Flood, Burleigh
- When
- March 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burleigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in North Dakota, March 20, 1999
Flooding along Apple Creek near the city of Menoken in Burleigh county due to snow melt and ice jams resulted in washed out roads and flooded fields. The flood stage on Apple Creek is 15 feet.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What happened
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
Flooding along Apple Creek near the city of Menoken in Burleigh county due to snow melt and ice jams resulted in washed out roads and flooded fields. Many roads near the river were closed and barricated.The flood stage on Apple Creek is 15 feet. The river crested at 16.2 feet on duing the evening of the 24th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5687584.