Minnesota, 1998Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 1998
June 26 to 27, 1998 · NWS ARX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Flash flooding was observed on numerous small creeks and streams across both Winona and Wabasha Counties. Crops sustained some damage and many county roads had wash outs or were closed.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Crop damage
- $42,000
- 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.
Flash flooding was observed on numerous small creeks and streams across both Winona and Wabasha Counties. Crops sustained some damage and many county roads had wash outs or were closed. Flash flooding was also observed in the Rochester area with some basements flooded.
Flash Flood, Wabasha
- When
- June 26, 11:30 PM CST to June 27, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Zumbro Falls
- Property damage
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.284, -92.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Winona
- When
- June 26, 11:30 PM CST to June 27, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winona County, Stockton
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.987, -91.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Olmsted
- When
- June 27, 12:45 AM CST to 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -92.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 19983 deaths · $2.5 million · F0 · 94 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 19981 death · $10 million · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 19981 death · 2 injured · $130,000 · 1 in hail · 14 events
- Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 28, 19981 death · 35 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, June 26, 19981 death · 3 injured · $13,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998$20 million · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998$19 million · 4 events
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 26, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998$15 million · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 26, 1998$8.2 million · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 26 to 27, 1998$726,000 · 1.5 in hail · 26 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 19983 injured · $160,000 · F1 · 7 events
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: 5652716, 5652717, 5652718.