North Dakota, 2000

Winter Storm in North Dakota, December 28, 2000

December 28, 2000 · NWS BIS · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A strong low pressure system over Alberta Canada moved rapidly southeast tracking from northwest to southeast North Dakota. The system brought winds and snow across the region.

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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 strong low pressure system over Alberta Canada moved rapidly southeast tracking from northwest to southeast North Dakota. The system brought winds and snow across the region. A band of heavy snow, 6 to 8 inches, fell acrosseastern Bottineau and Rolette counties southeast to Foster county. Three to five inches fell across Burke...Ward andMcHenery counties. Gusty northwest winds to 35 mph caused reduced visibilities to less than a quarter mile andconsiderable blowing and drifting snow.

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Event by event

9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Bottineau

When
December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Bottineau forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.792, -100.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Burke

When
December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Burke forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Renville

When
December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Renville forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rolette

When
December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Rolette forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.772, -99.841 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, McHenry

When
December 28, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
McHenry forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pierce

When
December 28, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Pierce forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.250, -99.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ward

When
December 28, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Ward forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Foster

When
December 28, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Foster forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wells

When
December 28, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Wells forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.588, -99.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5160769, 5160770, 5160774, 5160775, 5160772, 5160773, 5160776, 5160771, 5160777.