Apr 7, 2001
A near normal winter left a snowpack with 1.5 to 2.5 inches of snow water equivalent to the Pembina county area. The snow melted first over the northern Red River basin. A heavy rain event dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain over the Red River Valley on the 7th. Another heavy rain event occurred over the southern Red River basin on the 11th and 12th, and a winter storm also dropped a foot of snow over that same area on the 22nd and 23rd. These events kept the Red River near its crest level for nea
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5238754). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pembina County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.