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Flood — Fillmore, MN

Aug 19, 2007

Property Damage
$11.0M
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A warm front lifting northward into Iowa triggered round after round of thunderstorms with excessive rainfall across southeast Minnesota during the evening and overnight hours of August 18-19. This was after rain had fallen earlier in the day. Total rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 inches were common, which produced widespread and significant flash flooding. An official rainfall total of 15.1 inches near Hokah (Houston County) established an all-time 24 hour rainfall record for the state of Minneso

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 50779). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Fillmore, MN

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