928 first-hand accounts of flood events in Minnesota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Minnesota during the late afternoon of July 19th. These storms produced two EF-1 tornadoes. The first touched down in the Chester Woods Park near Chester (Olmsted County) and did extensive tree damage in the park.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Minnesota during the late afternoon of July 19th. These storms produced two EF-1 tornadoes. The first touched down in the Chester Woods Park near Chester (Olmsted County) and did extensive tree damage in the park.
Read the full account →A band of showers and thunderstorms moved slowly across parts of southeast Minnesota during the evening of July 5th. These storms dropped between 2 and 6 inches of rain across the central portions of Dodge County into western Olmsted County.
Read the full account →A band of showers and thunderstorms moved slowly across parts of southeast Minnesota during the evening of July 5th. These storms dropped between 2 and 6 inches of rain across the central portions of Dodge County into western Olmsted County.
Read the full account →A band of showers and thunderstorms moved slowly across parts of southeast Minnesota during the evening of July 5th. These storms dropped between 2 and 6 inches of rain across the central portions of Dodge County into western Olmsted County.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in one to two hours caused flash flooding. Due to the heavy rain, mudslides occurred along Highway 16 near La Crescent.
Read the full account →An EF-1 tornado moved across rural portions of far northeast Fillmore County into southwest Winona County. The tornado started northwest of Rushford (Fillmore County) and was on the ground for about 5 minutes causing minor damage to a house and trees.
Read the full account →An EF-1 tornado moved across rural portions of far northeast Fillmore County into southwest Winona County. The tornado started northwest of Rushford (Fillmore County) and was on the ground for about 5 minutes causing minor damage to a house and trees.
Read the full account →An EF-1 tornado moved across rural portions of far northeast Fillmore County into southwest Winona County. The tornado started northwest of Rushford (Fillmore County) and was on the ground for about 5 minutes causing minor damage to a house and trees.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced as much as 3 inches of rain in three hours during the late evening and early morning of June 11-12. Hardest hit was the Austin area, where flooding affected most of the city. In fact, people were rescued from vehicles submerged in high water.
Read the full account →Several storms congealed in central Minnesota during the late afternoon, and early evening across Morrison County. These storms produced severe hail, some up to ping pong ball size near Little Falls. They also produced widespread areas of downed trees and power lines.
Read the full account →By late in the day on the 7th, an east-west lying warm front had set up just north of the South Dakota border, extending eastward into west central Minnesota. South of the warm front, temperatures were in the mid to upper 80s with dew points in the lower 70s.
Read the full account →A slow moving warm front over central Iowa allowed thunderstorms to develop over northern Iowa during the evening of the 22nd into the early morning of the 23rd.
Read the full account →Excessive rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches in less than two hours caused localized flash flooding near Preston along Duschee Creek. Rain swollen streams were reported to have deposited large amounts of top soil in pastures alongside the creek.
Read the full account →A warm front set up over the region during the early morning hours of the 30th. Torrential rainfall was reported overnight leading to saturated soils in the area.
Read the full account →A warm front set up over the region during the early morning hours of the 30th. Torrential rainfall was reported overnight leading to saturated soils in the area.
Read the full account →A warm front was located across central Minnesota into southwest Wisconsin. Low level flow maintained the influx of moisture and warm air as a shortwave topped a ridge in place to the west.
Read the full account →A warm front was located across central Minnesota into southwest Wisconsin. Low level flow maintained the influx of moisture and warm air as a shortwave topped a ridge in place to the west.
Read the full account →Storms initiated over North Dakota Friday afternoon and congealed into a large storm complex that marched across Minnesota that evening and into the early morning hours.
Read the full account →A thunderstorm developed over the eastern Twin Cities Metro area during the afternoon of Sunday, July 5th. This storm was nearly stationary for an hour and produced up to 2 inches of rainfall in a short period of time.
Read the full account →By mid to late afternoon of August 3rd, a cold front had moved into central North Dakota. Ahead of the cold front, a warm front extended out to the east, or along the Canadian border.
Read the full account →A large complex of thunderstorms developed across North Dakota during the early morning of Friday, June 17th. These storms moved eastward across eastern North Dakota and produced a large area of severe winds and hail.
Read the full account →By the early evening of August 28th, an area of surface low pressure had moved into southwest North Dakota, with a cold front extending north and south of it. To the east, a warm front stretched from northwest to southeast Minnesota.
Read the full account →By the early evening of August 28th, an area of surface low pressure had moved into southwest North Dakota, with a cold front extending north and south of it. To the east, a warm front stretched from northwest to southeast Minnesota.
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