Apr 7, 2001
The winter brought 45.3 inches of snow to the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks area, which is slightly above the average of 40 inches. Snow water contents across Grand Forks county ranged from 1.5 to 2.5 inches. The snow over Grand Forks county had melted by the first of April, and the snowmelt began to affect the rivers. Then, a heavy rain event occurred on the 7th, and brought 1 to 2 inches of rain to the Red River basin. The Red River peaked at 44.80 feet on April 12th, which was not in the t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5238752). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Grand Forks County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.