Ice Storm — Dawson, Montana

2024-12-15 · Dawson, Montana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1220448. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.