Flash Flood, Mahnomen
- When
- June 19, 1:17 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Mahnomen County, Mahnomen
- Coordinates
- 47.325, -95.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was reported to be covering a portion of highway 200 near Mahnomen.
Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 19, 1998
6 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:18 UTC.
Event by event
6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Mahnomen
- When
- June 19, 1:17 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Mahnomen County, Waubun
- Coordinates
- 47.325, -95.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains caused flooding on highway 113 near Waubun.
Flash Flood, Norman
- When
- June 19, 1:17 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Norman County, 5 mi NE of Twin Vly
- Coordinates
- 47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was reported over a bridge on county road 37.
Flash Flood, Becker
- When
- June 19, 1:17 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, Ponsford
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain closed a local town road.
Flash Flood, Clearwater
- When
- June 19, 1:17 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Clearwater County, 2 mi S of Zerkel
- Coordinates
- 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A portion of highway 200 was under water from the heavy rain.
Flash Flood, Polk
- When
- June 19, 1:17 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Winger
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was reported to be over route 204.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, June 19, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in West Virginia, June 19 to 20, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in Montana, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, June 19, 1998
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, June 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5649583, 5649584, 5649585, 5649586, 5649587, 5649588.