Sep 23, 2010
A strong storm system, in combination with deep moisture from the remnants of a tropical system, produced a large area of flooding rainfall with amounts as high as 8 and 11 inches in an 18 hour period. ||The main area of precipitation occurred across far southern Minnesota, and portions of west central Wisconsin, between 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 22nd, to 9:00 a.m., Thursday, September 23rd. ||Some of the smaller rivers in southeast Minnesota had historical crests which caused extensive
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 260810). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Faribault County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.