Heavy Rain in Ramsey County, Minnesota

Heavy Rain July 26, 2007 · Ramsey County, Minnesota

Deaths

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rain moved across a portion of St. Paul. The radar estimate depicted one inch or less of rain in an hour. Five workers successfully evacuated the sewer pipes 150 feet below ground, but two men were unable to reach the exit to the street, and died when they were swept through the tunnel system. Their bodies were found in the Mississippi River close to the exit point of the sewer system.

The wider storm

Warm frontal boundary induced severe thunderstorms.

Began near St Paul (44.9700, -93.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 53066. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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