North Dakota, 2011

Heavy Rain in North Dakota, June 21, 2011

June 21, 2011 · NWS BIS · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Two reports of heavy rain were received over Dickey County in southeastern North Dakota.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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What happened

The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.

Two reports of heavy rain were received over Dickey County in southeastern North Dakota.

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 21, 3:10 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 3:10 PM CST, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 3:09 AM CST, 12 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
409 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-221045-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
409 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 /309 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY OVER WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TODAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING OR HEAVY RAINFALL
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BISMARCK AT
701-223-4582.

NH

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Dickey

When
June 21, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Dickey County, 0.48 mi W of Ellendale
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
46.000, -98.530

A 24 hour rainfall of 2.65 inches was reported.

Heavy Rain, Dickey

When
June 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Dickey County, 0.84 mi SE of Fullerton
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.160, -98.410

A 24 hour rainfall of 2.98 inches was reported.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 313195, 313196.