Jun 22, 2011
Runoff from very heavy rain resulted in a rapid four foot rise along the Souris River near Sherwood. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for Mouse River Park located in McKinney Township. One hundred homes, 150 camping sites, and several businesses and buildings were impacted.||Also along the Souris River, levee overtopping and failure occurred resulting in flash flooding in Renville and Ward counties.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 336531). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ward County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.