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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Rain flooded a section of Interstate 94 early Sunday morning west of Jamestown after a band of rain showers and hail hit Stutsman County. The flooding on Interstate 94 was around mile marker 249 or about 10 miles west of Jamestown.
 
According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol two semis traveling westbound attempted to cross through the flooded portion of the roadway, both were swept off the roadway and into the median. Each semi remained there until a wrecker was able to pull them out, neither received any damage and both drove from the scene.

During this time numerous eastbound semis and passenger vehicles became stranded in the flooded portion of the roadway and remained there for over an hour until waters receded to allow traffic to pass on Sunday.

According to the Bismarck National Weather Service Jamestown received about 3.25 inches of rain and about 3.55 inches of rain fell 10 miles west of Jamestown over a two day period from Saturday into Sunday. Valley City received about 1.05 inches of rain Saturday into Sunday. Total rainfall amounts over the entire four day period should be released on Wednesday.