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Schneesturm 2

jeremy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:41:59 +0000

It’s February, and like lots of the country, we are getting snow. Light, powdery snow. It’s been slowly snowing since Thursday, but fortunately it’s not been heavy.

None of that is really news, and it’s really no big whoop. The real purpose of this post is to post a new picture of the backyard, because the dog house is almost buried.

Blizzard, part Deux

jeremy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:27:43 +0000

We’ve got another snow storm! This isn’t out of the ordinary for Fargo, but it’s a pretty serious storm. The temperature is about 0°F, and wind is somewhere between 25-42 MPH. They have closed I-94 between Fargo and Jamestown, and I-29 is closed from South Dakota to Canada. Most places closed for the day.

I have also learned that the folks at McDonald’s are made of tougher stuff than the folks at Burger King, either that, or the folks at Burger King care enough to let us know that they’re closing, while the folks at McDonald’s do not. Either way, the fam did not venture out to find which was true.

Blizzard!

admin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:12:47 +0000

We haven’t had an official blizzard in Fargo since we moved here. Now we get one.

From the ND DOT:

THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS DECLARED THAT
INTERSTATE 94 FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE MINNESOTA LINE AND INTERSTATE
29 FROM THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER HAS BEEN
CLOSED.

Usually it doesn’t snow when it’s this cold out. The Weather Service says we are seeing a temperature of -7F and a -37 windchill. It’s pretty cold. It’s hard to tell just how much it has snowed with all the drifting and blowing snow. It is definitely a Winter Wonderland outside!

Old man winter approaches

jeremy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:47:49 +0000

Frosty Tree

Winter in Fargo lasts a while. At times we get a pleasant-looking frost on the trees, like this guy next to the Cathedral of Saint Mary.

This year, we got snow on March 22, and then the mother of all wet snows on April 6. Fortunately we have a decent snow blower. When it’s that wet, it’s like you’re extruding play-dough. This was by far the longest winter we have seen since we moved here some six years ago. It was fairly mild, in that we didn’t have long stretches of below-zero highs, but it dragged on. The spring didn’t start until June, and then when it did, it was cooler than normal. The garden hasn’t been as productive as in years past. For all of that, we’re getting some good days right about now: highs are in the upper 60′s and lower 70′s, and when it is sunny, it is down right pleasant.

Late March's Snow

April 6 Snow