Jun 1, 2014
Several rounds of strong thunderstorms moved across southern Minnesota, producing torrential rainfall with rates as high as 3 inches per hour. Precipitable water values were 1.6 to 1.7 inches of liquid water, which is equivalent to 150 to 175% above normal for the Upper Midwest for early June. ||Rainfall totals earlier Saturday afternoon were around 2 to 4 inches across the western Suburbs from previous thunderstorms. After 3 am Sunday, June 1st, the third round of strong thunderstorms moved acr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 510209). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hennepin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.