Aug 28, 2016
By the early evening of August 28th, an area of surface low pressure had moved into southwest North Dakota, with a cold front extending north and south of it. To the east, a warm front stretched from northwest to southeast Minnesota. Between the cold and warm fronts, temperatures were in the low 80s with dew points in the low 70s. Thunderstorms broke out along the warm front over Kittson County, then they expanded southeastward during the evening. The storms produced tornadoes, hail, and heavy r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 648205). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Polk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.