Jul 3, 2010
A slow moving cold front moved through the area Saturday afternoon with a strong low level moisture surge in southeast winds over the panhandle out ahead of the front. Severe thunderstorms developed Saturday afternoon which caused major damage in Morrill County (Bridgeport). Bridgeport sustained major damage as grain towers were toppled, a 100 foot radio tower was blown down and almost every tree in the city sustained some form of damage. There was major crop damage to area fields and gardens f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 229496). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Morrill County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.