Mar 20, 2019
A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall with a late winter storm drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With 1 to 3 inches of snow water equivalent still in the snow pack south of Interstate 90 and 3 to 6 inches of snow water equivalent north of Interstate 90, gradually warming temperatures, and the frozen impervious ground, area rivers crested a second time due to additional runoff about a week after the first rapid crests. Overall, fifteen river gage sites measured record stages
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 827349). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Moody County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.