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Flash Flood — Wilkin, MN

Aug 7, 2010

By late in the day on the 7th, an east-west lying warm front had set up just north of the South Dakota border, extending eastward into west central Minnesota. South of the warm front, temperatures were in the mid to upper 80s with dew points in the lower 70s. Thunderstorms formed along and north of the warm front and several produced tornadoes.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 239964). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Wilkin, MN

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