Aug 14, 2020
During the very early morning hours of Friday, August 14th, sporadic slow moving severe thunderstorms formed across portions of west central Minnesota. These resulted in reports of large hail, strong wind gusts, and flash flooding. Prior to sunrise and through Friday morning, additional storms developed back westward into southeast North Dakota, and they continued to fire across west central Minnesota. These storms continued to produce large hail, gusty winds, and flash flooding. By mid-afternoo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 911095). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Otter Tail County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.