Blizzard, Towner
- When
- December 19, 5:30 AM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Towner forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.686, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in North Dakota, December 19, 1999
A low pressure system tracked across southern Canada, producing blizzard conditions across portions of northeast North Dakota and extreme northwest Minnesota. A few schools closed for the day, due to the poor visibility.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 FGF wrote it up.
A low pressure system tracked across southern Canada, producing blizzard conditions across portions of northeast North Dakota and extreme northwest Minnesota. A few schools closed for the day, due to the poor visibility.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Benson
- When
- December 19, 5:30 AM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Benson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.069, -99.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Cavalier
- When
- December 19, 5:30 AM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cavalier forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.772, -98.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Ramsey
- When
- December 19, 5:30 AM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.269, -98.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Pembina
- When
- December 19, 5:30 AM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pembina forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.768, -97.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Walsh
- When
- December 19, 5:30 AM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -97.721 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 19, 1999
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, December 19, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 19 to 20, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 19 to 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 19 to 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 19, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 19 to 24, 1999
- Blizzard in Wyoming, December 19, 1999
- Heat in California, December 19 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 19 to 20, 1999
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, December 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5720656, 5720657, 5720658, 5720659, 5720660, 5720661.