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Flash Flood — Stearns, MN

Jul 23, 2025

Several clusters of storms moved from central South Dakota into Minnesota during the morning, then more widespread coverage of storms developed and persisted throughout much of the day. The main axis of heavy rainfall was tied to a slow moving boundary that started across central Minnesota in the morning and progressed towards southern Minnesota by the late evening.||While many locations saw heavy rainfall amounts and rainfall rates at times, two main spots reported flash flooding impacts. This

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1287136). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Stearns, MN

This event is one of many recorded floods in Stearns County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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