A low pressure system ejecting out of the Northern Rockies and into Wisconsin, continued to bring snow across portions of central North Dakota from late Tuesday night of February 27th through Thursday morning of March 1st. (See Storm Data entries for February).
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The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
A low pressure system ejecting out of the Northern Rockies and into Wisconsin, continued to bring snow across portions of central North Dakota from late Tuesday night of February 27th through Thursday morning of March 1st. (See Storm Data entries for February). |In addition to the heavy snow, light freezing rain and sleet also fell early Thursday morning over the eastern counties of the Bismarck County Warning Area (CWA).
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 28, 3:30 PM CST, 8 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 330 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT THE MODELS ARE ALL IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NOW ON THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. A SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL CLOSE OFF TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THEN THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO WISCONSIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NOW OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEAKEN. THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE CURRENT RADAR REFLECTIVITY WHICH SHOWS THE PRECIPITATION LIFTING NORTH IN THE WEST...AND ESTABLISHING A NORTH SOUTH BAND OF PRECIP FROM DEVILS LAKE THROUGH JAMESTOWN. WILL DROP THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...AND WILL LET THE SNOW ADVISORY IN THE SOUTHWEST EXPIRE. NORTH CENTRAL AND THE EAST CENTRAL COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SEVERAL MORE INCHES LIKELY. THE WINDS HAVE PICKED UP IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA AND ARE GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH...SO WILL CHANGE THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING TO A WINTER STORM WARNING TO INCLUDE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES. CONTINUE TO EXPECT 8+ INCHES IN THIS AREA. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL CAUSE INTERMITTENT SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE SMALL IN THE SHORT TERM...BUT WILL ADD UP OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. LOOKS LIKE THE WINDS WILL PICK UP FRIDAY...AND WILL LIKELY BE IN THE ADVISORY RANGE BY LATE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME A PROBLEM DURING THE AFTERNOON. WILL NOT HIGHLIGHT BUT WILL MENTION IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY SHOULD SEE THE BEGINNING OF MILDER WEATHER AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS PUSHING EAST OVER THE ROCKIES. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT HAVE ADJUSTED TEMPS UP AND LEFT POPS OUT IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MODELS ARE TRENDING COLDER AIR FARTHER NORTH WITH EACH RUN...ALLOWING THE REGION TO PROGRESS INTO GOOD WARMING BY MID NEXT WEEK. GULF OF ALASKA TROUGH IS PROGGED TO REMAIN IN PLACE WITH NUMEROUS DISTURBANCES RIDING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO SOUTHERN CANADA. MODELS AND ENSEMBLES BRING IN WAVES OF PACIFIC DOWNSLOPE AIR INTO THE REGION. THIS SHOULD ACT TO ERODE MUCH OF THE SNOW IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL IF THIS DOES INDEED PAN OUT. WITH ENSEMBLES HITTING THE WARMING PRETTY GOOD...AND WITH PREDICTED UPPER FLOW REGIME...WOULD EXPECT HIGHS 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY MID NEXT WEEK IN THE WEST IF GOOD MIXING IS PRESENT. THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION AS TO HOW MUCH SKY COVER WILL BE PRESENT. CURRENT PROG WOULD PLACE MUCH MID AND HIGH CLOUDINESS OVER THE CWA IN THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...UNTIL UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED. THIS WOULD LIMIT SOLAR INSOLATION SOME. MORNING LOWS MAY STILL BE QUITE CHILLY IN THE CENTRAL AND EAST ANY TIME CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS DEVELOP. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR NDZ003>005- 011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051. && TSW/JC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 359 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 NDZ001-002-009-010-017>021-031>035-040>046-012200- DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- 359 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 /259 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ003>005-011>013-022-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-012200- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 359 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. UP TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WHICH...WHEN COMBINED WITH WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN...COULD PUSH THE TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM TO 8 TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING COULD CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
644 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007
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..REMARKS..
0643 PM HEAVY SNOW HALLIDAY 47.35N 102.34W
02/28/2007 M8.0 INCH DUNN ND TRAINED SPOTTER
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KBIRKThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Six inches of total snow accumulation was reported across Renville County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Seven and a half inches of snow accumulation was reported at Bottineau, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Eight to ten inches of snow accumulation was reported across Rolette County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Six inches of snow was reported across Ward County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Six inches of snow was reported across McHenry County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Nine inches of snow was reported twenty-one miles east-northeast of Rugby in rural Pierce County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Six inches of snow was reported across Sheridan County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Six inches of snow was reported at Harvey, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Seven to eight inches of snow was reported across Foster County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Six to seven inches of snow was reported across Kidder County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Ten inches of snow was reported at Jamestown State Hospital, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Nine to eleven inches of snow accumulation was reported across Logan County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Twelve inches of snow accumulation was reported at Wishek, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Nine to eleven inches of snow accumulation was reported across La Moure County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
Twelve to fifteen inches of snow accumulation was reported across Dickey County, along with light freezing rain and sleet. Precipitation continued from February 28.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Dakota in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, March 2007
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: 17977, 17980, 17982, 17991, 17995, 17996, 17997, 17998, 18000, 18002, 18005, 18008, 18009, 18010, 18011.