Flood in Big Stone County, Minnesota

Flood June 2, 2024 – June 3, 2024 · Big Stone County, Minnesota

$332K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain from thunderstorms, in concert with an already wet spring, resulted in flooding that damaged township roads and culverts. Damage assessments between Otrey and Artichoke Lake townships reached 331655.85 dollars.

The wider storm

A cluster of thunderstorm generated hail to the size of quarters 13 miles northeast of Ortonville. Heavy rain associated with these storms produced 2.22 inches of moisture measured by the COOP observer in Artichoke Lake. This was on top of 5.83 total inches in May. The heavy rain and runoff from saturated soils produced 20,000 dollars worth of flood related damage across Artichoke Township and 311,656 dollars worth of damage in adjacent Otrey township.

Began near Artichoke (45.4124, -96.1181).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1192152. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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