414 first-hand accounts of flood events in North Dakota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A strong short wave trough ejecting into the Northern Plains, coupled with increasing large scale ascent ahead of an upper level jet streak, brought widespread severe weather to much of southwest and south central North Dakota during the evening hours of June 12th.
Read the full account →The month of July brought a reprieve to the lake rise on Devils Lake and Stump Lake, with most areas across the state receiving below normal precipitation amounts.
Read the full account →The month of July brought a reprieve to the lake rise on Devils Lake and Stump Lake, with most areas across the state receiving below normal precipitation amounts.
Read the full account →The month of July brought a reprieve to the lake rise on Devils Lake and Stump Lake, with most areas across the state receiving below normal precipitation amounts.
Read the full account →Large scale forcing associated with a dynamic upper level trough coincided with very strong deep layer shear and very steep mid level lapse rates to trigger rapid thunderstorm development and intensification across southwest and south central North Dakota.
Read the full account →Flooding was the result of a minor early melt dislodging a stop log on a dam upstream of Belcourt along Ox Creek. Contributing to this flooding through Belcourt was the inappropriate disposal of heavy snow from the season into the creek bed.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms redeveloped across portions of north central North Dakota along and ahead of a surface warm front from the late morning into the early evening hours of Saturday, May 29th.
Read the full account →Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 537 was issued for west and north central North Dakota in the late afternoon hours of Monday, July 26th. This was in anticipation of thunderstorms developing and increasing in intensity during the evening along a west to east oriented surface…
Read the full account →A late season rapid snow melt caused flooding along the Souris (Mouse) River and Des Lacs River through north central North Dakota. Additionally, there were necessary releases from upstream dams in North Dakota and Saskatchewan, Canada, due to rapid snow melt there.
Read the full account →A few precipitation events early in August caused some rises on Devils Lake and Stump Lake. However, the second half of the month saw consistent falls on both lakes. Devils Lake began the month at a level around 1454.20 feet MSL and ended the month around 1454.00 feet MSL.
Read the full account →A few precipitation events early in August caused some rises on Devils Lake and Stump Lake. However, the second half of the month saw consistent falls on both lakes. Devils Lake began the month at a level around 1454.20 feet MSL and ended the month around 1454.00 feet MSL.
Read the full account →This devastating flooding continued into April, and in some cases worsened.||Western and central North Dakota experienced a snowy winter of 2008-2009.
Read the full account →On the morning of July 4th, a cold front pushed into central North Dakota, eventually reaching eastern North Dakota around the noon hour. Ahead of the front, a stationary boundary also set up, basically running along the U. S. Highway 2 corridor.
Read the full account →Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 365 was in effect during this event.||A cluster of thunderstorms over northeastern Montana developed into a squall line and moved across northern North Dakota during the morning hours.
Read the full account →The month of July was fairly active weather-wise, but overall precipitation amounts were not impressive. Therefore the level of Devils Lake dropped slightly during the course of the month, from about 1454.30 feet MSL to about 1454.20 feet MSL.
Read the full account →The month of July was fairly active weather-wise, but overall precipitation amounts were not impressive. Therefore the level of Devils Lake dropped slightly during the course of the month, from about 1454.30 feet MSL to about 1454.20 feet MSL.
Read the full account →This devastating flooding continued into April, and in some cases worsened.||Western and central North Dakota experienced a snowy winter of 2008-2009.
Read the full account →This episode began late in the evening of July 31st and continued into the early morning hours of August 1st, as severe thunderstorms from central North Dakota moved into eastern North Dakota.
Read the full account →This episode began late in the evening of July 31st and continued into the early morning hours of August 1st, as severe thunderstorms from central North Dakota moved into eastern North Dakota.
Read the full account →This episode began late in the evening of July 31st and continued into the early morning hours of August 1st, as severe thunderstorms from central North Dakota moved into eastern North Dakota.
Read the full account →A severe thunderstorm outbreak materialized over west and south central North Dakota in the late afternoon and evening hours of July 22nd, lasting into the early morning hours of the 23rd. Tornado watch numbers 673, 674, and 675 were in effect for this event.
Read the full account →A severe thunderstorm outbreak materialized over west and south central North Dakota in the late afternoon and evening hours of July 22nd, lasting into the early morning hours of the 23rd. Tornado watch numbers 673, 674, and 675 were in effect for this event.
Read the full account →This episode began late in the evening of July 31st and continued into the early morning hours of August 1st, as severe thunderstorms from central North Dakota moved into eastern North Dakota.
Read the full account →This episode began late in the evening of July 31st and continued into the early morning hours of August 1st, as severe thunderstorms from central North Dakota moved into eastern North Dakota.
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