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52 Short-Hop Notebook Stats “The continental U.S. averages about 11 blizzards a year with the worst occurring in the upper plains,” he said. “The Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota has the most recorded blizzards in the last four decades.” Counties in the Red River Valley average more than one blizzard each year with the annual probability of such a storm occurring at least 63 percent of the time. Fargo, N.D., has the highest probability rate at 76 percent with Grand Forks, N.D., at 71 percent and Minneapolis at 54 percent. —Ball State University News Center ...

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