North Dakota, 2007

Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 24, 2007

February 24, 2007 · NWS BIS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

|Around 6 inches of snow fell over far south central North Dakota during this event, over Stutsman and Lamoure counties. Lesser amounts fell elsewhere.

Where it happened

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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.

A winter storm moving northeast through the central Midwest brought snow across much of central North Dakota Saturday night February 24th and into early Sunday morning February 25th.|Around 6 inches of snow fell over far south central North Dakota during this event, over Stutsman and Lamoure counties. Lesser amounts fell elsewhere.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 23, 3:44 PM CST, 22 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 3:44 PM CST, 22 hours 16 minutes before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Stutsman

When
February 24, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Stutsman forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.979, -98.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of new snow was reported at Montpelier.

Heavy Snow, La Moure

When
February 24, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
La Moure forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.457, -98.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of new snow was reported across the northern part of the county and into Stutsman County.

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

More

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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: 14541, 14542.