Ice Storm, Cavalier
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cavalier forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.772, -98.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in North Dakota, February 22, 1996
Freezing rain made travel an walking dangerous. S.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
Freezing rain made travel an walking dangerous. No travel was advised and U.S. Highway 2 was closed from Devils Lake to Grand Forks. Minor car accidents and vehicles in the ditch were common. One hospital in Fargo reported setting about one dozen fractured bones on Thursday night.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Pembina
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pembina forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.768, -97.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Williams
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Williams forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.344, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Eastern Walsh
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Eastern Walsh forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -97.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Nelson
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -98.192 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Grand Forks
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grand Forks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.922, -97.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Griggs
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Griggs forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.457, -98.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Steele
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Steele forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.456, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Traill
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Traill forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.454, -97.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Barnes
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.936, -98.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cass
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.933, -97.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Ransom
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.456, -97.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Sargent
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Sargent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.108, -97.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Richland
- When
- February 22, 12:30 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.265, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Colorado, February 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 22, 1996
- Dense Fog in Vermont, February 22 to 23, 1996
- Tornado in California, February 22, 1996
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 22 to 23, 1996
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, February 22 to 23, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 22, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 22, 1996
- Flooding in Maine, February 22 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 22 to 24, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, February 22 to 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 22, 1996
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5535445, 5535446, 5535447, 5535448, 5535449, 5535450, 5535451, 5535452, 5535453, 5535454, 5535455, 5535456, 5535457, 5535458.