Jul 11, 2016
Thunderstorms brought hail and damaging winds to isolated parts of central and east central Minnesota during the afternoon of July 11th, as well as a long period of heavy rains into the evening. A stationary front pumped very humid air into Minnesota later in the day, with precipitable water values reaching around 2 inches, and brought a long duration of moderate to heavy rains to the area. There were widespread rainfall totals (Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor analysis) of 3 to 6 inches stretching from
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 654364). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Aitkin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.