Winter Storm Warning, North Dakota

Severe

Heavy snow. Plan on slippery road conditions.

Ended Thursday, February 19, 2026.

Issued: Tuesday, February 17, 8:57 in the morning
Expires: Thursday, February 19, midnight
Updated: February 18, 2026

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Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between one and three inches.
Where: Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota.
When: Until midnight CST tonight.
Impacts: Plan on slippery road conditions.
Additional details: Heavy snowfall rates exceeding an inch per hour are possible at times.

Updates

Wednesday 11:55 at night
Allowed to end on time. February 18, 2026
Wednesday 7:42 in the evening
Area expanded. Now also replaces the Winter Weather Advisory. February 18, 2026
Wednesday 12:56 in the afternoon
Snow totals lowered from 3 to 6 inches to 1 to 4 inches. February 18, 2026
Wednesday 8:37 in the morning
Snow totals raised from 3 to 5 inches to 3 to 6 inches. February 18, 2026
Wednesday 4:20 in the morning
Snow totals lowered from 5 to 10 inches to 3 to 5 inches. February 18, 2026
Tuesday 9:32 at night
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 17, 2026
Tuesday 6:10 in the evening
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 17, 2026
Tuesday 10:27 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 17, 2026
Tuesday 8:57 in the morning
Replaces the Winter Storm Watch. February 17, 2026