May 2, 2012
Thunderstorms began to develop along a weak frontal boundary across southern Minnesota, between Springfield and Mankato. These storms moved to the east across portions of south central and east central Minnesota and spanned numerous reports of large hail, very heavy rainfall, and gusty winds. Most of the hail stones were one inch in diameter, however, a few reports of up to tennis ball size was reported near Mankato. These storms moved into west central Wisconsin and caused more hail near Lake P
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 370112). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rice County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.