Flood, Morton
- When
- February 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Flood in North Dakota, February 26, 1999
The Cannonball River in south central North Dakota at Breien rose to 15 feet which was 5 feet above flood stage. The flooding was caused by an ice jam.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 BIS wrote it up.
The Cannonball River in south central North Dakota at Breien rose to 15 feet which was 5 feet above flood stage. The flooding was caused by an ice jam. Flooding of low land areas occurred.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 26, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 26 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 26, 1999
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 26 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 26, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 26 to 27, 1999
- Hail in Iowa, February 26, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 26, 1999
- Flood in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 1999
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, February 1999
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: 5684157.