Heavy Snow, Bottineau
- When
- April 10, 12:55 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bottineau forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 48.792, -100.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in North Dakota, April 10, 2000
A fast moving upper level disturbance moved out of Alberta Canada late in the morning of the 10th of April and brought a narrow band of heavy snow from north central North Dakota (along the Canadian border) to portions of east central NorthDakota. Localized areas received from 6 to near a foot of wet snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
A fast moving upper level disturbance moved out of Alberta Canada late in the morning of the 10th of April and brought a narrow band of heavy snow from north central North Dakota (along the Canadian border) to portions of east central NorthDakota. Localized areas received from 6 to near a foot of wet snow. The heaviest snowfall was in Renville county whereSherwood received 11 inches and Mohall, in Renville county, received 8 inches. Other communities in the warned arearecieved 2 to 5 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Foster
- When
- April 10, 12:55 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Foster forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kidder
- When
- April 10, 12:55 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kidder forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, McHenry
- When
- April 10, 12:55 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Renville
- When
- April 10, 12:55 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Renville forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sheridan
- When
- April 10, 12:55 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.575, -100.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stutsman
- When
- April 10, 12:55 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stutsman forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.979, -98.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wells
- When
- April 10, 12:55 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 47.588, -99.661 (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
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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: 5140238, 5140239, 5140240, 5140241, 5140242, 5140243, 5140244, 5140245.