The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5591900
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
WEST POLK
5591900
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Event typeevent_type | Blizzard |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,591,900 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,061,674 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-04-05T20:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-04-07T02:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MINNESOTA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | WEST POLK |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 5M |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | With falling temperatures on the back side of the low, the freezing rain changed to snow. A strong pressure gradient created winds up to 65 mph, dropping visibilities down to near zero. The strong wind, on top of heavy ice accumulations, caused thousands of power poles to snap. This cut power to over 100,000 people in eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota and caused $30 million in damages to the power infrastructure. With no heat, many people had to seek shelters with generator power. Some smaller communities were without power for more than a week. Snowfall totals on the 6th ranged around 7 inches. Three men from China slid off a road 3 miles south of Borup into a water-filled ditch. Rescuers got stuck 4 times trying to reach the scene. The men were rescued just in time, suffering from hypothermia. The blizzard was especially tough on livestock, with hundreds killed. Interstate 94 was closed from Moorhead to Fergus Falls and US Highway 2 was closed from East Grand Forks to Crookston. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
Provenance
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