Ice Storm, Barnes
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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 in North Dakota, January 30, 1997
05 inches of freezing rain fell across eastern North Dakota, causing numerous vehicle accidents. Many vehicles slid off roads, while others could not travel up slopes.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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 FGF wrote it up.
0.05 inches of freezing rain fell across eastern North Dakota, causing numerous vehicle accidents. Many vehicles slid off roads, while others could not travel up slopes. Emergency officials could not reach accident scenes or help stranded motorists.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Benson
- When
- January 30, 7:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Benson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.069, -99.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cass
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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, Cavalier
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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, Eddy
- When
- January 30, 7:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Eddy forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.718, -98.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Grand Forks
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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
- January 30, 7:00 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, Nelson
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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, Pembina
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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, Ramsey
- When
- January 30, 7:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.269, -98.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Ransom
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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, Richland
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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)
Ice Storm, Sargent
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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, Steele
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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, Towner
- When
- January 30, 7:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Towner forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.686, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Traill
- When
- January 30, 7:00 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, Walsh
- When
- January 30, 7:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Walsh forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.370, -97.721 (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 Surf in Hawaii, January 30 to 31, 1997
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, January 30, 1997
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 30 to 31, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, January 30, 1997
- Flooding in Illinois, January 30 to 31, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, January 30, 1997
- High Wind in Arizona, January 30, 1997
- Winter Weather in Ohio, January 30, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, January 30, 1997
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, January 1997
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5613485, 5613486, 5613487, 5613488, 5613489, 5613490, 5613491, 5613492, 5613493, 5613494, 5613495, 5613496, 5613497, 5613498, 5613499, 5613500, 5613501.