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Flood — Watonwan, MN

Mar 16, 2019

There were many factors that led to a severe Spring flood melt along the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers and several of their tributaries during the last two weeks of March. The first factor was above average snowpack, especially over the Minnesota River Valley for mid March. Additionally, the added effect of a cold late Winter kept this snowpack deeper into the early Spring. Once temperatures warmed, and snow began to melt, a few storms, especially around the 12-13th of March, led to additiona

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 814882). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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