Heavy Snow in Ransom, North Dakota

Heavy Snow April 3, 2026 – April 4, 2026 · Ransom, North Dakota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Report of 17.5 inches of measured snow from the public in Lisbon, ND was the highest in Ransom County. Based on NORSC analysis and reports from emergency management, public and COOP total snow ranged from 8 to 17.5 inches across Ransom County. The official COOP in Lisbon, ND measured 17.0 inches.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system developed over the Northern Plains and tracked across the Upper Midwest. This brought a series of heavy snow bands to eastern ND and Northwest MN from the afternoon of April 3 through the evening of April 4. A large swath of heavy snow was reported across southeast North Dakota, with highest values 10 to 17.5 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1330675. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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