Heavy Snow in South Central and Southeast North Dakota, February 28th to March 1st 2023

Overview

A winter storm brought multiple bands of snow through south-central and southeast North Dakota beginning in the early afternoon of Tuesday, February 28th, and continuing through the morning of Wednesday, March 1st. Intense snow rates of up to 1 inch per hour fell across the Bismarck/Mandan area and other parts of the south-central Tuesday, quickly leading to snow-covered roads and hazardous travel. As snow continued to spread across the area, Interstate 94 was closed from Bismarck to Jamestown Tuesday evening, and a few hours later was closed from Jamestown to Fargo as well.

Hazardous travel continued through the overnight hours and into Wednesday morning, with significant drifting of snow over roadways. Strong northeast winds persisted through the night, especially in the James River Valley, before conditions began improving during the day Wednesday as the storm moved away from North Dakota. Highest snow totals were along Interstate 94 from Bismarck to Fargo, where the heaviest snow bands ended up, with lower amounts to the north, south, and west.

Snow blowing in Jamestown, North Dakota. Photo courtesy of Nicole Nowatzki.

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Photos & Video


Snow plows working near Gladstone, ND. (NDDOT)	Travel camera footage of Jamestown, ND. (NDDOT)	Snow plow footage from near Carrington, ND. (NDDOT)	Snow beginning to fall at the start of the winter storm at the NWS Bismarck office. (NWS Bismarck)

Radar

MRMS Radar Data

MRMS Radar Data 2/28/2023

1250pm CST - 650pm CST

MRMS Radar Data 2/28/2023 - 3/1/2023

650pm CST - 1250am CST

MRMS Radar Data 3/1/2023

1250am CST - 650am CST

Storm Reports

...FEBRUARY 28TH TO MARCH 1ST SNOWFALL REPORTS...

LOCATION                     AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       PROVIDER             
JAMESTOWN STATE HOSPITAL     14.0 IN   0600 AM 03/01   COOP                 
STEELE                       12.5 IN   0924 AM 03/01   PUBLIC               
3 SSE BISMARCK               12.3 IN   1029 AM 03/01   OFFICIAL NWS OBS     
5 WNW HUFF                   12.0 IN   0222 PM 03/01   TRAINED SPOTTER      
MANDAN 1.7 SSE               10.8 IN   0745 AM 03/01   COCORAHS             
PINGREE 5.4 NW               9.5 IN    0600 AM 03/01   COCORAHS             
MONTPELIER                   9.0 IN    0900 AM 03/01   COOP                 
EDGELEY 5.2 NW               8.2 IN    0800 AM 03/01   COCORAHS             
HAZEN                        7.4 IN    0600 AM 03/01   COCORAHS             
LA MOURE 4.6 ESE             5.8 IN    0700 AM 03/01   COCORAHS             
ELLENDALE 7.3 NW             5.5 IN    0700 AM 03/01   COCORAHS             
GLEN ULLIN                   4.8 IN    0900 AM 03/01   PUBLIC               
DICKINSON                    4.5 IN    1051 AM 03/01   PUBLIC               
NEW ENGLAND                  4.1 IN    0913 AM 03/01   PUBLIC               
ASHLEY                       3.7 IN    0800 AM 03/01   COOP                 
UNDERWOOD                    3.5 IN    0800 AM 03/01   COOP                 
KILLDEER                     3.5 IN    0915 AM 03/01   COOP                 
CATHAY 6.5 N                 3.0 IN    0700 AM 03/01   COCORAHS             
HARVEY                       2.5 IN    0723 AM 03/01   BROADCAST MEDIA      
4 SE MARTIN                  2.5 IN    1237 PM 03/01   PUBLIC               
GRASSY BUTTE                 2.4 IN    1130 AM 03/01   CO-OP OBSERVER       
RHAME                        2.0 IN    1247 PM 03/01   PUBLIC               

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EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS 
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.

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