May 16, 2017
A couple rounds of thunderstorms with large hail moved across portions of southeast Minnesota during the late evening hours of May 15th. These storms dropped the hail across portions of Dodge, Olmsted, Fillmore, Houston and Wabasha Counties. The largest reported hail size was 1.5 inches near Chester (Olmsted County).
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 697552). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wabasha County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.