Insane Snowfall Totals For One North Dakota City

Snowfall Totals were Limited in the Capital Region

Mostly because the temperatures were too warm for snow. The Winter Storm that hit the Capital Region late last night dropped about what was expected. Bismarck received a little over two inches of snow, but northern North Dakota received significantly more powder.

The Capital Region also received somewhere around a quarter of an inch of rain before it switched over to snow sometime after midnight.

Bismarck-Mandan remains in a Winter Weather Advisory until midnight tonight due to blowing snow. The northern 1/3 of North Dakota remains in a Winter Storm Warning until midnight.

Thunder Snow

There were reports of thunderstorms north of the Jamestown area around 6 pm last night. Thunderstorms in February are certainly not common in North Dakota, but it does happen occasionally. Some parts of the eastern part of the state were also forecast to see the possibility of "Thunder Snow." Again, speaking of something that only happens on a very rare occasion. I was part of a thunder snowstorm in Amarillo, Texas, many years ago, and I'll never forget it.

Snowfall Totals Across the State

One area received over a foot of snow, and that total is likely to increase because it's still snowing out there in parts of the state. All of these totals are courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Devils Lake - 14 inches of snow (the highest total in the state).

Bismarck - 2.2 inches of snow.

Mandan - 1.5 inches of snow.

Grand Forks - 11.3 inches of snow.

Underwood - 2.8 inches of snow.

Leeds - 12 inches of snow.

Jamestown - 4 inches of snow.

Valley City - 5 inches of snow.

Minot - 5 inches of snow.

Watford City - 3 inches of snow.

Max - 5 inches of snow.

Hazen - 1.5 inches of snow.

New Rockford - 4.4 inches of snow.

Carringtion - 3 inches of snow.

Beulah - 2 inches of snow.

Zap - 3.1 inches of snow.

Fargo - 4.8 inches of snow.

(We will continue to add to these totals as we get them, as we said, it's still snowing heavily in parts of northern and eastern North Dakota)