Jul 21, 2013
Tornado Watch number 428 was in effect during this event. ||An eastward moving surface cold front and upper level shortwave trough combined with strong instability and wind shear to trigger a severe weather outbreak across much of west and central North Dakota. Storms initiated during the mid afternoon over northwest North Dakota, and continued to develop east and south through the mid evening hours. Originally, the Tornado Watch was mainly north of Interstate 94, but was later expanded southw
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 461802). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mountrail County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.