The region would be brought to its knees.

I started following a Minot ND station this summer when they had huge thunderstorm outbreaks and were posting cool videos. They have been talking about record warmth the last couple of months but looks like winter is finally arriving there.

headed to the bar, y'all figure out the weather

1950 is pretty close. 99th percentile at least.

Came close honestly but the blocking evacuated north too quickly. That airmass was incredible. January 2020 was similar in that regard but less of a low level blast and more of a border hugger.