Mar 21, 2019
Significant ice jam related high waters created flooding along the Yellowstone River in northwest North Dakota from March 21 to March 28. During this time, homes and infrastructure that had not been inundated in over a generation were impacted. Damages to homes included eight destroyed, 12 with major damage, one with minor damage, four considered affected, and another four were inaccessible. In addition, multiple pieces of farm equipment were either damaged or destroyed by the flood waters. Als
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 813938). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McKenzie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.