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Flood — Waseca, MN

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 260823). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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