Heavy Snow, Golden Valley
- When
- November 9, 9:00 AM CST to November 10, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Golden Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.940, -103.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golva received seven inches of snow.
Heavy Snow in North Dakota, November 9 to 10, 2014
Surface low pressure moved into western South Dakota as a mid-level wave passed through the region. Most of the lift with this system was over southeast Montana into northwestern South Dakota, but enough was present over southwest and far south central North Dakota to bring heavy snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 8
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.
Surface low pressure moved into western South Dakota as a mid-level wave passed through the region. Most of the lift with this system was over southeast Montana into northwestern South Dakota, but enough was present over southwest and far south central North Dakota to bring heavy snow. Storm total snow amounts ranged from six to eight inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Billings
- When
- November 9, 9:00 AM CST to November 10, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Billings forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Billings County received an estimated seven inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Bowman
- When
- November 9, 2:00 PM CST to November 10, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bowman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The city of Bowman received 7.5 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Slope
- When
- November 9, 2:00 PM CST to November 10, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Slope forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.447, -103.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Marmarth received 7.5 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Hettinger
- When
- November 9, 3:00 PM CST to November 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hettinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hettinger County received an estimated seven inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Grant
- When
- November 9, 3:00 PM CST to November 10, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Pretty Rock received seven inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Adams
- When
- November 9, 4:00 PM CST to November 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hettinger received six inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Sioux
- When
- November 9, 6:00 PM CST to November 10, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Western Sioux County received an estimated six inches of snow.
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
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 9 to 10, 2014
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 9 to 10, 2014
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 9, 2014
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 9 to 10, 2014
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 9 to 10, 2014
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Montana, November 9 to 11, 2014
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 9 to 10, 2014
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 9, 2014
- High Wind in Alaska, November 9 to 10, 2014
- High Wind in Montana, November 9, 2014
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, November 9 to 11, 2014
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, November 2014
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: 547668, 547669, 545512, 547667, 547674, 547678, 547675, 547679.