2009 Christmas Blizzard...

It's been forever since I wrote anything in here and I have no excuse but pure laziness and forgetfulness! Anyhow, I can try to summarize what's gone on over the past several months, but I'll leave that for a future entry.

For now, I just want to update you all on the major winter storm that's spinning up and approaching the area. We had an initial wave of low pressure that brought the first bout of moderate to heavy snow, Thursday night. This resulted in fairly significant snowfalls around the area. We received just under 4 inches here in Grand Forks. I, personally, measured 3.8 inches out near the garage by early-afternoon.

Here were some other accumulations around the FGF county warning area. These were mostly as of 6-7am on the morning of the 24th.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
914 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 AM     SNOW             WEST FARGO              46.87N 96.90W
12/24/2009  M5.5 INCH        CASS               ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5.5 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 405 AM IN WEST FARGO.

0515 AM     SNOW             ROTHSAY                 46.47N 96.29W
12/24/2009  M3.0 INCH        WILKIN             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0540 AM     SNOW             OTTERTAIL               46.43N 95.56W
12/24/2009  M3.0 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     SNOW             GRAND FORKS             47.92N 97.07W
12/24/2009  M3.4 INCH        GRAND FORKS        ND   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0640 AM     SNOW             LANKIN                  48.31N 97.92W
12/24/2009  E3.5 INCH        WALSH              ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0645 AM     SNOW             PEMBINA                 48.97N 97.25W
12/24/2009  M2.0 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0648 AM     SNOW             LIDGERWOOD              46.07N 97.15W
12/24/2009  M2.5 INCH        RICHLAND           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             MAYVILLE                47.50N 97.33W
12/24/2009  M4.4 INCH        TRAILL             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             SABIN                   46.78N 96.65W
12/24/2009  M4.2 INCH        CLAY               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             FARGO                   46.88N 96.82W
12/24/2009  M5.3 INCH        CASS               ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0725 AM     SNOW             FORMAN                  46.11N 97.64W
12/24/2009  M2.0 INCH        SARGENT            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0730 AM     SNOW             STARKWEATHER            48.45N 98.88W
12/24/2009  M3.0 INCH        RAMSEY             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0748 AM     SNOW             HAVANA                  45.95N 97.62W
12/24/2009  M3.3 INCH        SARGENT            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0832 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 NE FARGO              46.90N 96.79W
12/24/2009  M6.0 INCH        CASS               ND   BROADCAST MEDIA

0832 AM     SNOW             DEVILS LAKE             48.11N 98.87W
12/24/2009  M2.0 INCH        RAMSEY             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0832 AM     SNOW             BRECKENRIDGE            46.26N 96.59W
12/24/2009  M2.6 INCH        WILKIN             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0842 AM     SNOW             HALSTAD                 47.35N 96.82W
12/24/2009  M4.0 INCH        NORMAN             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0857 AM     SNOW             7 NW CAVALIER           48.87N 97.73W
12/24/2009  M3.0 INCH        PEMBINA            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0857 AM     SNOW             LONG LOST LAKE          47.19N 95.42W
12/24/2009  M3.5 INCH        CLEARWATER         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0857 AM     SNOW             14 NE DETROIT LAKES     46.96N 95.63W
12/24/2009  M3.0 INCH        BECKER             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            TAMARAC WILDLIFE REFUGE

0857 AM     SNOW             LAKE ITASCA             47.25N 95.21W
12/24/2009  M2.0 INCH        CLEARWATER         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0857 AM     SNOW             3 S DALTON              46.13N 95.92W
12/24/2009  M3.3 INCH        OTTER TAIL         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0857 AM     SNOW             RED LAKE FALLS          47.89N 96.27W
12/24/2009  M2.7 INCH        RED LAKE           MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0857 AM     SNOW             2 S WADENA              46.41N 95.13W
12/24/2009  M4.5 INCH        WADENA             MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

I'll continue to update amounts as I see them and may provide some reports on conditions as I experience or observe them. I may not be going anywhere over the next couple of days. Friday and Saturday will see moderate to heavy snows and winds nearing 30-40 mph! Definitely, blizzard conditions!