Sep 15, 2004
After a relatively dry start to the month, a potent late summer storm system brought very heavy rain to parts of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa on September14 and September15. Rain was most intense from near Mason City, Iowa through the Austin area (Mower County) to near Rochester (Olmsted County). There were many areas that had over 4 inches of rain, with isolated higher amounts. In fact, the highest unofficial totals were in the Blooming Prairie area (Dodge County) with 11.50 inches
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5423968). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Olmsted County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.