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Flood in La Moure County, North Dakota
Flood April 16, 2023 – April 30, 2023 · La Moure County, North Dakota
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Flooding from snow melt runoff caused significant damages to county infrastructure.
The wider storm
The spring snow melt of 2023 saw many areas of flooding over North Dakota due to a record deep snow pack and relatively fast melt. Multiple counties experienced infrastructure damage due to the flooding. In addition, during the morning hours of April 16, a flood death (direct) occurred as a 54 year old female was driving a 2004 Ford Escape along ND Highway 66 near the intersection of 47th Avenue NE, to the northwest of Mylo, Rolette County. The road was covered with water and ice due to snow melt flooding, and temperatures below freezing. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which went into the north ditch, rolled and overturned onto its roof in the flooded ditch. The driver died (direct).
Began near Alfred (46.6300, -99.0300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1094433. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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