Winter Storm — Bowman, North Dakota

2000-11-02 · Bowman, North Dakota

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system over Colorado moved northeast over the plains and intensified. Heavy snow fell across northcentral and western North Dakota with snow amounts ranging from 6 to 14 inches. In Divide county 14 inches of snow fell in the city ofFortuna. Other snow amounts includes 12 inches at Beach in Golden Valley county and Rhame in Bowman county received upto 10 inches of snow. Wind gust to 50 mph were reported in many areas resulting in many roads being closed and caused a tour bus accident in Bowman county resulting in seven serious injuries. Power outages were widespread across the northwestarea of the state where up to 500 power lines were downed causing an estimated 1 million dollar's in damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5160670. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.