Jul 15, 2011
A warm front remained nearly stationary over southern Minnesota in the late afternoon and early evening hours on July 15th. Showers and thunderstorms developed along this front and tracked over southeast Minnesota. Some isolated wind damage occurred with corn blown down near Waltham (Mower County). The showers and thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall as well with reports from Austin (Mower County) of 3.17 inches and 4.11 inches near Mantorville (Dodge County). The heavy rain caused floodin
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 332896). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Olmsted County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.