Aug 10, 2016
Severe thunderstorms developed in the late morning over the southern James River Valley where elevated convection developed north of a warm front supported by a low level jet. Additional thunderstorms developed later in the afternoon into the evening over western and south central North Dakota as a short wave rotating around a closed upper low over central Montana pushed into the Northern Plains.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 655354). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dickey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.