The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5586917
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
CLAY
5586917
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Event typeevent_type | Blizzard |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,586,917 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,057,615 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-01-15T15:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-01-16T04:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MINNESOTA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | CLAY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | An arctic front plunged south across the area, bringing less than an inch of snow to northwest Minnesota. However, strong winds created blizzard conditions across the area. Fergus Falls reported a wind gust to 55 knots and Hallock reported a gust to 45 knots. These gusty winds produced wind chills from 50 to 70 below zero. The governor ordered all schools in the state to close on the 16th, and many also were closed on the 15th. Interstate 94 was closed from Moorhead to Sauk Centre and US Highway 2 was closed from East Grand Forks to Crookston. At the governor's request, President Clinton declared Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, and Wilkin counties disaster areas, due to the stress the heavy amounts of snow had brought to these counties during the course of the winter. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
Provenance
This slot's source list is not carried on the manifest row; open the dossier below.
Storage: spine