MOORHEAD, Minn. (KMSP) -
An early October snowstorm dropped significant snow totals in northeast North Dakota into northwest Minnesota. The heaviest snow fell in Roseau County, where about a foot of heavy, wet snow had been reported as of 3 p.m. Thursday.
These snow totals appear to be record amounts for this early in the season for many areas. The previous record snowfall for October 4 or earlier at the National Weather Service in Grand Forks , N.D. was two inches on October 2, 1950. The NWS at Grand Forks reported 3.5 inches of snow with this storm on October 4, 2012.
PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM NW MINNESOTA
HALLOCK (KITTSON CO.) 4 INCHES
KARSLSTAD (KITTSON CO.) 6 INCHES
2W BADGER (ROSEAU CO.) 12 INCHES
10NNW BADGER (ROSEAU CO.) 14 INCHES
ROSEAU (ROSEAU CO.) 7 INCHES
STEPHEN (MARSHALL CO.) 5 INCHES
MIDDLE RIVER (MARSHALL CO.) 8 INCHES (VARIABLE 4-8)
GRYGLA (MARSHALL CO.) 3 INCHES
THIEF RIVER FALLS 4 INCHES (VARIABLE 3-6)
RED LAKE FALLS 4 INCHES
3S ANGUS (POLK CO.) 8 INCHES (VARIABLE 4-8)
3SE CROOKSTON (POLK CO.) 6 INCHES
ADA (NORMAN CO.) 4 INCHES (VARIABLE 3-4)
MOORHEAD (CLAY CO.) 1.4 INCHES (AS OF 7AM)
Snow in Moorhead, Minn. on Oct. 4, 2012. Photo courtesy of Josh Schmitz (shared to FOX 9 on Facebook)
