Jul 1, 1997
Severe thunderstorms deposited very heavy rainfall on portions of the Twin Cities metropolitan area in a short period of time resulting in severe basement and street flooding and a number of collapsed basements. Heavy rainfall amounts in less than one hour included 5.2 inches at Woodbury, 4.5 inches at Brooklyn Center, 3.5 inches at St. Louis Park, 3.4 inches at Stillwater, 3.0 inches in Lauderdale and 2.9 inches in Minneapolis. Portions of Interstates 94, 494, and 35 flooded in Minneapolis, f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5614874). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Isanti County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.