Flood, Wright
- When
- March 31, 6:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wright forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Minnesota, March 31, 1997
South Fork of the Crow River reached Flood stage at Delano on 3/31/87. Delano is the river monitoring point.
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.
South Fork of the Crow River reached Flood stage at Delano on 3/31/87. Delano is the river monitoring point. The river crested on 4/8/97 which was the third highest crest in recorded history.
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
- March 31, 6:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carver forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, McLeod
- When
- March 31, 6:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McLeod forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Meeker
- When
- March 31, 6:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM 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
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 31, 1997
- Coastal Flood in New York, March 31, 1997
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in Virginia, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 31, 1997
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, March 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: 5586411, 5586412, 5586413, 5586414.