Heavy Snow, Williams
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Williams forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 48.344, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Williston received ten inches of snow.
Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 3 to 4, 2019
Low pressure deepened and pushed through the Northern Plains as cold air poured in behind. Snow developed over North Dakota as a variety of short-wave troughs lifted through the state.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 20
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.
Low pressure deepened and pushed through the Northern Plains as cold air poured in behind. Snow developed over North Dakota as a variety of short-wave troughs lifted through the state. The heaviest snow was primarily over northern part of North Dakota, with locations in McHenry and McKenzie counties getting around a foot of snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Ward
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ward forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Minot received 11 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, McKenzie
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- McKenzie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Locations near Fort Union Trading Post received 12 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Billings
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 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)
Locations near Fairfield received eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Mountrail
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mountrail forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Locations near New Town received six inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Dunn
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dunn forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.357, -102.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Killdeer received ten inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Bottineau
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bottineau forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 48.792, -100.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Locations near Lansford received nine inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, McHenry
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- McHenry forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Locations near Russell received 12 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, McLean
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Max received eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Renville
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Renville forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sherwood received seven inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Divide
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Divide forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Southern Divide County received an estimated eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Burke
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eastern Burke County received an estimated eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Rolette
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rolette forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 48.772, -99.841 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Western Rolette County received an estimated eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Pierce
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 48.250, -99.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Western Pierce County received an estimated eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Sheridan
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.575, -100.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Western Sheridan County received an estimated eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Mercer
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.309, -101.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northern Mercer County received an estimated eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Golden Valley
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 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)
Eastern Golden Valley County received an estimated eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Stark
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eastern Golden Valley County received an estimated eight inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Oliver
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oliver forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.115, -101.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northern Oliver County received an estimated six inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Burleigh
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM CST to February 4, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burleigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest Burleigh 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
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 3 to 5, 2019
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 3, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 3 to 5, 2019
- Debris Flows and Flooding in California, February 3 to 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 3 to 4, 2019
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 3 to 4, 2019
- High Wind in Colorado, February 3, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 3 to 4, 2019
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 3 to 4, 2019
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 3, 2019
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 3 to 4, 2019
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 3 to 4, 2019
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: 807111, 807112, 807113, 807114, 807115, 807116, 807117, 807118, 807119, 807120, 807122, 807123, 807124, 807125, 807126, 807127, 807128, 807129, 807130, 807131.