Flood in Minnesota

Events

1,324

Deaths

8

Injuries

3

Damage

$1.6 billion

• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, August 18 to 21, 20077 deaths · 32 injured · $182 million · 27 eventsA warm front lifting northward into Iowa triggered round after round of thunderstorms with excessive rainfall across southeast Minnesota during the evening and overnight hours of August 18-19. This was after rain had fallen earlier in the day.
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 20013 deaths · 1 injured · $200 million · 42 eventsHeavy snowfall during winter remained on the ground through the end of March and then rapidly melted, resulting in river stages close to record levels. Water began to gush through drainage ditches, streams and into the mainstem rivers during midday April 1.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 19983 deaths · $2.5 million · F0 · 94 eventsTrees down. Damage to sheds and barns.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, June 7 to 8, 20051 death · 4 injured · $650,000 · 1.5 in hail · 122 eventsWalnut sized hail fell for 10 minutes in Leon Township, Section 8.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, July 2 to 5, 20181 death · $1.5 million · 12 eventsDuring the overnight hours of Tuesday, July 3rd, a persistent line of storms, with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, moved very little from Marshall to Redwood Falls, Olivia, then southward to Tracy, Lamberton, and Springfield, Minnesota.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, September 14 to 17, 20041 death · $1.4 million · 9 eventsAfter a relatively dry start to the month, a potent late summer storm system brought very heavy rain to parts of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa on September14 and September15.
• Flood in Minnesota, April 17 to 23, 1997$600 million · 1 eventThe Red River crested in East Grand Forks on the 21st/22nd just over 54 feet, shattering the previous record by over 5 feet. Problems with the river gauge led to difficulties in obtaining stages.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 17 to 30, 2012$44 million · 2 in hail · 49 eventsA one in 500 year rainfall hit northeast Minnesota and far northwestern Wisconsin June 19th and 20th.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 2 to 11, 2005$550,000 · F2 · 38 eventsThis tornado moved east-northeast along a 4 mile curved path and damaged several grain bins, uprooted numerous trees, and demolished portions of a barn 4 miles west of Northcote. Peak winds were estimated at 130 mph.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, September 22 to 27, 2010$33 million · 45 eventsA stationary front set up across southern Minnesota on the evening of September 22nd. As an unusually moist air mass flowed over this boundary, heavy rain developed and fell repeatedly across the area during the evening and overnight hours.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, September 22 to 26, 2010$39 million · 35 eventsA strong storm system, in combination with deep moisture from the remnants of a tropical system, produced a large area of flooding rainfall with amounts as high as 8 and 11 inches in an 18 hour period.
• Flood in Minnesota, June 10 to 25, 2002$200 million · 1 eventHeavy rainfall on the 9th and 10th produced a record flood on the Roseau River at Roseau. The NDAWN mesonet site near Roseau measured 4.32 inches of rain, but unofficial reports of 15 to 18 inches of rain were received.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 14, 2009$885,000 · EF2 · 17 eventsA strong cold front, deep moisture and a high shear environment led to severe weather across portions of central Minnesota late Tuesday afternoon and evening of July 14th.
• Flooding in Minnesota, June 1 to 30, 2019$132 million · 8 eventsDuring crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 13 to 14, 2020$385,000 · EF2 · 27 eventsDuring the very early morning hours of Friday, August 14th, sporadic slow moving severe thunderstorms formed across portions of west central Minnesota. These resulted in reports of large hail, strong wind gusts, and flash flooding.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, September 4, 2014$376,000 · EF2 · 21 eventsBy the early morning hours of the 4th, an area of surface low pressure had moved into northeast South Dakota, with a warm front extending out to the east. Surface dew point values north of the front ranged in the lower 60s while south of the front they topped out around 70.
• Flooding in Minnesota, June 21 to 30, 2024$29 million · 22 eventsA multi-day significant heavy rainfall event from June 20-22 resulted in widespread rain totals between 5 and 10 inches across southwest Minnesota. As rainfall reached area streams and rivers, major to record flooding was observed, devastating multiple towns and communities.
• Flooding in Minnesota, June 18 to 23, 2014$37 million · 17 eventsSeveral rounds of thunderstorms began during the week of June 14th, and continued through most of the week with areas of flash flooding. The flash flooding evolved into areal flooding, and then main-stem river flooding which continued through the end of the month.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, March 15 to 26, 2010$5.8 million · 51 eventsAccumulating snowfall across the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains was extensive during the 2009/2010 winter with snowfall water equivalent amounts across the Minnesota River Valley as high as six inches.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, June 27, 1998$11 million · 1.75 in hail · 37 eventsA line of intense thunderstorms swept through southeast Minnesota with two distinct downburst damage paths.The northern track hit southern Wabasha County and then passed through central Winona County hitting the city of Winona directly.
• Flooding in Minnesota, March 20 to 31, 20111 death · 19 eventsDue to a very wet fall, and a deep snow pack by mid March, when temperatures began to rise and melt the snow, area streams, creeks and eventually rivers rose to minor, moderate, and major stage levels.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 19 to 30, 2000$36 million · 7 eventsAfter 6 to 8 inches of rain fell across the Dilworth area, many basements filled with water.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, September 14 to 19, 2004$28 million · 9 eventsFive to 13 inches of rain fell across South Central Minnesota between 5 PM on the 14th and 5 AM on the 15th. This amount of rainfall caused widespread major flooding in Freeborn, Steele, Faribault, and Martin counties.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 7 to 10, 2008$25 million · 11 eventsA warm front extended east to west across the Upper Mississippi Valley on June 7, which provided the focus for thunderstorms producing excessive rainfall. In fact, these storms exhibited very high rainfall rates, which led to 1 to 2 inch rainfall amounts in an hour or so.
• Flood in Minnesota, June 9 to 30, 2002$39 million · 1 eventHeavy rainfall on the 8th and 9th caused widespread flooding over Norman county. Unofficial reports of up to 12 inches of rain were received. This caused the Wild Rice River at Twin Valley to rise to a level of 17.4 feet on the 9th.

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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.