Aug 1, 2011
This episode began late in the evening of July 31st and continued into the early morning hours of August 1st, as severe thunderstorms from central North Dakota moved into eastern North Dakota. Many of these storms showed a bow structure, or a structure indicative of strong winds. The storms were also slow movers and several rounds of them tracked over the same area. Hope, ND, was hit by both strong winds and very heavy rainfall. Damaging wind gusts were reported from Hope all the way through nor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 325235). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Griggs County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.