Winter Storm, Dunn
- When
- March 17, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM 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 in North Dakota, March 17, 2005
Low pressure moved over South Dakota producing snow in western and central North Dakota. Snow amounts were heaviest in western North Dakota with 8 inches at Halliday in Dunn County and 7 inches at Watford City in McKenzie County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 moved over South Dakota producing snow in western and central North Dakota. Snow amounts were heaviest in western North Dakota with 8 inches at Halliday in Dunn County and 7 inches at Watford City in McKenzie County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, McKenzie
- When
- March 17, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM 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)
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
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 17, 2005
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 17, 2005
- Winter Storm in Montana, March 17, 2005
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 17 to 19, 2005
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 17 to 18, 2005
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 17 to 19, 2005
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, March 17 to 18, 2005
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 17, 2005
- Winter Storm in Montana, March 17, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 17, 2005
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 17 to 19, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, March 17 to 18, 2005
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, March 2005
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: 5440882, 5440883.