Video of Huge Fargo Snow Drifts, Blizzard Summary

I didn't do a recap of Tuesday's blizzard in North Dakota & Minnesota yesterday, mainly because the snowfall amounts reported by spotters weren't all that impressive (compared to some of the New England or California snows this winter). But apparently what was impressive was the drifting created by the high winds. Check out this video of cars and houses buried:

This article from the AP says:

Road crews battling 4-foot-deep snowdrifts and bitter cold reopened hundreds of miles of highways Wednesday that were shut down by a blizzard in the Dakotas and Minnesota. The storm was linked to at least four deaths and shut down numerous schools and businesses Tuesday. Interstate 29 was reopened Wednesday from the Canadian border across North Dakota to Watertown, S.D., a distance of about 280 miles, highway officials said. Interstate 94 remained closed from Jamestown to Fargo but was open from Fargo east into Minnesota. Along with deep snowdrifts and snow that had turned to layers of ice, road crews had to deal with sharp cold. Fargo reported 5 below zero at 7 a.m., with a wind chill factor of 26 below.

Here are the top spotter reports:

International Falls, MN: 18.5" Valley City, ND: 10.0" Suamico, WI: 8.3"

The Minneapolis NWS offered a couple maps including this one, and Duluth had their own maps.

Heavy snow also fell into Ontario & Quebec in Canada, but the weather service there doesn't really keep amounts on file, and our Canadian Blogger Brett is out of the office this week. This map shows snowfall from our climatological database, which indicate some pretty impressive amounts.

The stations showing the highest amounts are:

ABBOTSFORD, QC: 34.0" TIMMINS, ON: 33.0" BAGOTVILLE, QC: 31.0"