Flood, Wabasha
- When
- April 3, 8:00 PM CST to April 21, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.284, -92.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Minnesota, April 3 to 21, 1997
The Mississippi River reached it's third highest flood on record,affecting several homes and businesses. High water also forced the closure of some highways.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 ARX wrote it up.
The Mississippi River reached it's third highest flood on record,affecting several homes and businesses. High water also forced the closure of some highways. A crest of 19 feet occurred on the 11th at Lake City, 16.5 feet at Wabasha on the 11th and 18.3 feet at Winona on the 12th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Winona
- When
- April 3, 8:00 PM CST to April 21, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winona forecast zone
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 43.987, -91.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Houston
- When
- April 3, 8:00 PM CST to April 21, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Houston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.671, -91.493 (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
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 3, 1997
- Flooding in Wisconsin, April 3 to 21, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Tornado and Debris Flow in Idaho, April 3 to 30, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, April 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 3, 1997
- Flooding in Wisconsin, April 3 to 10, 1997
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, April 3 to 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Dust Devil in Arizona, April 3 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, April 3 to 4, 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: 5592393, 5592394, 5592395.