Flash Flood — Lincoln, Minnesota

2024-06-21 · near Verdi, Lincoln, Minnesota

Event narrative

Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches in a couple hours on saturated soil resulted in flash flooding. Several roads were inundated near Lake Benton and Verdi. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for river flooding for Lincoln County.

Wider weather episode

A second mesoscale convective system in as many nights developed across southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota in the late afternoon and early evening in response to a weak mid-level wave and warm advection over a stalled frontal boundary to the south. Rainfall rates up to 2 to 3 inches per hour on top of previously saturated soil resulted in local flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198142. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.