Flash Flood — Steele, Minnesota

2025-08-17 to 2025-08-18 · near Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota

Event narrative

The Emergency Manager reported that Hoffman Drive in Owatonna had emergency barricading in place due to water over the road Saturday night. The water had since receded by Sunday morning.

Wider weather episode

Several individual rounds of thunderstorms impacted southern Minnesota from Friday, August 16th through Sunday, August 18th. Heavy rain amounts on the order of 5-10 inches fell over the course of 72 hours, most of which fell from late Saturday into early Sunday, leading to several cases of flooded roadways and damaged buildings. The highest amounts and most widespread impacts were across Waseca County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.