SNOW
Long Snow Season
Our just completed snow season was one of the longest on record. The first measurable snow fell on October 4 in Fargo Moorhead and the last measurable snow locally occurred on April 24 for a total of ...
Posted on 5/22/13 at 8:59 AM
2013 spring snow goose update April 23
from Sand Lake NWR: This information is current as of noon, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Not too much has changed in the overall progress of the migration since the last report. Some flocks of snow geese ...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 1:29 PM
Set Apart for Ministry: Leviticus 8-10
Ten years ago, during a Minnesota spring that had much less snow than we have this year, my pastor huz went through an ordination council. New pastors need to be tried and tested on their theology in ...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 6:43 AM
Winter continues. . .
Snow, snow, and more snow. It's pretty discouraging, isn't it? I was looking back at my blog entries from a year ago, and my April 16th post described going to a Garden Day in Grand Forks, working in...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 7:58 AM
Forecasts tougher due to mystery beneath snow 
Measuring how much melt sinks into soil an inexact scienceFARGO – The science of measuring how much of a spring snowmelt has sunk into soil – a crucial part of flood predictions – is far from perfect, and it’s one of the reasons forecasting the Red River’s rise has been difficult this year.
By Erik Burgess , April 25, 2013
Storm could drop foot of snow on area 
Near-blizzard conditions expected in valley through early MondayThe National Weather Service in Grand Forks issued a winter storm warning that included the entire state of North Dakota and parts of western Minnesota about 6:30 a.m. Saturday. The storm is set to last until Monday morning.
By Kirsten Stromsodt , April 13, 2013
Spring setback: As region walloped, another storm could hit this weekend 
By Forum and wire reports , April 11, 2013
Xcel sends ND crews to Sioux Falls; Fargo firefighters ready if needed 
FARGO – Xcel Energy has sent five North Dakota crews to Sioux Falls, S.D., to assist with recovery from a major ice storm, and the Fargo Fire Department also has a dozen firefighters ready to respond if needed, officials said.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 11, 2013
Flood season busy for weather ‘first responders’ 
GRAND FORKS – Lugging a large modified rain gauge, Bill Barrett of the National Weather Service stepped outside his office here on Thursday to collect snow from a trodden field.
By Jennifer Johnson, Forum News Service , April 06, 2013
Area residents let feelings be known about the weather 
So this latest snow “event,” as the TV weather people like to call it …
Did you love it, the beauty and breadth of it? Did you catch yourself humming the first bars of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”?
By Chuck Haga, Forum News Service , March 18, 2013
Recent blizzard leaves region looking nothing like it did last March 
By Erik Burgess , March 18, 2013
Factors pile up for tricky flood season 
FARGO – St. Patrick’s Day 2012 saw the high temperature in Fargo-Moorhead reach 76 degrees.
By Dave Olson , March 16, 2013
Region under travel alert after Fargo picks up 4 inches of snow 
FARGO – We keep plowing toward spring – literally. Friday's doses of snow had crews and residents clearing streets, sidewalks and driveways Saturday morning.
By Forum staff reports , March 16, 2013
January weather causes 4.2% drop in oil production 
BISMARCK – A winter storm and subzero temperatures contributed to a 4.2 percent drop in North Dakota’s oil production in January, the Department of Mineral Resources said Friday.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , March 15, 2013
March storm dumps up to foot of snow in southeast Minnesota 
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Parts of southeastern Minnesota have received as much as a foot of snow, causing dozens of school districts to close and prompting others to delay their starts.
By Associated Press , March 11, 2013
Up to 10 inches of snow possible Monday in F-M 
FARGO – Batten down the hatches: The metro area could see a 10-inch blasting of snow beginning this evening.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch effective through Tuesday morning for much of North Dakota and extending into Minnesota along Interstate 94.
By Erik Burgess , March 02, 2013
Moorhead hires second contractor for snow removal 
MOORHEAD – City leaders have made plans to react more quickly to major snowfall here, and just in time, with the metro area expecting up to 10 inches of the white stuff starting tonight.
By Erik Burgess , March 02, 2013
Snowfall increases risk of major spring flooding in Fargo to 79 percent 
FARGO – Recent snowstorms gave a substantial boost to spring flooding chances in the Red River Valley, especially in Fargo-Moorhead, where the river’s risk of topping major flood stage jumped to 79 percent in the National Weather Service’s flood outlook issued Thursday.
The Jan. 24 outlook predicted a 6 percent chance of exceeding Fargo’s major flood stage of 30 feet.
By Mike Nowatzki , February 21, 2013
One dead in crash near Hillsboro; three injured in separate I-29 accident 
Storm watches, warnings in effect for areaFARGO – Roads proved treacherous on Sunday when blowing snow and icy patches led to dozens of accidents and one fatality in the Red River Valley.
By Anna G. Larson , February 17, 2013
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