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Flood — Mower, MN

Sep 23, 2010

A stationary front set up across southern Minnesota on the evening of September 22nd. As an unusually moist air mass flowed over this boundary, heavy rain developed and fell repeatedly across the area during the evening and overnight hours. Soils were abnormally wet for this time of year, therefore the extreme rainfall amounts that fell caused widespread significant river flooding and flash flooding. Infrastructure was greatly affected with millions of dollars of damage, while private properties

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 259907). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Mower, MN

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

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