Flooding in North Dakota, June 6 to 7, 2007

Name: Flooding in North Dakota, June 6 to 7, 2007
Start: 2007-06-06T19:00
End: 2007-06-07T19:00
Location: North Dakota

June 6 to 7, 2007 · NWS BIS · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Thunderstorms followed by showers and then areas of steady rain on June 6 and 7 resulted in flooding in parts of southern North Dakota. Five to six (5 to 6) inches of rain was common over the two day period.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: $675,000
Events: 7

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 6, 1:54 PM CST, 5 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 1:54 PM CST, 5 hours 6 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
254 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2007

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
WILL UTILIZE THE GFS TODAY. GFS HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT THAN THE
NAM AND (PER HPC) IS SIMILAR TO OTHER GLOBAL MODELS.

STAGE IS SET FOR POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
ACTUALLY VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE GRIDS AS THIS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED
FOR SOME TIME NOW. 18Z BIS SOUNDING SHOWS STRONG CAP HAS DEVELOPED
SINCE 12Z. HOWEVER CAPE IS INCREASING IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
WITH DAYTIME HEATING...AND WITH UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHING...IT
IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE CONVECTION DEVELOPS. QUESTION IS
EXACTLY WHERE/WHEN CONVECTION DEVELOPS. CURRENT THINKING IS
CONVECTION DEVELOPING IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVING NORTHEAST INTO OUR CWA. COULD SEE
ADDITIONAL CONVECTION FARTHER NORTH AS WELL WITH GGW SOUNDING AND
RUC ANALYSIS INDICATING LITTLE OR NOW CAP PRESENT OVER NORTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST MONTANA.

WITH TRACK OF SURFACE LOW...STILL WORRIED ABOUT LOW LEVEL VERTICAL
SHEAR AND POSSIBLE TORNADIC ACTIVITY THROUGH MID EVENING. AFTER
MIDNIGHT...WE SHOULD TRANSITION INTO A HEAVY RAIN EVENT...WITH THE
WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL STILL ON TRACK TO RECEIVE HEAVIEST QPF.
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ALSO WINDS
WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT IN THE WEST...ESPECIALLY
NORTHWEST. WILL LIKELY NEED SOME TYPE OF WIND HIGHLIGHTS TOMORROW
BUT WITH EXPECTED BUSY NIGHT TONIGHT WILL HIT WINDS HARD IN THE
GRIDDED AND ZONE FORECAST AND NOT ISSUE ANYTHING AT THIS TIME.
SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY WITH
PRECIPITATION ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WE DRY OUT WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. COLD
FRONT DROPPING SOUTH FROM CANADA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WILL HOLD OFF
ON MENTION OF SHOWERS.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
MINIMAL CHANGES MADE OVER THE EXTENDED PERIOD DUE TO AN EXPECTED
BUSY SEVERE WEATHER DAY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OVERALL WILL SEE
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES SATURDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. STILL LOOKS AS THOUGH WE WILL SEE A DECENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY AS WELL WITH SHORT WAVE ENERGY MOVING THROUGH
ON SATURDAY...THEN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SUNDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS SCATTERED ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON WITH LAPSE RATES AND LOW
LCL LEVELS SUPPORTING CU CLOUDS OF 2500-3500FT. MVFR AND IFR CIGS
AND VIS WILL EXPAND GREATLY IN AERIAL COVERAGE AS LIGHT TO HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT. BY 06Z THE MAJORITY OF WEST AND CENTRAL ND WILL BE IN
IFR CIGS...POSSIBLY LIFR-VLIFR CIGS...AS A LARGE SWATH OF -SHRA AND
SCT TSRA ENCOMPASS MOST IF NOT ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ND.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-031>033-040-041-043-044.

&&

TWH/NH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 3:27 AM CST, 15 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
427 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2007

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-031>033-040-041-043-044-070930-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
427 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2007 /327 AM MDT WED JUN 6 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE
TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE AND WITH
HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA. RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING THURSDAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NDZ025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-070930-
FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
427 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2007 /327 AM MDT WED JUN 6 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...SOME
COULD BE SEVERE...WITH HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:55 PM CST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
755 PM CDT WED JUN 06 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0726 PM     HAIL             7 W BOWMAN              46.18N 103.55W
06/06/2007  E1.00 INCH       BOWMAN             ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM THE BOWMAN COUNTY EM. HAIL LASTED
            ABOUT 5 MINUTES.

&&

KJB

The radar

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Event by event

7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Stutsman

When: June 6, 7:00 PM CST to June 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Stutsman County, 5 mi E of Streeter to 5 mi SW of Eldridge
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $250,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 46.650, -99.245

A wet week due to thunderstorms, then showers and even some steady rain, led to flooding in southwest Stutsman County. County roads were closed due to water over them. For a time Interstate 94 was down to one lane in each direction due to flood waters. Low lying areas were flooded with water standing in fields. The hardest hit areas were Griffin, Alexander, Sinclair, Bloomenfield, and Chicago townships. Newspaper articles indicated 7 to 8 inches of rain over the one week period.

Flood, Bowman

When: June 6, 10:00 PM MST to June 7, 6:00 PM MST
Where: Bowman County, 3 mi W of Bowman
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $400,000
Crop damage: $150,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 46.180, -103.463

Total 5.6 inches of rain was reported over the duration of the rain event. Spring creek was running out of its banks. Water was running across farm roads and fields.

Flood, Grant

When: June 6, 10:00 PM MST to June 7, 1:00 PM MST
Where: Grant County, Leith
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 46.350, -101.630

In the area around Leith trained spotters reported minor flooding. Water was running over low spots in roads.

Flood, Slope

When: June 6, 10:00 PM MST to June 7, 6:00 PM MST
Where: Slope County, 10 mi SW of Amidon to 10 mi SE of Amidon
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 46.378, -103.468

Heavy rain over a few day period led to water running over county roads. Newspaper articles indicated the water was not significantly deep over most of them. Low water was running across farm roads and fields.

Flood, Adams

When: June 6, 10:00 PM MST to June 7, 6:00 PM MST
Where: Adams County, 15 mi NW of Hettinger to 10 mi N of Hettinger
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 46.153, -102.851

Heavy rain over a few day period led to water running over some county roads. Newspaper articles indicated the water was not significantly deep. Low water was running across farm roads and fields.

Flood, Burleigh

When: June 7, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Burleigh County, 10 mi N of Menoken
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 46.965, -100.520

Several county roads were closed due to water over them. Low lying areas north of Menoken were flooded with water standing in fields.

Flood, Morton

When: June 7, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Morton County, St Anthony to 10 mi NW of St Anthony
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 46.620, -100.920

In the area around St. Anthony the Morton County Emergency Manager reported water running over roads and minor damage to some bridges.

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

Every storm in North Dakota in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in North Dakota, June 2007

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: 45458, 45189, 45197, 45464, 45468, 45192, 45194.