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Flood — Houston, MN

Sep 19, 2019

Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across southeast Minnesota during the morning of September 19th. These storms dropped between 2 and 4 inches of rain with the resulting runoff producing some flooding. A campground northwest of Spring Grove (Houston County) had to be evacuated due to flooding along Riceford Creek.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 855553). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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