May 8, 2002
This extraordinary event consisted of three primary waves of severe weather and flooding. The first occurred during the early morning of May 7th. The second consisted of four separate severe and flooding events which overlapped and lasted from the mid-morning of May 7th, to near sunrise on May 8th. The last wave of severe weather and flooding swept through the area during the evening of May 8th, into the early morning hours of May 9th. Rainfall amounts of four to eight inches fell across the are
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5299145). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wright County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.