Jul 10, 2016
Thunderstorms fired up by the afternoon of the 9th, over western Benson County, North Dakota. This area had managed to get slightly better afternoon heating and humidity, although just a little further to the east, the Devils Lake airport only topped out at 74F at 3 pm CST. It did not take long for these storms to become severe, and they initially tracked to the east-northeast. As the evening wore on, additional storms developed between Devils Lake and Grand Forks, and these storms began showing
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 637198). 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.