Winter Storm — Mclean, North Dakota

2007-02-28 · Mclean, North Dakota

Event narrative

Six inches of snow fell at both Underwood and Max. There were two (2) indirect fatalities in a car accident due to icy roads just south of Washburn.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system ejecting out of the Northern Rockies and into Wisconsin brought snow across western and central North Dakota from late Tuesday night February 27th into Wednesday night February 28th. The heaviest snow (9 to 12 inches) fell over far south central and southeastern North Dakota. Accumulating snow, along with freezing drizzle and blowing and drifting snow, continued over the eastern forecast area into Thursday morning of March 1st. (See Storm Data entries for March, 2007).

In addition to the heavy snow, light freezing rain and sleet also fell Wednesday afternoon and night over the central and eastern counties of the Bismarck County Warning Area (CWA).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 14735. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.