Today in History revisits the November 29, 2005 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story about a major winter storm that brought ice, heavy snow, power outages, road closures, flight cancellations, and widespread disruptions across the Red River Valley in 2005. Continue reading for more details.

The first significant winter storm to hit the Red River Valley this season caused a series of blackouts that left thousands of people in the dark Monday night.

Electric company representatives said power outages in the Red River Valley, especially south of Fargo, were caused by overnight ice buildup on power lines. Sunday’s freezing rains in the Fargo area gave way to a blizzard Monday that caused lines to sag and break or slap into each other, causing short circuits. Similar but

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