Flood, Mower
- When
- July 10, 2:00 AM CST to July 11, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mower forecast zone
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.672, -92.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Minnesota, July 10 to 11, 2000
6 to 7 inches of rain over a two-day period resulted in the Cedar River reaching unprecedented levels. 5 feet above flood stage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $400,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Events
- 1
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.
6 to 7 inches of rain over a two-day period resulted in the Cedar River reaching unprecedented levels. At Austin, the river crested at a record 23.4 feet on July 11, nearly 8.5 feet above flood stage. This broke the previous flood of record, which was 21.9 feet set in July 1978. Interstate 90 and several other roads had to be closed due to high water. Numerous homes and businesses were damaged by flood waters.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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 Flooding and Flood in Ohio, July 10 to 11, 2000
- Heat in South Carolina, July 10, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 10, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, July 10, 2000
- Flooding in Iowa, July 10 to 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 10, 2000
- Flooding in Minnesota, July 10 to 13, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 10, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 10, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, July 10, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 10, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, July 2000
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: 5176145.