By Grace Muller, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
October 6, 2012; 9:45AM,EDT
- A snowstorm won't stop Dutchess and Beau. pic.twitter.com/E7sZ7IR9
- Good morning, Grand Forks? ❄ pic.twitter.com/QqAEF0HW
- People woke up to a snowy December morning, during the first week of October. Moderate to heavy snow is spreading from northeastern North Dakota into northwestern Minnesota, while winds above 40 mph whip across the region.
- Welcoming our first snowstorm!!! pic.twitter.com/g4uOSDyM
- How unusual is early October snow in North Dakota ? October 3, 2012 - The spin doctors are trying to tell us that the early snow in North Dakota is “not that weird an occurrence.” However, according to the Grand Forks Herald, on average, the first full inch of snow doesn’t fall until Nov. 11 in Fargo and Nov. 15 in Grand Forks, N.D. They’re talking about ONE inch. But this storm is expected to dump six to 12 inches – of the white stuff on the area. According to the National Weather Service, the potential exists for six to twelve inches of snow across the northern Red River Valley into northwest Minnesota. Records going back to 1940 show that, in the Red River Valley and the Devils Lake Basin, the last time the area received early measurable snow was 62 years ago, on Oct. 2, 1950. Another notable snowstorm in those areas happened on Oct. 7-8, 1985. The weather service defines measurable snow as 1 inch in depth or greater. So, depending on your interpretation of the word, an early October snowstorm may not be “weird.” But it certainly is highly unusual. Whatever happened to “global warming”? iceagenow.info/2012/10/unus...
- Christmas in October? Check out the #snow from Grand Forks, ND this AM. (H/T @TNelsonWNTV) pic.twitter.com/8hAWKvXL #KVOAwx
- Only in Fargo can it be nice out one day and snow the next. ❄ pic.twitter.com/oT4Gox8Q
- Winnipeg welcomed us with a snowstorm.... and we temporarily got stuck off the road pic.twitter.com/gwz8gtP9
- Lovely snowstorm that put us off the road! @thejdcampbell pic.twitter.com/lHWmhuSq
- View from the DOT camera near Casselton, ND just west of Fargo. twitpic.com/b0xl7d
- Happy October 4th everyone, and welcome to Fargo. pic.twitter.com/VEeQt2Zg
- What a sight to wake up too, little snowstorm in the beginning of October. pic.twitter.com/hDNR6hn7
- This is what roads in Grand Forks look like.. A wet snowy slushy mess. pic.twitter.com/xnREDpMY
- Snowing in Fargo. Is is December or October?! #toosoon pic.twitter.com/NJSX1Bnc
- Not a fun day to be outside if you're in the northern valley.. Very windy, snowy and cold. pic.twitter.com/lis9mVUo
