Flash Flood, Barnes
- When
- June 14, 3:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barnes County, Valley City
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 46.936, -98.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 14, 1998
Over 4 inches of rain fell in less than two hours, causing major problems for the hilly terrain of Valley City. A thunderstorm remained nearly stationary, restricting problems just to the area immediately around the city.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.
Over 4 inches of rain fell in less than two hours, causing major problems for the hilly terrain of Valley City. A thunderstorm remained nearly stationary, restricting problems just to the area immediately around the city. A few streets were submerged in water waist deep, covering vehicles and filling basements. Many streets were blocked off and some areas sustained sewer backup. Residents were asked to refrain from using water, to help the sewer system catch up.
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, June 14, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 14 to 16, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 14, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New York, June 14, 1998
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 14, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 14, 1998
- Flooding in Maine, June 14 to 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 14 to 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, June 14, 1998
More
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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: 5649589.