Flood, Ransom
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ransom forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.456, -97.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 4, 1999
A swath of 4 to 6 inches of rain fell over 4 days, causing numerous problems to an area of southeast North Dakota that has struggled with high water for quite a few years. The rain flooded the streets of Gwinner, with 8 to 10 inches of water over the road to the Melroe plant.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A swath of 4 to 6 inches of rain fell over 4 days, causing numerous problems to an area of southeast North Dakota that has struggled with high water for quite a few years. The rain flooded the streets of Gwinner, with 8 to 10 inches of water over the road to the Melroe plant.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Sargent
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 4, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Sargent forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.108, -97.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Arizona, September 1 to 20, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, September 1 to 27, 1999
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in New York, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Delaware, September 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 1, 1999
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, September 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: 5713690, 5713691.