Mar 23, 2009
A strong area of low pressure moved northward across the upper midwest and combined with unseasonable early Spring gulf moisture to cause a large area of heavy rainfall. Local rainfall totals were in the two to three inch range before the system moved north of the region. Along with the heavy rainfall, and due to thick ice remaining on areal streams, creeks and rivers, ice jams developed and caused flooding of areal roadways and local communities. ||Several major rivers continued to rise during
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 152310). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
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.