North Dakota, 2008

Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 13, 2008

February 13, 2008 · NWS BIS · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

An Alberta Clipper brought six inches of snow to portions of northwest and north central North Dakota during the morning and afternoon hours of Wednesday the 13th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

An Alberta Clipper brought six inches of snow to portions of northwest and north central North Dakota during the morning and afternoon hours of Wednesday the 13th.

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Divide

When
February 13, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Divide forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of snow reported in Crosby.

Heavy Snow, Burke

When
February 13, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Burke forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of snow reported in the Coteau area.

Heavy Snow, Renville

When
February 13, 5:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Renville forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of snow fell at Mohall.

Heavy Snow, Mountrail

When
February 13, 7:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Mountrail forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around six inches of snow fell across northern portions of Mountrail County.

Heavy Snow, Ward

When
February 13, 7:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Ward forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Six inches of snow fell at the Minot Air Force Base (13 miles north of Minot). Six inches of snow also fell a mile west of Kenmare.

Heavy Snow, Bottineau

When
February 13, 7:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Bottineau forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
48.792, -100.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around six inches of snow fell at Lansford.

Heavy Snow, McHenry

When
February 13, 8:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
McHenry forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around six inches of snow fell across northwest portions of McHenry County.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 74664, 74666, 74670, 74667, 74669, 74672, 74674.