Winter Weather, McKenzie
- When
- June 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- McKenzie forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Grassy Butte had 0.6 inches of snow.
Winter Weather in North Dakota, June 6, 2009
Significant amounts of snow, for June, fell over the higher terrain of southwest North Dakota during the morning of June 6, 2009. The amount of snow was significant for the date, with amounts ranging from a trace at Bismarck, Flasher, and Dunn Center, to as much as four inches at Regent, in Hettinger County, and three inches at Hebron, Morton County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 10
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.
Significant amounts of snow, for June, fell over the higher terrain of southwest North Dakota during the morning of June 6, 2009. The amount of snow was significant for the date, with amounts ranging from a trace at Bismarck, Flasher, and Dunn Center, to as much as four inches at Regent, in Hettinger County, and three inches at Hebron, Morton County.
Earlier in the week a cold front passed through the state and behind it cold high pressure built in at the surface. This was followed by a second cold front passing through on the fifth of the month, reinforcing the cold air. In addition, a mid level low was centered over Saskatchewan, Canada, keeping a cold northwest flow into North Dakota at the mid levels of the atmosphere. As a result, high temperatures in the 70s earlier in the week, were only in the 50s by the end of the week, and some sites had highs only in the 40s by the weekend of the sixth and seventh. The mid level low spun energy into the state with a quarter to a half inch of rain and melted snow resulting.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Stark
- When
- June 6, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of snow fell seven miles north-northwest of Taylor.
Winter Weather, Morton
- When
- June 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Three inches of snow fell at Hebron, two inches at Glen Ullin, 1.2 inches at New Salem, and a trace at Flasher.
Winter Weather, Grant
- When
- June 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of snow fell at Leith and one inch fell at Carson and Heart Butte.
Winter Weather, Hettinger
- When
- June 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hettinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four inches of snow fell at Regent and two inches fell at New England.
Winter Weather, Golden Valley
- When
- June 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Golden Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.940, -103.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The snow total three miles southeast of Trotters was 0.5 inches.
Winter Weather, Billings
- When
- June 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Billings forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of snow fell at Fairfield and a trace fell at Medora.
Winter Weather, Dunn
- When
- June 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dunn forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.357, -102.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A trace of snow fell at Dunn Center.
Winter Weather, McLean
- When
- June 6, 5:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Washburn received 0.6 inches of snow and Wilton had a trace amount.
Winter Weather, Burleigh
- When
- June 6, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burleigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A trace of snow fell at Bismarck.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Kansas, June 6, 2009
- Hail in Nebraska, June 6, 2009
- Hail in Nebraska, June 6 to 7, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 6, 2009
- High Wind in New Mexico, June 6, 2009
- Hail in Kansas, June 6, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 6, 2009
- Flash Flood in Washington, June 6, 2009
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 188102, 188105, 188090, 188092, 188093, 188096, 188098, 188099, 188095, 188088.