Aug 12, 2010
A strong low level jet and good warm advection helped to spawn a couple strong thunderstorms in the early morning hours of the 12th. Then there was a brief break before strong thunderstorms began to flare up again by the early afternoon. Thunderstorms kept firing north of a warm front located over northeast South Dakota and southern Minnesota, as the low level jet and warm advection stay strong through the day. These storms produced very heavy rainfall rates and some flash flooding as well as sp
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 240825). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clay County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.