North Dakota, 2000

Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 26, 2000

February 26, 2000 · NWS BIS · 32 events in 32 counties and zones

northeast into Nebraska and intensifiedbefore moving into the northern plains during the early morning hours of the 25th. The storm moved quickly northeast tosouthern Manitoba Canada by the early morning hours on the 27th of February.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
32

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.

Low pressure developed over Eastern Colorado on the 24th of February then moved east..northeast into Nebraska and intensifiedbefore moving into the northern plains during the early morning hours of the 25th. The storm moved quickly northeast tosouthern Manitoba Canada by the early morning hours on the 27th of February. The storm system maintain abundant amountof moisture which began as rain. As colder air spilled on the back side of the storm system the rain turned to wet snow. Awide band of heavy wet snow fell from south central North Dakota through portions of extreme north central North Dakota..along the Canadian border. Scattered areas of 8 to 12 inches of wet snow fell over this area with numerous reports of 3 to 6inches within this band. The maximum snowfall reported was 12 inches along the Grant county/Morton county line in centralNorth Dakota. The eastern edge of the heavy snowband extended from Lemmon South Dakota to Devils Lake and the western edge extended from Dickinson to Bottineau. Winds with this storm generally ranged between 30 to 45 mph whichcaused some blowing and drifting snow.

The radar

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Event by event

32 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Adams

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Billings

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Billings forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Bottineau

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 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, Bowman

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Bowman forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Burke

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 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, Burleigh

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Burleigh forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Divide

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Divide forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Dunn

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Dunn forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.357, -102.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Emmons

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Emmons forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Golden Valley

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Golden Valley forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.940, -103.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Grant

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hettinger

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Hettinger forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Kidder

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Kidder forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Logan

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.457, -99.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, McHenry

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 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, McIntosh

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, McKenzie

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
McKenzie forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, McLean

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
McLean forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Mercer

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.309, -101.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Morton

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Morton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Mountrail

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Mountrail forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Oliver

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Oliver forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.115, -101.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pierce

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 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, Renville

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 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
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 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, Sheridan

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Sheridan forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.575, -100.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sioux

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Sioux forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Slope

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Slope forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.447, -103.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Stark

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Stark forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ward

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Ward forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Wells

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 7:30 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)

Winter Storm, Williams

When
February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where
Williams forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.344, -103.480 (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.

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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: 5132760, 5132761, 5132762, 5132763, 5132764, 5132765, 5132766, 5132767, 5132768, 5132769, 5132770, 5132771, 5132772, 5132773, 5132774, 5132775, 5132776, 5132777, 5132778, 5132779, 5132780, 5132781, 5132782, 5132783, 5132784, 5132785, 5132786, 5132890, 5132891, 5132892, 5132893, 5132894.