Jun 16, 2009
An upper level disturbance moved across central North Dakota, with numerous showers and thunderstorms forming around it. The upper level flow was fairly weak, but the low levels held a very juicy airmass, with dew points in the low to mid 60s. This set the stage for slow moving and heavy rain producing thunderstorms. A broad area of one to three inches of rain fell from near Havana, ND, through the Wahpeton/Breckenridge area, to near Barnesville, MN. Within this area, locally heavy rain amounts
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 165994). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wilkin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.