928 first-hand accounts of flood events in Minnesota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →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 →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 →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 →Several rounds of thunderstorms with very heavy rain rolled across southeast Minnesota during the late afternoon and evening of June 22nd. The heavy rain produced widespread flash flooding across much of Houston County into the eastern sections of Fillmore County.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms moved along a stationary front over southern Minnesota during the late evening hours on May 2nd producing large hail and high winds over portions of Dodge and Wabasha Counties.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms moved across southeast Minnesota throughout the day on July 23rd. One of these storms blew down a large tree branch that blocked a road in Hayfield (Dodge County).
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 →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 →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 →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 →Heavy rainfall on the 9th and 10th produced widespread flooding across Kittson county. Quite a bit of overland flooding also took place, with a lot of water coming out of the Roseau River basin into portions of the county.
Read the full account →A warm front remained nearly stationary over southern Minnesota in the late afternoon and early evening hours on July 15th. Showers and thunderstorms developed along this front and tracked over southeast Minnesota.
Read the full account →Flooding of lake, streams, and lowlands in several counties in southwest Minnesota continued through April. The flooding included farmland and other lowlands, with some roads flooded and damaged.
Read the full account →Flooding of lake, streams, and lowlands in several counties in southwest Minnesota continued through April. The flooding included farmland and other lowlands, with some roads flooded and damaged.
Read the full account →A small thunderstorm complex in eastern South Dakota moved into west central Minnesota during the late afternoon hours of Saturday June 26th. This small complex of thunderstorms quickly became severe and bowed out across southern Minnesota during the late afternoon and evening…
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 →[Rain fell on the 27th into the 28th over portions of northwest Minnesota. The Mayville, ND, radar showed most of the precipitation centered over the Devils Lake basin in North Dakota, with lesser amounts falling across northwest Minnesota.
Read the full account →A warm front extended east to west across the Upper Mississippi Valley on June 7, which provided the focus for thunderstorms producing excessive rainfall. In fact, these storms exhibited very high rainfall rates, which led to 1 to 2 inch rainfall amounts in an hour or so.
Read the full account →A warm front extended east to west across the Upper Mississippi Valley on June 7, which provided the focus for thunderstorms producing excessive rainfall. In fact, these storms exhibited very high rainfall rates, which led to 1 to 2 inch rainfall amounts in an hour or so.
Read the full account →Late in the afternoon of the 29th, an area of surface low pressure set up near Devils Lake (ND), with a cold front trailing directly to the south. Meanwhile, a warm front stretched to the east, with hot and humid air to the south of it.
Read the full account →Catastrophic flooding occurred across parts of Minnesota in mid to late June 2024 as a stationary boundary stalled out across the Upper Midwest.||On June 19-21, several rounds of thunderstorms developed and tracked along this boundary, producing widespread 4 to 6 inches of rain…
Read the full account →Catastrophic flooding occurred across parts of Minnesota in mid to late June 2024 as a stationary boundary stalled out across the Upper Midwest.||On June 19-21, several rounds of thunderstorms developed and tracked along this boundary, producing widespread 4 to 6 inches of rain…
Read the full account →Catastrophic flooding occurred across parts of Minnesota in mid to late June 2024 as a stationary boundary stalled out across the Upper Midwest.||On June 19-21, several rounds of thunderstorms developed and tracked along this boundary, producing widespread 4 to 6 inches of rain…
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