Heavy Snow in Ward, North Dakota

Heavy Snow February 17, 2026 – February 18, 2026 · Ward, North Dakota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Kenmare received seven inches of snow.

The wider storm

A broad low pressure system over the Northern Plains combined with an upper level trough pushing through the region to produce heavy snow over northwest and north central North Dakota. The greatest snow amounts reported were around nine inches, which occurred in Divide, Bottineau, and Pierce Counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1311997. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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