Aug 23, 2022
Severe weather developed over central into parts of western North Dakota in an environment of enhanced instability and marginal deep layer shear. Many crops were damaged as hail combined with strong wind gusts. The strongest reported wind gust was 76 mph in Mountrail County, while the largest hail was one inch in diameter and occurred with several of the storms in Oliver, McLean, and Mountrail counties. Later in the episode, the focus turned towards flash flooding which occurred in Burleigh Coun
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1046981). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Burleigh County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.