Bitter cold arctic air with temperatures of 15 to 30 below zero, and winds of 15 to 35 mph and gusts up to 45 mph, resulted in wind chills of 40 to near 60 below zero. These conditions developed over west and central North Dakota Saturday the ninth, and continued into the morning and early afternoon hours of Sunday the tenth.
Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
Bitter cold arctic air with temperatures of 15 to 30 below zero, and winds of 15 to 35 mph and gusts up to 45 mph, resulted in wind chills of 40 to near 60 below zero. These conditions developed over west and central North Dakota Saturday the ninth, and continued into the morning and early afternoon hours of Sunday the tenth. These conditions followed blizzard or near blizzard conditions on the eighth and ninth.
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 9, 3:45 AM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 541 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2008 NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-091145- MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- 541 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2008 /441 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SIGNIFICANT ARCTIC OUTBREAK IS TAKING SHAPE TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. LATEST FORECAST MODELS BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...AND PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS FRIGID ARCTIC AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT COMBINES WITH THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT COULD BE AS LOW AS -35 TO -45 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY OR WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AS FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED DURING THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH POSSBILE GUSTS TO 45 MPH MAY OCCUR. THIS WILL BRING WIND CHILLS DOWN TO AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WINDS WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE BY EVENING AND THUS THE WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD IN THE RANGE OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCURR ON SUNDAY MORNING AS LOWS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VERY COLD WEATHER. NDZ001>005-009>013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-091145- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE- MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 541 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2008 /441 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SIGNIFICANT ARCTIC OUTBREAK IS TAKING SHAPE TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. LATEST FORECAST MODELS BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...AND PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL WITH THE FRONT WILL BE LIGHT...STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH SOME EXISTING SNOW COVER WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN PLACES AS A RESULT AS VISIBILITIES MAY BE POOR. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS FRIGID ARCTIC AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT COMBINES WITH THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT COULD BE AS LOW AS -30 TO -40 BELOW ZERO. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AS FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED DURING THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY AS LOW AS -45 TO -55 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY OR WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. ALONG WITH THE WIND CHILLS...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN OUT LYING AREAS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECCESSARY...PLEASE TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. OTHERWISE DELAY YOUR TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL SUNDAY WHEN CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND/OR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINTER STORM TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. VJ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
27 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 30 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Bowbells.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 48 below zero at Crosby.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 48 below zero at Ross.
Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Berthold.
Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 51 below zero at Mohall.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 25 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 51 below zero at Bottineau.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 50 below zero at Karlsruhe.
Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 54 below zero at Rugby.
Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 51 below zero at Rolla.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 30 mph persisted for 18 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 41 below zero at Watford City.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 48 below zero at Turtle Lake.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 30 mph persisted for over 18 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 42 below zero at Hofflund.
Wind chills of 40 to around 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Robinson.
Wind chills of 40 to around 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 52 below zero at Carrington.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 50 below zero at Jamestown.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 47 below zero.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 47 below zero at Wishek.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 48 below zero at Harvey.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 12 hours.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 43 below zero at Moffit.
Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 49 below zero at Marion.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 45 below zero at Mandan.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for several hours.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over six hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 45 below zero at Linton.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 43 below zero at Hazen.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for several hours.
Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 15 to 35 mph persisted for over six hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 44 below zero at Oakes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Dakota in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, February 2008
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: 72921, 72924, 72938, 72945, 72942, 72920, 72931, 72941, 72943, 72933, 72934, 72946, 72928, 72927, 72944, 72930, 72932, 72939, 72940, 72922, 72929, 72937, 72925, 72926, 72935, 72936, 72923.