Apr 5, 1997
The rising Red River filled half the city of Breckenridge with water, which froze in place as the temperature dropped. Floodfighters had to work in the middle of the blizzard to try to save parts of the city. A record level was set on the Red River in Wahpeton on the 6th. A 29 year-old woman and her 3 year-old daughter died from exposure on April 8th, when the car she was driving went into a flooded creek. They managed to get out of the car, but could not reach the closest farmhouse. The wo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5591899). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wilkin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.