928 first-hand accounts of flood events in Minnesota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A stationary front set up across southern Minnesota on the evening of September 22nd. As an unusually moist air mass flowed over this boundary, heavy rain developed and fell repeatedly across the area during the evening and overnight hours.
Read the full account →A line of intense thunderstorms swept through southeast Minnesota with two distinct downburst damage paths.The northern track hit southern Wabasha County and then passed through central Winona County hitting the city of Winona directly.
Read the full account →Heavy rain that fell between 10 PM CDT on the 29th and 3 AM on the 30th caused widespread flooding of roads, fields, and waterways across Redwood and southern Renville counties.
Read the full account →6 to 7 inches of rain over a two-day period resulted in the Cedar River reaching unprecedented levels. At Austin, the river crested at a record 23.4 feet on July 11, nearly 8.5 feet above flood stage.
Read the full account →By the early morning hours of the 4th, an area of surface low pressure had moved into northeast South Dakota, with a warm front extending out to the east. Surface dew point values north of the front ranged in the lower 60s while south of the front they topped out around 70.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms developed across western and southern Minnesota during the late evening and early morning hours of Thursday, June 19th, and moved eastward through the mid morning hours.
Read the full account →During the late afternoon and early evening of Sunday, August, 17th, several waves of thunderstorms moved across southern Dakota and northern Goodhue County. Rainfall was excessive with a report of five inches near Hampton in less than 2 hours.
Read the full account →During the late afternoon and early evening of Sunday, August, 17th, several waves of thunderstorms moved across southern Dakota and northern Goodhue County. Rainfall was excessive with a report of five inches near Hampton in less than 2 hours.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms deposited very heavy rainfall on portions of the Twin Cities metropolitan area in a short period of time resulting in severe basement and street flooding and a number of collapsed basements.
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 →A warm front lifting northward into Iowa triggered round after round of thunderstorms with excessive rainfall across southeast Minnesota during the evening and overnight hours of August 18-19. This was after rain had fallen earlier in the day.
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 →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 →An area of low pressure moved from eastern South Dakota to Lake Superior on the 16th. As the low tracked to the northeast, it lifted a warm front into central Minnesota.
Read the full account →A complex of thunderstorms moved across the Northland the night of the 20th into the 21st. A warm front was draped across the region and led to a first round of storms moving to the northeast. This was quickly followed by an eastward moving line of storms.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved from eastern South Dakota to Lake Superior on the 16th. As the low tracked to the northeast, it lifted a warm front into central Minnesota.
Read the full account →A broad area of storms and rain inundated parts of western Minnesota. The COOP in Ortonville would record 5.42 inches of rainfall between June 12th and June 13th. ||Flooding would impact many small streams and creeks in the area.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved from eastern South Dakota to Lake Superior on the 16th. As the low tracked to the northeast, it lifted a warm front into central Minnesota.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved from eastern South Dakota to Lake Superior on the 16th. As the low tracked to the northeast, it lifted a warm front into central Minnesota.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure moved from eastern South Dakota to Lake Superior on the 16th. As the low tracked to the northeast, it lifted a warm front into central Minnesota.
Read the full account →A mid-level wave embedded in the eastern periphery of a developing ridge produced two periods of severe thunderstorms across much of west-central and central MN on Sunday, July 27th.
Read the full account →A mid-level wave embedded in the eastern periphery of a developing ridge produced two periods of severe thunderstorms across much of west-central and central MN on Sunday, July 27th.
Read the full account →Several clusters of storms moved from central South Dakota into Minnesota during the morning, then more widespread coverage of storms developed and persisted throughout much of the day.
Read the full account →Several clusters of storms moved from central South Dakota into Minnesota during the morning, then more widespread coverage of storms developed and persisted throughout much of the day.
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