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Event	Flood
-- Flood Cause	Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
State	NORTH DAKOTA
County/Area	DUNN
WFO	BIS
Begin Date	08/01/2011 00:00:00 MST-7
Begin Range	63
Begin Azimuth	WNW
Begin Location	KILLDEER
Begin Lat/Lon	47.75/-103.99
End Date	08/22/2011 23:59:00 MST-7
End Range	23
End Azimuth	N
End Location	WERNER
End Lat/Lon	47.7/-102.38
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	0.00K
Crop Damage	0.00K
Episode Narrative	This was part of historic flooding in North Dakota with statewide costs estimated around 1.5 billion dollars. Flooding was the result of significant winter snows and significant spring rains, not only in North Dakota but in Montana as well. Rocky Mountain snowpack was four to six times normal. Flooding was along the Missouri River from the Montana border to Garrison Dam. Dams were overwhelmed by the amount of water. Flooding included river, ground, and overland types. Oil wells were shuttered. Estimated damages were around $400,000 and that is not all inclusive. There was a significant loss to agriculture by not being able to plant. A tremendous flood fight was waged against the river, and that cost is not included here. Storm Data cannot reflect the scope of this event. Information is what was available at the time of this writing. Refer to newspaper articles and other federal, state, and local sources for detailed information. Here are some facts about the flooding in North Dakota provided by North Dakota Emergency Management. The total estimated flood cost was around $1.5 billion. Individual and housing assistance was $323 million; small business $248 million; home and business reconstruction $452 million; public response, recovery, and mitigation $480 million; disaster unemployment for 866 claims was $2.3 million; and the public finance authority disaster loan program approved $56.6 million. Public infrastructure costs were $320 million. Of the state's 53 counties, 48 were impacted, along with three tribal nations. The Missouri River was in flood in every state in the United States of America that it runs through. This was a multi-state disaster.
Event Narrative	See the event episode narrative for details.

All events for this episode:

Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	PrD	CrD
Totals:							0.00K	0.00K
BUFORD	WILLIAMS CO.	ND	08/01/2011	00:00	CST-6	Flood	0.00K	0.00K
FAIRVIEW	MCKENZIE CO.	ND	08/01/2011	00:00	MST-7	Flood	0.00K	0.00K
SANISH	MOUNTRAIL CO.	ND	08/01/2011	00:00	CST-6	Flood	0.00K	0.00K
KILLDEER	DUNN CO.	ND	08/01/2011	00:00	MST-7	Flood	0.00K	0.00K
Totals:							0.00K	0.00K