Power Outage in Valley City, ND

Tree limbs and several power poles were broken.

Very heavy rains produced widespread street flooding around Valley City. Power outages and rapid runoff also combined to produce flooding of storm drains and sewer backup issues. At least four homes had partially collapsed basement walls. About 6.30 inches of rain fell over a two to three hour period.

Many tree branches and power lines were blown down.

The tornado tracked northward for about a mile to about 1 mile west-southwest of the Baldhill Dam. The tornado snapped a wooden power pole, knocked down several poplar trees, and shredded a portion of an old corn field. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph.

Many large trees and a grain bin were blown down in Litchville. Many trees were also blown down in Valley City, and in the area between Litchville and Valley City. Some trees and branches knocked down power lines, which resulted in sporatic power outages. A barn was blown down 10 miles north of Valley City.

Large trees and branches were blown down. Some of the trees fell on powerlines, causing power outages.

Eighteen 80 foot tall 345 kV high voltage power transmission towers were blown down in several sections to the Cass county line. A section of Highway 32 north of Oriska was briefly closed where the wires fell on the road.

A 112 mph wind gust was measured at a Minnkota Power Company wind turbine site.

Numerous large branches and trees were blown down. Many power lines were also blown down with scattered power outages.

Trees and large tree limbs were blown down causing some power outages.

The strong wind blew trees and powerlines down, knocking out power to 25 percent of the city. The most wind damage was near Valley City State University.

An early season storm system brought a mix of rain and snow to eastern North Dakota on October 14th and 15th. Most of the precipitation through the early part of Wednesday (14th) fell as rain, as surface temperatures near the Red River Valley warmed up to around 40 degrees. However, just to the west of the Red River Valley, across the Dazey, Valley City, and Lisbon areas, temperatures were about ten degrees colder, and most of the precipitation fell as slushy snow. Six inches of snow fell at Lisbon and Litchville and 7.5 inches fell in Valley City. The heavy, wet snow broke many tree branches and power lines, which resulted in sporadic power outages for 1500 Valley City residents. Dozens of vehicles slid into the ditch along Interstate 94 in Barnes County.