and poor travel conditions during the late morning and early afternoon hours across portions of west central Minnesota.  See snowfall map and Public Information Statement below and for amounts that areas observed.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1115 AM MON OCT 27 2008

...3-DAY SNOWFALL ROUND-UP...

THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 DAYS
AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.

  3-DAY SNOW TOTALS FOR MONDAY (10/27/08)
     AS OF 11:06 AM CDT

NORTH DAKOTA                                 3-DAY SNOW FALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(IN) REPORTS

  SARLES 5NE (CAVALIER).........................1.5     (1)
  LANGDON EXP FARM (CAVALIER)...................1.5     (1)
  ASOS @ FARGO AIRPORT (CASS)...................1.4     (1)
  EDMORE (RAMSEY)...............................0.5     (1)
  HANSBORO (TOWNER).............................0.2     (1)
  GRAND FORKS NWS (GRAND FORKS).................0.2     (2)
  ASOS @ GRAND FORKS AP (GRAND FORKS)...........0.1     (2)
  STARKWEATHER (RAMSEY).........................TRACE   (1)
  PEMBINA (PEMBINA).............................TRACE   (1)
  CAVALIER (PEMBINA)............................TRACE   (1)
  COOPERSTOWN (GRIGGS)..........................TRACE   (1)

MINNESOTA                                    3-DAY SNOW FALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(IN) REPORTS

  DALTON 3S (OTTER TAIL)........................3.3     (2)
  BRECKENRIDGE (WILKIN).........................3.0     (2)
  ROTHSAY (WILKIN)..............................2.5     (2)
  LONG LOST LAKE (CLEARWATER)...................2.5     (2)
  PELICAN RAPIDS (OTTER TAIL)...................2.3     (2)
  SABIN (CLAY)..................................2.1     (1)
  PHELPS MILL (OTTER TAIL)......................2.0     (1)
  RED LAKE FALLS (RED LAKE).....................0.6     (2)
  SEBEKA (WADENA)...............................0.3     (2)
  NEW YORK MILLS (OTTER TAIL)...................0.1     (2)
  ITASCA U OF M (CLEARWATER)....................0.1     (1)
  WHEATON (TRAVERSE)............................TRACE   (1)
  WADENA (WADENA)...............................TRACE   (1)
  VIKING (MARSHALL).............................TRACE   (1)
  LANCASTER (KITTSON)...........................TRACE   (1)
  HALSTAD (NORMAN)..............................TRACE   (1)
  BEMIDJI (BELTRAMI)............................TRACE   (1)