Winter Weather, Dickinson
- When
- November 3, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.378, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Iowa, November 3, 2003
Freezing rain and freezing drizzle greatly impacted travel by causing slippery roads. Several schools were closed, or delayed the following morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 FSD wrote it up.
Freezing rain and freezing drizzle greatly impacted travel by causing slippery roads. Several schools were closed, or delayed the following morning. Ice accumulation on power lines caused a power outage affecting about three thousand people in the Spirit Lake area. The precipitation occurred from before daybreak to late evening, and was mixed with light snow at times.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Clay
- When
- November 3, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lyon
- When
- November 3, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.381, -96.210 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, O'Brien
- When
- November 3, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- O'Brien forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.084, -95.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Osceola
- When
- November 3, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osceola forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.379, -95.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sioux
- When
- November 3, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -96.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Iowa, November 3, 2003
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 3, 2003
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Utah, November 3 to 5, 2003
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 3, 2003
- Winter Weather in Colorado, November 3 to 4, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 3 to 4, 2003
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, November 2003
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: 5335616, 5335617, 5335618, 5335619, 5335620, 5335621.