414 first-hand accounts of flood events in North Dakota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A potent short wave trough moving across North Dakota combined with moderate instability to create an environment favorable for multicellular thunderstorms during the afternoon hours of the 12th.
Read the full account →A potent short wave trough moving across North Dakota combined with moderate instability to create an environment favorable for multicellular thunderstorms during the afternoon hours of the 12th.
Read the full account →For having such weak overall features, this event produced some very large hail. The surface map showed a weak low pressure system over central North Dakota with a weak wind field. However, precipitable water values were very high and storm movement was slow.
Read the full account →Late in the morning of August 10th, an east to west oriented warm front was located across central South Dakota into the southern half of Minnesota. Thunderstorms formed quickly north of the warm front, mainly along the North and South Dakota border.
Read the full account →Late in the morning of August 10th, an east to west oriented warm front was located across central South Dakota into the southern half of Minnesota. Thunderstorms formed quickly north of the warm front, mainly along the North and South Dakota border.
Read the full account →Late in the morning of August 10th, an east to west oriented warm front was located across central South Dakota into the southern half of Minnesota. Thunderstorms formed quickly north of the warm front, mainly along the North and South Dakota border.
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