Freezing rain spread northeast across a portion of northeast Montana early Sunday morning. This resulted in 10 injuries, with 4 in Dawson county, 3 in Prairie, and 1 each in Sheridan, Roosevelt and Richland counties.
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The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.
Freezing rain spread northeast across a portion of northeast Montana early Sunday morning. This resulted in 10 injuries, with 4 in Dawson county, 3 in Prairie, and 1 each in Sheridan, Roosevelt and Richland counties. Interstate 94 was closed from Glendive to Miles City from 430 am to approximately 10 am. Severe driving conditions were reported in many areas east of a line from Scobey to Jordan.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing rain fell across the county with an accumulation of a 0.10 to 0.34, causing a person to fall in Plentywood. Also, severe driving conditions were noted on the Montana DOT 511 website, mainly near and south of Medicine Lake, through the morning.
Roosevelt County Dispatch reported an injury from a semi-truck overturning 1 ENE Bainville at about 900 am. Rainfall accumulation of 0.41 in Froid was reported with ice accumulations at least 0.10 across eastern Roosevelt County. Severe driving conditions were reported by Montana DOT 511 website, along route 16 from Culbertson to Plentywood and potions of highway 2 from approximately 4:30am until 11:30 am.
Rainfall of 0.05 (eastern Richland) to 0.52 (central Richland) and freezing temperatures and frozen ground resulted in a widespread icy glaze. A person falling in Sidney resulted in an injury.
Four injuries occurred with this icing event in Dawson County. Interstate 94 was closed from Glendive to Miles City from 430 am to around 1030 am due to severe driving conditions, lanes blockages due to accidents. Three of the injuries were from semi-tractor trailer accidents. Emergency travel only, and severe driving conditions, were also noted on the Montana (MT) DOT 511 website along 200s from Circle to Glendive.
Montana DOT 511 website show I-94 between Miles City to Glendive closed from approximately 4:30am until 11:30 am due to severe driving conditions, lanes blockages due to accidents.
Three injuries occurred with this icing event in Prairie County. Interstate 94 was closed from Glendive to Miles City from 430 am to 10 am. Two of the injuries required emergency treatment. Emergency travel only, or severe driving conditions were noted on the Montana DOT 511 website in the area.
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