Freezing Fog — Wells, North Dakota

1996-11-01 · Wells, North Dakota

Wider weather episode

A 41 yr. old man drowned when his pickup was blown into a slough. The man was driving along highway 200 near Hurdsfield when he came to a low spot on the highway with bodies of water on either side of the highway. Strong north winds up to 45 mph blew water across the road, which made the road icy. When the man hit the icy spot, his truck was blown into 15 feet of water on the south side of the road. The victim drowned after crawling out of the window of his truck before it completely submerged.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5573945. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.