North Dakota, 2000

Ice Storm in North Dakota, March 8, 2000

March 8, 2000 · NWS FGF · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A narrow band of freezing precipitation fell across southeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Gusty north winds also combined with the ice to make travel difficult.

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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  • Cold
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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 FGF wrote it up.

A narrow band of freezing precipitation fell across southeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Gusty north winds also combined with the ice to make travel difficult.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Sargent

When
March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Sargent forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
46.108, -97.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Richland

When
March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Richland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
46.265, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Griggs

When
March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Griggs forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
47.457, -98.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Steele

When
March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Steele forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
47.456, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Traill

When
March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Traill forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
47.454, -97.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Barnes

When
March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Barnes forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
46.936, -98.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Cass

When
March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
46.933, -97.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Ransom

When
March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ransom forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
46.456, -97.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Ice Storm
Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

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: 5133224, 5133225, 5133689, 5133690, 5133691, 5133692, 5133693, 5133694.