Flood, Wright
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 24, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wright forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 24, 1997
The south fork of the Crow River reached flood stage of 8 feet at Delano on 3/31/97 which is the river monitoring point. 4 feet which was the third highest crest ever measured.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
The south fork of the Crow River reached flood stage of 8 feet at Delano on 3/31/97 which is the river monitoring point. The river crested on 4/8/97 at 14.4 feet which was the third highest crest ever measured. 20 roads in McLeod county were closed at the peak of river flooding including highway 22 between Biscay and Glencoe. Major flooding along the river occurred in the towns of Hutchinson, Mayer, and New Germany. The flooding of Buffalo Creek in the Glencoe area aggravated the problem in McLeod county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Carver
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 24, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carver forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, McLeod
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 24, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- McLeod forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Meeker
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 24, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Meeker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 1, 1997
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 1997
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 1, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Connecticut, April 1, 1997
- Flooding in Louisiana, April 1 to 20, 1997
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 29, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, April 1, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, April 1 to 30, 1997
- Cold in North Carolina, April 1 to 18, 1997
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5601915, 5601916, 5601917, 5601918.