Jun 1, 2005
The townships of Dahlen, Harman, Peabody, Scandia, Starbuck and Edisvold greatly impacted. Ten home basements full of water as it flowed across roads and fields into homes. Souris reported 6 inches of rain in a few hours. Several gravel county roads washed out. Water penetrated gasoline tank with 500 gallons lost. USDA determined rainfall totaled 7 inches and 150,000 acres of crops were impacted on 200 farms.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5451674). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bottineau County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.