Surface low pressure tracked out of Colorado on Sunday, March 4th, deepened over southwest Minnesota by the evening of Monday, March 5th, before finally sliding off to the east. This brought a prolonged period of easterly winds to eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota. East winds are generally not high impact winds, and that was the case with this storm too. Temperatures started out quite mild in the late afternoon and evening of March 4th, with most locations in the mid to upper 30s. Rain showers, with isolated thunder, developed over southeast North Dakota by the late afternoon, then spread north-northeast during the evening. As this activity lifted north-northeast, it changed over to freezing rain, sleet, and snow. During the early morning hours of the 5th, intense bands of snow developed over the southern Red River Valley and lifted north-northwest. Snowfall rates within these bands were about one to three inches per hour, from the Fargo-Moorhead area up toward Mayville and Northwood. Areas of freezing rain or mixed precipitation also fell in other areas too. However, for most of the daytime hours of the 5th, the precipitation type remained snow. Within the broad area of snow, intense thin snow bands remained. Therefore, snow totals remained highly variable, even across short distances.

Winter Storm in TOWNER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in BARNES, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in BENSON, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in CASS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in CAVALIER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in EASTERN WALSH, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in EDDY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in GRIGGS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in NELSON, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in RAMSEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in RANSOM, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in RICHLAND, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in SARGENT, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in STEELE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in TRAILL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in WESTERN WALSH, NORTH DAKOTA
From 05-MAR-18 06:00:00 to 05-MAR-18 23:24:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer