Winter Storm Watch, North Dakota
SevereAround 6 to 12 inches of snow, with a 20 to 40 percent chance of exceeding 12 inches. Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
Ended Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Replaced by the Winter Storm Warning on Thursday, April 2, 12:29 in the afternoon.
Replaced by the Winter Weather Advisory on Thursday, April 2, 12:29 in the afternoon.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this watch
- Bismarck
- Dickinson
- Mandan
- Jamestown
- Lincoln
- Beulah
- Hazen
- Carrington
- Oakes
- Harvey
- Bowman
- Garrison
- Washburn
- Ellendale
- Hettinger
- Linton
- Belfield
- Beach
- New Salem
- Killdeer
- Cannon Ball
- Wishek
- Hebron
- Underwood
- LaMoure
- Napoleon
- Glen Ullin
- Wilton
- Richardton
- New England
- Steele
- Mott
- Ashley
- Center
- Edgeley
- Elgin
- Turtle Lake
- Fessenden
- South Heart
- Strasburg
- Kulm
- Stanton
- White Shield
- Max
- McClusky
- Gackle
- Gladstone
- Medina
- Harmon
- Scranton
- Carson
- Halliday
- Taylor
- Dunn Center
- Riverdale
- Hazelton
- Zap
- New Leipzig
- Tappen
- Flasher
- Porcupine
- Apple Valley
- Golden Valley
- Fort Yates
- Regent
- Rhame
- Streeter
- Kensal
- Bowdon
- Wing
- Selfridge
- Marion
- Reeder
- Pick City
- Medora
- Ypsilanti
- Goodrich
- Sykeston
- Marmarth
- Almont
- Spiritwood Lake
- Glenfield
- Dodge
- Mercer
- Buchanan
- Montpelier
- Golva
- Zeeland
- Lehr
- Menoken
- Dawson
- Solen
- Hague
- Butte
- Driscoll
- Benedict
- Jud
- Hurdsfield
- McHenry
- Martin
- Fullerton
- Sentinel Butte
- Tuttle
- Pettibone
- Verona
- Coleharbor
- Cleveland
- Grace City
- Manning
- Woodworth
- Dickey
- Pingree
- Fredonia
- Courtenay
- Forbes
- Robinson
- Regan
- Berlin
- Monango
- Spiritwood
- Leith
- Amidon
- Gascoyne
- Venturia
- Cathay
- Bucyrus
- Braddock
- Heimdal
- Ludden
- Heil
- Haynes
- Raleigh
- Denhoff
- Hamberg
- Ruso
How much
- Snow across the area
- 6 to 12 inches
Map
- This watch
- Interstates
- US highways
- US border
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations around 6 to 12 inches, with a 20 to 40 percent chance of exceeding 12 inches.
- Where
- Portions of south central and southeast North Dakota, including the James River Valley.
- When
- From Friday morning through Saturday afternoon.
- Impacts
- Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
- Additional details
- A brief period of freezing rain could fall across far southern North Dakota early Friday morning.
Updates
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. April 2, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. April 2, 2026
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Snow totals raised from 4 to 6 inches to 6 to 12 inches. April 2, 2026
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. April 1, 2026
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Winter Storm Watch issued for Thursday night through Saturday afternoon. April 1, 2026