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Flash Flood — Isanti, MN

Aug 17, 2022

Thunderstorms that originally developed across the Arrowhead of Minnesota early Wednesday morning, August 17th, created a boundary farther southward across east-central Minnesota. This boundary, with daytime heating leading to more instability, caused additional thunderstorms to develop. Due to weak winds aloft, these storms drifted southward but continued to redevelop on the west side. This led to storms training over the same areas from Mora, southward to the eastern portion of the Twin Cities

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1039779). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Isanti, MN

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