Jul 15, 2001
Slow moving thunderstorms continually raked northern Perkins County during the afternoon and evening hours with several reports of 4 to 5 inches of rain. Water began flooding ranchers' yards by 715 pm MST. White Butte Road and several other minor roads were closed after water covered the roads. Two houses and a van were destroyed by flood waters that ran 5 to 10 feet deep. The worst flooding occurred in normally dry low-lying draws, not creeks.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5260172). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Perkins County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.