414 first-hand accounts of flood events in North Dakota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A strong low level jet and good warm advection helped to spawn a couple strong thunderstorms in the early morning hours of the 12th. Then there was a brief break before strong thunderstorms began to flare up again by the early afternoon.
Read the full account →By early evening of the 22nd, a triple point had formed over north central South Dakota, with a surface boundary extending to its north and south. A warm front extended to the southeast, or down into southwest Minnesota.
Read the full account →Rain fell across the far northern Red River Valley into the Lake of the Woods area, starting late Sunday night (24th) and continuing into Monday night (25th). Over this 24 hour period, the rainfall was not particularly heavy, but it was steady.
Read the full account →This flood event began for many counties in late March, then continued through April and into May. The cool trend continued into the month of May, especially for the climate site at Grand Forks, North Dakota, which ended up 7.5 degrees below normal.
Read the full account →After the first round of elevated convection from the early morning hours of the 24th drifted off to the northeast, a surface warm front was left along the North Dakota and South Dakota border by mid morning.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms formed over the Devils Lake region along a cold frontal boundary and low pressure system. Storms also initiated along the warm front which extended down into southeast North Dakota. Afternoon temperatures topped out in the low to mid 80s with dew points around 70.
Read the full account →The region remained under the influence of a stacked low pressure system over southeast North Dakota. A narrow band of three to five inches of rain fell across the Park River area, which had been hit with several rounds of steady rainfall in the past month.
Read the full account →Four separate rain events on June 26th, with officially 2.32 inches of rain, resulted in flash flood conditions over eastern Stutsman County including the city of Jamestown.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms continued over western North Dakota during the early morning hours of June 17th, then redeveloped over south central North Dakota around and after daybreak.
Read the full account →A surface low pressure system along with a strong upper level disturbance brought continuous showers and thunderstorms over portions of central North Dakota Saturday May 5th.
Read the full account →A warm front pushed northward through eastern North Dakota during the afternoon of the 26th. By the early evening, low pressure had set up over northwest South Dakota, with the warm front extending to the northeast along a line from near Bismarck to near Devils Lake.
Read the full account →A significant low pressure system developed in the lee of the Rocky Mountains over Colorado and Wyoming Sunday, March 22nd, strengthening and ejecting northeast into the upper Midwest by Tuesday, March 24th.
Read the full account →Eastern North Dakota remained in a very weak surface pattern on the 18th, with numerous weak surface lows and boundaries across the midwest. Like the past several days, moisture levels remained very high, with surface dew points in the low to mid 60s.
Read the full account →Eastern North Dakota remained in a very weak surface pattern on the 18th, with numerous weak surface lows and boundaries across the midwest. Like the past several days, moisture levels remained very high, with surface dew points in the low to mid 60s.
Read the full account →By early evening of the 22nd, a triple point had formed over north central South Dakota, with a surface boundary extending to its north and south. A warm front extended to the southeast, or down into southwest Minnesota.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms formed over the Devils Lake region along a cold frontal boundary and low pressure system. Storms also initiated along the warm front which extended down into southeast North Dakota. Afternoon temperatures topped out in the low to mid 80s with dew points around 70.
Read the full account →A stretch of warmer weather occurred from March 14th to 17th, which resulted in high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. The snow depth in Fargo on the 14th was 15 inches with a melted water equivalent of 3.10 inches.
Read the full account →A stretch of warmer weather occurred from March 14th to 17th, which resulted in high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. The snow depth in Fargo on the 14th was 15 inches with a melted water equivalent of 3.10 inches.
Read the full account →A stretch of warmer weather occurred from March 14th to 17th, which resulted in high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. The snow depth in Fargo on the 14th was 15 inches with a melted water equivalent of 3.10 inches.
Read the full account →A stretch of warmer weather occurred from March 14th to 17th, which resulted in high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. The snow depth in Fargo on the 14th was 15 inches with a melted water equivalent of 3.10 inches.
Read the full account →A stretch of warmer weather occurred from March 14th to 17th, which resulted in high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. The snow depth in Fargo on the 14th was 15 inches with a melted water equivalent of 3.10 inches.
Read the full account →A stretch of warmer weather occurred from March 14th to 17th, which resulted in high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. The snow depth in Fargo on the 14th was 15 inches with a melted water equivalent of 3.10 inches.
Read the full account →A stretch of warmer weather occurred from March 14th to 17th, which resulted in high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. The snow depth in Fargo on the 14th was 15 inches with a melted water equivalent of 3.10 inches.
Read the full account →A stretch of warmer weather occurred from March 14th to 17th, which resulted in high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. The snow depth in Fargo on the 14th was 15 inches with a melted water equivalent of 3.10 inches.
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