Jun 9, 2004
Torrential downpours fell from a line of thunderstorms that trained over south central Minnesota between the evening of the 8th and the pre-dawn hours of the 9th. A total of 3.5 to 6.5 inches of rain in 8 hours caused significant flooding in Blue Earth and Nicollet counties and minor flooding in Le Sueur and Waseca counties. An estimated 5 percent of corn and soybean crops were lost to flooding across Blue Earth and Nicollet counties during this event. In Blue Earth County, rainfall totals in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5405422). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nicollet County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.