Heavy Snow, Benson
- When
- March 4, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.069, -99.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in North Dakota, March 4, 1999
Heavy snow set up along a fairly thin band, as warm, moist air moved across a stationary surface boundary into colder air. 7 inches of snow was reported at both Cooperstown and 11 miles east of New Rockford.
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.
Heavy snow set up along a fairly thin band, as warm, moist air moved across a stationary surface boundary into colder air. 7 inches of snow was reported at both Cooperstown and 11 miles east of New Rockford.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eddy
- When
- March 4, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Eddy forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.718, -98.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Nelson
- When
- March 4, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -98.192 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grand Forks
- When
- March 4, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -97.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Griggs
- When
- March 4, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Griggs forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.457, -98.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Steele
- When
- March 4, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Steele forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.456, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in California, March 4 to 5, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 4, 1999
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, March 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in Michigan, March 4 to 6, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Delaware, March 4, 1999
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, March 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: 5687916, 5687917, 5687918, 5687919, 5687920, 5687921.