Jun 1, 2000
3 to 6 inches of rain fell during the night of May 31 into the morning hours of June 1, causing widespread flash flooding. Hardest hit was Spring Valley (Fillmore County), where residents of 25 homes had to be evacuated and people in 3 homes were rescued by boat. The flood was the worst in Spring Valley since 1942. Near Eitzen (Houston County), flood waters washed out a 20 foot wide, 15 foot deep section of county highway 27. Between Dexter and Austin (Mower County), Interstate 90 had to be
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5151859). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mower County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.