Blizzard — Pembina, North Dakota

2014-01-26 · Pembina, North Dakota

Wider weather episode

North to northwest winds gusting to 45 to 55 mph combined with several inches of fresh powdery snow on the ground to produce whiteout conditions in open country. Conditions also deteriorated in some sections of the larger cities, which had not happened with the other blizzard events of the winter to date. Interstate 94 was closed from Bismarck through the Fargo-Moorhead area to Alexandria. Interstate 29 was closed throughout all of eastern North Dakota, U. S. Highway 2 was closed from East Grand Forks to Crookston, and U. S. Highway 10 was closed from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes. Some schools were delayed or cancelled on the 27th, as roads were just starting to be plowed. A Winnipeg man was struck and killed on Interstate 29 near Pembina when he stopped to check an accident scene.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 487578. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.