Jul 6, 2019
A band of showers and thunderstorms moved slowly across parts of southeast Minnesota during the evening of July 5th. These storms dropped between 2 and 6 inches of rain across the central portions of Dodge County into western Olmsted County. The resulting runoff caused flash flooding to occur in Dodge Center (Dodge County) and near Byron (Olmsted County). The main impact was water covered roads.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 846458). 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.