Sep 14, 2004
Five to 13 inches of rain fell across South Central Minnesota between 5 PM on the 14th and 5 AM on the 15th. This amount of rainfall caused widespread major flooding in Freeborn, Steele, Faribault, and Martin counties. Over $6 million dollars in property damage and nearly $22 million dollars in crop damage were attributed to high water in these counties. Areas of minor flooding were also reported in southern Waseca and Goodhue counties.In Freeborn County $2.1 million in property damage was repor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5421989). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Faribault County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.