928 first-hand accounts of flood events in Minnesota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The same intense low pressure system that brought high wind to southern Minnesota also dumped a large area of 3 to 4 inches rain across west central and central Minnesota, on top of melting snow and saturated ground.
Read the full account →The same intense low pressure system that brought high wind to southern Minnesota also dumped a large area of 3 to 4 inches rain across west central and central Minnesota, on top of melting snow and saturated ground.
Read the full account →The same intense low pressure system that brought high wind to southern Minnesota also dumped a large area of 3 to 4 inches rain across west central and central Minnesota, on top of melting snow and saturated ground.
Read the full account →Two to four inches rain fell on saturated ground. The most severe damage occured in Santiago (Sherburne County), where a dike along County Road 11 gave way and allowed water to come crashing into town.
Read the full account →Two to four inches rain fell on saturated ground. The most severe damage occured in Santiago (Sherburne County), where a dike along County Road 11 gave way and allowed water to come crashing into town.
Read the full account →During the late afternoon of July 3rd, high temperatures across west central Minnesota peaked in the upper 80s with dew points in the low 70s. With nightfall, thunderstorms broke out and moved into west central Minnesota.
Read the full account →During the late afternoon of July 3rd, high temperatures across west central Minnesota peaked in the upper 80s with dew points in the low 70s. With nightfall, thunderstorms broke out and moved into west central Minnesota.
Read the full account →On the evening of June 16th, mid level temperatures were very warm over the eastern half of North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota, which helped prevent any thunderstorms from forming.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across southeast Minnesota from the early morning hours of September 21st into the morning of the 22nd. The heavy rain led to flash flooding across portions of Mower, Fillmore, Houston and Winona Counties.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across southeast Minnesota from the early morning hours of September 21st into the morning of the 22nd. The heavy rain led to flash flooding across portions of Mower, Fillmore, Houston and Winona Counties.
Read the full account →On the evening of June 16th, mid level temperatures were very warm over the eastern half of North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota, which helped prevent any thunderstorms from forming.
Read the full account →After a relatively dry start to the month, a potent late summer storm system brought very heavy rain to parts of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa on September14 and September15.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms rolled across southeast Minnesota during the afternoon and evening of May 19th. The first round of storms produced wind damage from the northeast corner of Mower County into Winona and Wabasha Counties during the afternoon.
Read the full account →By the early evening of July 11th, surface low pressure was located over northeast South Dakota, with a warm front extending out to the east into Minnesota. Slow moving thunderstorms formed north of the warm front and dropped large amounts of rain.
Read the full account →Accumulating snowfall across the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains was extensive during the 2009/2010 winter with snowfall water equivalent amounts across the Minnesota River Valley as high as six inches.
Read the full account →A strong storm system, in combination with deep moisture from the remnants of a tropical system, produced a large area of flooding rainfall with amounts as high as 8 and 11 inches in an 18 hour period.
Read the full account →A small complex of severe storms drifted southward across northern Kanabec County and produced a swath of large hail, torrential rainfall and flooding.
Read the full account →Rapid melting of a snowpack with above normal water content and heavy rain caused flooding across parts of northeastern Minnesota. Rising water on the Floodwood River affected mainly the community of Floodwood in southern St. Louis county.
Read the full account →Accumulating snowfall across the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains was extensive during the 2009/2010 winter with snowfall water equivalent amounts across the Minnesota River Valley as high as six inches.
Read the full account →Persistent thunderstorms formed over west central Minnesota on the evening of the 11th, fed by strong moisture transport from the south-southwest. The heaviest rain fell along the U. S. Highway 10 corridor, from Perham to New York Mills to Wadena.
Read the full account →Isolated severe storms near Redwood Falls and Albert Lea moved northeast across east central and southeast Minnesota during the early morning hours of Sunday, June 23rd.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed during the evening of October 4th ahead of warm front that was lifting north out of Iowa. These storms produced locally heavy rains that caused flash flooding to occur across portions of Mower, Fillmore, Winona and Houston Counties.
Read the full account →The combination of rainfall and a melting snowpack, caused some flooding to occur across Wabasha County. There were numerous roads with debris on them that led to car accidents.
Read the full account →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.
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