Jun 25, 2025
A warm front lifted north into southern Minnesota on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 25th. Strong surface heating to the south of the front with dew points in the 70s allowed for ample instability to develop across the area. Scattered thunderstorms developed in response to the instability and flash flooding occurred in western and east central MN. Strong low-level shear allowed these low-topped supercells to rotate and produce four EF-0s and one EF-1 tornadoes across Faribault and Freeborn Cou
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1277909). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hennepin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.