Blizzard in North Dakota, April 1, 1999

Name: Blizzard in North Dakota, April 1, 1999
Start: 1999-04-01T04:00
End: 1999-04-01T04:00
Location: North Dakota

April 1, 1999 · NWS BIS · 36 events in 36 counties and zones

Major winter storm centered over Nebraska early morning on the 1st of April. Inverted trough extendedinto eastern Montana.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.

Major winter storm centered over Nebraska early morning on the 1st of April. Inverted trough extendedinto eastern Montana. System moved slowly east during the day. Instability brought heavy snow andthunder to parts of North Dakota. Ahead of this storm system thunderstorms with 1/2 inch hail fellover parts of east central North Dakota before turning to freezing rain and snow later in the day. Gustynorthwest winds caused low visibilities in blowing and drifting snow over a wide area of western andcentral North Dakota. six to fifteen inches of snow fell over the warned area. heaviest snowfall of fifteen inches occurred over Mchenry county in north central North Dakota. Over east central and partsof southeast North Dakota ice accumulated around 2 inches downing power lines and numerous trees.Power outages reported in a wide area. Heavy wet snow followed the ice with accumulations of five to8 inches reported.

The radar

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Event by event

36 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, Adams

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Adams forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Billings

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Billings forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Bottineau

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Bottineau forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.792, -100.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Bowman

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Bowman forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Burke

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Burke forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Burleigh

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Burleigh forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Dickey

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Dickey forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.110, -98.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Divide

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Divide forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Dunn

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Dunn forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 47.357, -102.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Emmons

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Emmons forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Foster

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Foster forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Golden Valley

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Golden Valley forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.940, -103.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Grant

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Hettinger

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Hettinger forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Kidder

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Kidder forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, La Moure

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: La Moure forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.457, -98.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Logan

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.457, -99.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, McHenry

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: McHenry forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, McIntosh

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, McKenzie

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: McKenzie forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, McLean

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: McLean forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Blizzard, Mercer

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 47.309, -101.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Morton

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Morton forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Blizzard, Mountrail

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Mountrail forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Oliver

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Oliver forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 47.115, -101.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Pierce

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Pierce forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.250, -99.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Renville

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Renville forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Rolette

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Rolette forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.772, -99.841 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Sheridan

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Sheridan forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 47.575, -100.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Sioux

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Sioux forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Blizzard, Slope

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Slope forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.447, -103.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Stark

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Stark forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Stutsman

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Stutsman forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 46.979, -98.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Ward

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Ward forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Blizzard, Wells

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Wells forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 47.588, -99.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blizzard, Williams

When: April 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Williams forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 48.344, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Blizzard: Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Dakota in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in North Dakota, April 1999

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5692573, 5692574, 5692575, 5692576, 5692577, 5692578, 5692579, 5692580, 5692581, 5692582, 5692583, 5692584, 5692585, 5692586, 5692587, 5692588, 5692589, 5692590, 5692591, 5692592, 5692593, 5692594, 5692941, 5692942, 5692943, 5692944, 5692945, 5692946, 5692947, 5692948, 5692949, 5692950, 5692951, 5692952, 5692953, 5692954.