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Flash Flood — Lincoln, MN

Jun 21, 2024

A second mesoscale convective system in as many nights developed across southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota in the late afternoon and early evening in response to a weak mid-level wave and warm advection over a stalled frontal boundary to the south. Rainfall rates up to 2 to 3 inches per hour on top of previously saturated soil resulted in local flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1198142). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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