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Flash Flood — Nicollet, MN

Jun 17, 2016

A large complex of thunderstorms developed across North Dakota during the early morning of Friday, June 17th. These storms moved eastward across eastern North Dakota and produced a large area of severe winds and hail. ||As the storms moved into northwest Minnesota Friday morning, a small line started to form and move southeast toward central Minnesota. Several reports of large hail occurred in Todd County before moving southward before noon. During the afternoon, a broken line of storms continue

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 641486). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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