Ice Storm — Barnes, North Dakota

2023-12-25 to 2023-12-26 · Barnes, North Dakota

Event narrative

Numerous branches down and trees down at the Oriska ND I-94 rest area. Ice accumulation of 1 inch measured on branches. Storm total.

Wider weather episode

This event lasted for several days, and up to an inch of ice accretion was reported in several counties across eastern North Dakota. Numerous locations were without power for over a week in the southern Red River Valley, along with slick travel conditions lasting long after the precipitation stopped falling.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1148718. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.