414 first-hand accounts of flood events in North Dakota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
By mid to late afternoon of August 3rd, a cold front had moved into central North Dakota. Ahead of the cold front, a warm front extended out to the east, or along the Canadian border.
Read the full account →The winter brought a good amount of snow to the northern Red River Valley, which resulted in snow water contents of 1.5 to 2.5 inches. The northern Red River Valley received less snow than the southern valley, which resulted in the snow cover disappearing faster over the north…
Read the full account →A near normal winter left a snowpack with 1.5 to 2.5 inches of snow water equivalent to the Pembina county area. The snow melted first over the northern Red River basin. A heavy rain event dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain over the Red River Valley on the 7th.
Read the full account →NWS cooperative observers reported nearly 2.5 inches snow water content in the snowpack, after a winter with above average snowfall. A heavy rainfall event on the 7th of April brought 1 to 2 inches of rain to the Red River basin, adding to the snowmelt flooding.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms moved into Barnes County shortly after midnight on the 17th and remained there until around sunrise. An estimated 2 to 4 inches of rain fell over portions of the county during this 6 hour time period.
Read the full account →Western and central North Dakota experienced a snowy winter of 2008-2009. Bismarck, for example, had the snowiest December on record, which was also the snowiest month ever on record, with 33.3 inches of snow in December 2008.
Read the full account →Overland flooding due to melting snow forced the towns of Casselton, Amenia, and Mapleton to dike and sandbag. Water filled entire fields along Interstate 94 between Casselton and West Fargo, even flowing over Interstate 94 in several spots.
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 and…
Read the full account →Several waves of heavy rain, with embedded non severe thunderstorms with torrential rain, moved through western and central North Dakota. There was overland, stream, river and flash flooding, mainly over the southern half of the western and central parts of the state.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain continued over several days at the end of June. Three to five inches of rain fell from Minot through Sherwood, and from Crosby through Lignite to Stanley. The highest rain amount was seven inches from Renville County.
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 →Western and central North Dakota experienced a snowy winter of 2008-2009. Bismarck, for example, had the snowiest December on record, which was also the snowiest month ever on record, with 33.3 inches of snow in December 2008.
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 →By the early morning hours of the 4th, an area of surface low pressure had moved into northeast South Dakota, with a warm front extending out to the east. Surface dew point values north of the front ranged in the lower 60s while south of the front they topped out around 70.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms developed in the late morning over the southern James River Valley where elevated convection developed north of a warm front supported by a low level jet.
Read the full account →Western and central North Dakota experienced a snowy winter of 2008-2009. Bismarck, for example, had the snowiest December on record, which was also the snowiest month ever on record, with 33.3 inches of snow in December 2008.
Read the full account →Western and central North Dakota experienced a snowy winter of 2008-2009. Bismarck, for example, had the snowiest December on record, which was also the snowiest month ever on record, with 33.3 inches of snow in December 2008.
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 →The Missouri River near Williston, and its tributaries, rose above flood stage on March 17th. The flooding was caused bymelting snow and ice jams. The flooding was aggravated by an ice storm and heavy rain across western and centralNorth Dakota on the 17th and 18th.
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 →Western and central North Dakota experienced a snowy winter of 2008-2009. Bismarck, for example, had the snowiest December on record, which was also the snowiest month ever on record, with 33.3 inches of snow in December 2008.
Read the full account →In the early afternoon of Tuesday June 12th, Tornado Watch 389 was issued in anticipation of severe thunderstorms developing during the afternoon hours. Several severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings were issued.
Read the full account →For the ninth time in 8 years, Ramsey county was part of a Presidential Disaster Declaration. Although damages this year were not as bad as previous years, roads around Devils Lake were still hard to maintain. The level of Devils Lake remained just above 1446 feet MSL.
Read the full account →For the ninth time in 8 years, Ramsey county was part of a Presidential Disaster Declaration. Although damages this year were not as bad as previous years, roads around Devils Lake were still hard to maintain. The level of Devils Lake remained just above 1446 feet MSL.
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