Aug 29, 2016
The late afternoon of Monday, August 29th, a line of thunderstorms developed in central Minnesota, north of Mora. These storms slowly moved southward across Mille Lacs County and trained from west to east during the evening. Rainfall rates were nearly 1-2 inches per hour, which total around 4-6 inches across portions of Benton and Mille Lacs counties by the late evening. The worst area was near Milaca which had flood waters up to car bumpers. Some hail also fell across central and east central M
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 655748). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mille Lacs County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.