May 24, 2010
After the first round of elevated convection from the early morning hours of the 24th drifted off to the northeast, a surface warm front was left along the North Dakota and South Dakota border by mid morning. By mid afternoon of the 24th, the warm front had pushed north to a Jamestown (ND) to Bemidji (MN) line. Behind this front, afternoon temperatures had increased to around 90 degrees with dew points in the mid to upper 60s. High precipitable water values remained over eastern North Dakota and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 237290). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pennington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.