Toughest Weather City: Midwest Region Elite Eight Round

In one of the closest matchups of the entire tournament, the defending champs from our 2011 Toughest Weather City Tournament, Fargo, N.D. edged past the "Nation's Icebox", International Falls, Minn. to win the Midwest regional championship.

Fargo, N.D. advances to the "Final Four", where they will take on the South regional champion, Lubbock, Texas, in the second semifinal matchup.  Voting in this Midwest vs. South clash begins Wednesday morning.  

(MORE MIDWEST RESULTS:  1st round | 2nd round | Sweet 16 round)

Midwest region bracket

Elite Eight "Regional Final" Matchup:

Fargo, N.D.                                       vs.                      International Falls, Minn. 

- Bitter cold, windy, spring flood risk                             - Nation's "Icebox"
- 5 of top 8 floods since 2001                                       - 58 days of subzero cold
- 43 days of subzero cold                                             - 71.6" snow
- 13 days of 90+ heat                                                   - 3 days of 90+ heat 

(MORE:  Climate Comparison Tool)

Whose weather is tougher? (MW/Elite8) (Poll Closed)

Fargo, N.D. 50.95%  (1,070 votes) 

 

International Falls, Minn. 49.05%  (1,030 votes) 

 

 

http://www.weather.com/sports-rec/march-madness/toughest-weather-city-midwest-elite8