MPR’s John Biewen reports on concerns over National Weather Service’s response to a blizzard that struck Minnesota and South Dakota region on February 4, 1984. Congressman Arlan Stangeland questions why NWS did not issue a blizzard warning sooner.
In southern Minnesota, the blizzard produced severe 80 mph wind, which caused a wall of white, even though snowfall totals were only a few inches. With extreme windchills outside, many were stranded in vehicles or fish houses, resulting in sixteen deaths.