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Flash Flood — Nicollet, MN

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.

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