928 first-hand accounts of flood events in Minnesota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
With the ground already saturated from heavy rain the previous evening, another round of heavy rain caused flash flooding. The resultant high water forced the closure of Highway 63 in Zumbro Falls.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across southeast Minnesota during the morning of September 19th. These storms dropped between 2 and 4 inches of rain with the resulting runoff producing some flooding.
Read the full account →A line of thunderstorms moved across southeast Minnesota during the evening of September 20th. These storms produced a tornado that briefly moved across the far northwest corner of Wabasha County north of Mazeppa.
Read the full account →Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.
Read the full account →Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.
Read the full account →Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.
Read the full account →Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.
Read the full account →Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.
Read the full account →Nocturnal thunderstorms developed in a narrow band between 0100 and 0500CST across Rock and eastern Minnehaha counties. The storms produced from 1 to 2 inches of rain in a two hour period, which fell on fully frozen ground.
Read the full account →Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River continued into and in some cases, through the month of April. Flooding occurred the entire month at Wabasha (Wabasha County) and Winona (Winona County).
Read the full account →Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River continued into and in some cases, through the month of April. Flooding occurred the entire month at Wabasha (Wabasha County) and Winona (Winona County).
Read the full account →Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River continued into and in some cases, through the month of April. Flooding occurred the entire month at Wabasha (Wabasha County) and Winona (Winona County).
Read the full account →A line of thunderstorms developed early Thursday morning, September 17th in eastern Minnesota, near the Twin Cities. These storms produced very heavy rainfall, gusty winds and some hail. The largest hail stone was quarter size near Crystal.
Read the full account →A line of thunderstorms developed early Thursday morning, September 17th in eastern Minnesota, near the Twin Cities. These storms produced very heavy rainfall, gusty winds and some hail. The largest hail stone was quarter size near Crystal.
Read the full account →The evening of Sunday, July 5th, a line of thunderstorms developed along a frontal boundary from west central Minnesota, northeast to the arrowhead region. These storms slowly moved southeast across west central and central Minnesota by midnight.
Read the full account →The evening of Sunday, July 5th, a line of thunderstorms developed along a frontal boundary from west central Minnesota, northeast to the arrowhead region. These storms slowly moved southeast across west central and central Minnesota by midnight.
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