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Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command (ADC) fighter-interceptor air base. The site was chosen in 1954 and the land was paid for by the citizens of Grand Forks, the site was located 15 miles (24 km) west of the city.
The Climate of Grand Forks, North Dakota is a warm summer continental (Köppen Dfb) typical of cities located in the Great Plains, with four very distinct seasons and great variation in temperatures over very short periods of time. The city's climate is characterized by long, cold winters with moderate snowfall and warm summers which are ...
Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. History of Grand Forks Air Force Base and the 319th Air Refueling Wing (PDF). Grand Forks AFB, SD: Wing Command Section, 319th Air Refueling Wing. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013.
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In Grand Forks, thousands of people, including Air Force personnel from Grand Forks Air Force Base, tried to prepare for the 1997 flood by building sandbag dikes. These dikes were constructed based on a 49-foot estimate of flooding set by the National Weather Service .
Get the Grand Forks, ND local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Grand Forks, ND Add / Edit. Cloudy. 29 ... Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
Note: Minot Air Force Base (1957-Present) is NOT this facility. Army Air Force Training Command. Grand Forks Municipal Airport, Grand Forks; Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport Contract Pilot School Non aviation use, redeveloped and part of urban area of Grand Forks. Note: Grand Forks Air Force Base (1957-Present) is NOT this facility.
Feb. 24—A fast-moving winter system has moved out of the region, leaving just under 2 inches of snowfall in Greater Grand Forks over the last 24 hours. Morning travel will likely be slow going ...