North Dakota, 2000

Flash Flooding in North Dakota, September 4, 2000

September 4, 2000 · NWS FGF · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

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Event by event

3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Benson

When
September 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Benson County, Warwick
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.069, -99.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rural roads were flooded by the heavy rain.

Flash Flood, Eddy

When
September 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Eddy County, Hamar
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.718, -98.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding was reported in Hamar.

Flash Flood, Nelson

When
September 4, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Nelson County, 3 mi W of Tolna
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.922, -98.192 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain washed out some rural roads.

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.

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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: 5156208, 5156209, 5156210.