Freak snowstorm here...
Strange to see snow this early in the fall up here but the moisture if needed. In a strange way it was propelled by a super typhoon near Japan a few weeks ago that dislodged unusually cold air from the arctic regions.
The areas bordering the Canadian border got over 7 inches and we only got an inch in Fargo. However, it resulted in some desperately needed precipitation. The melted snow for Fargo amounted to about a third of an inch. It is not a lot, but it is more than we have had in the last two months combined. It is nowhere near the amount needed to break the drought. Parts of the area are any where from 6 to 13 inches below normal for year. Our normal precipitation figures, including melted snow, is usually between 18 to 20 inches a year.
The heavier snow that fell up north did quell two wild fires near Karlstad, MN that burned or damaged 11 homes. During the height of the fire, they evacuated Karlstad, MN as a precaution.
