Flood — Ramsey, North Dakota

1997-04-21 to 1997-04-24 · Ramsey, North Dakota

Wider weather episode

Snowmelt caused lakes, coulees, and ditches to fill with water, running toward Devils Lake. The 3 coulees running into Devils Lake experienced record flows. 80 percent of the county roads were estimated to be under water at some point. An Edmore woman, driving across a flooded road, ended up in the ditch. She was able to get out of her car and stand on the roof, spending an hour in rapidly moving water until she was rescued. A dam on Hurricane Lake was stressed on the 23rd due to high water, causing some evacuations in Leeds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5591887. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.