Apr 21, 1997
Snowmelt caused lakes, coulees, and ditches to fill with water, running toward Devils Lake. The 3 coulees running into Devils Lake experienced record flows. 80 percent of the county roads were estimated to be under water at some point. An Edmore woman, driving across a flooded road, ended up in the ditch. She was able to get out of her car and stand on the roof, spending an hour in rapidly moving water until she was rescued. A dam on Hurricane Lake was stressed on the 23rd due to high water
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5591887). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ramsey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.