Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain may produce large to very-large hail, severe winds, tornadoes and numerous instances of flash flooding across portions of the central Plains. Scattered slow-moving storms will continue to bring a flash flooding threat to the central Gulf Coast. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across much of the western U.S.. Read More >
Overview
An intense, and narrow band of heavy snow impacted southwest North Dakota beginning Saturday afternoon, February 16th, 2019. Snowfall continued into Sunday, February, 17th, although the intensity of the snow did decrease. Near zero visibility in falling snow with impressive snowfall rates of 1-2" per hour were observed.Satellite
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| GOESEast Infrared Band 13 loop of the band of heavy snow Saturday 2/16 |
Photos
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| NDDOT Bowman and Marmarth Webcams and ND ARB Bowman Radar Saturday afternoon 2/16 | Heavy snow north of Bowman Saturday afternoon 2/16 | 15N Marmarth (source: Nikki Brown) |
Bowman Saturday Night 2/16 |
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| 20SE Beach | 20SE Beach | "Snow Marshmallow" 20SE Beach | Beach | Fryburg |
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| Bowman County | 10SW New England | Hwy 3 North Of Grenora (source: Maria Bodnar Madsen) |
Storm Reports
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Observations
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| Noon CST 2/16/19 Observations | 3 PM CST 2/16/19 Observations | 6 PM CST 2/16/19 Observations | 9 PM CST 2/16/19 Observations |
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| 6 AM CST 2/16/19 Rapid City sounding featuring very steep lapse rates | 6 PM CST 2/16/19 Rapid City sounding continuing to feature very steep lapse rates supporting intense banding of heavy snow in southwest North Dakota. |
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