Jul 23, 2016
Thunderstorms that developed across Nebraska, South Dakota and western Iowa early Saturday morning, July 23rd, moved northeast into southern and western Minnesota during the morning. Although most of the damage was associated with uprooted trees and occasional severe wind gusts, flash flooding became more apparent during the afternoon along with a few large hail reports. ||Most of the reports of tree damage occurred near Red Wing and in the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities near Farmington, La
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 650293). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Anoka County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.