Mar 16, 2003
Ice jams on the Yellowstone River between March 16th-18th caused flooding of low lying areas. The flooding caused some minor damage in Prairie and Dawson Counties. In addition to the ice jams, heavy rain partially contributed to the flooding of several fields and roads, and later washed out a gravel road in Richland County. On the 17th, 2.00 inches of rain fell at Crane, 1.79 inches of rain fell at Sidney and 1.71 inches of rain fell at Savage. The Yellowstone River at Glendive crested at 60.5
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5349275). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Richland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.