Ice Storm in North Dakota

Events

154

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$106 million

• Ice Storm in North Dakota, April 4 to 5, 1997$96 million · 16 eventsAn intense low pressure system, with center pressures around 28.8 inches, tracked from Fergus Falls to International Falls, Minnesota.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in North Dakota, December 25 to 26, 2016$2.0 million · 39 eventsA potent upper level wave moved from the eastern shores of Russia, across the Pacific, and into the western United States where it strengthened into a potent storm which lifted into the Northern Plains.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, December 25 to 27, 2023$5.8 million · 16 eventsStrong low pressure meandered near the Minnesota-Iowa border while a deep upper low was slightly offset to the southwest. This resulted in a large area of precipitation developing to the north and west of the surface low.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, May 11 to 12, 2004$2.0 million · 5 eventsA surface low tracked across northern South Dakota, southeast North Dakota, and into northern Minnesota. A strong thermal gradient set up across eastern ND and the northwest quarter of MN.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in North Dakota, November 9 to 10, 2022$225,000 · 32 eventsA Colorado low lifted into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Although the system was not very slow moving, it was a very dynamic system which produced very high snowfall rates of nearly three inches per hour in some locations.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, April 16, 2016$50,000 · 1 eventPeriods of rain through the day of April 16 transitioned to freezing rain over northern Rolette County in the early evening, and continued through late evening. The greatest damage occurred to commercial electrical service, though multiple trees were also damaged.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, March 30, 2007$25,000 · 6 eventsAn early spring storm that brought heavy snow to southwest North Dakota, brought a mix of moderate freezing rain and light snow to south central North Dakota during the morning of Friday March 30th.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, December 25 to 27, 202318 eventsThis event lasted for several days, and up to an inch of ice accretion was reported in several counties across eastern North Dakota.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, January 30, 199717 events0.05 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.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, February 8 to 10, 200915 eventsA Colorado Low tracked from northeast Colorado on the morning of the 9th into west central Minnesota on the morning of the 10th. This system pushed unseasonably warm and moist air into the northern plains, with surface dew point temperatures on the 9th rising into the 30s.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, February 22, 199614 eventsFreezing 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.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, February 22 to 23, 199613 eventsFreezing rain made travel and walking dangerous. No travel was advised and US 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 a dozen fractured bones on Thursday night.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, March 8, 20008 eventsA narrow band of freezing precipitation fell across southeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Gusty north winds also combined with the ice to make travel difficult.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, April 3 to 4, 19996 eventsA strong low pressure area in Minnesota brought another round of winter weather to eastern North Dakota on the heels of the April Fools Day storm. Significant accumulations of ice built up on all surfaces due to a long period of freezing rain.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, December 14 to 15, 20106 eventsWeak to moderate low level frontogenetical forcing, combined with forcing aloft ahead of a mid level trough, moved across western North Dakota during the evening of the 14th, and became stalled over central North Dakota during the overnight hours of the 15th.
• Ice Storm in North Dakota, December 30, 20045 eventsA "hybrid" surface low pressure system moved nearly straight east across the northern plains. It tracked across northern South Dakota to Aberdeen, then toward Bemidji (MN) and Duluth.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in North Dakota, December 25 to 26, 20165 eventsVery light freezing drizzle fell across southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota during the early morning hours of the 25th, producing slick roads in spots.

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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 2026-09-24.