Flash Flood — Ramsey, Minnesota

2007-09-20 · near St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota

Event narrative

Nearly two inches of rain in one hour caused Battle Creek in South Maplewood to rise. Several boys were playing in and along the creek, and a thirteen year old boy was swept below a nearby dam. Some of the heavy rain was funneled into a neighborhood near Hancock and Third, where six houses were flooded. A retaining wall was blown out in the Swede Hollow neighborhood.

Wider weather episode

Warm frontal boundary induced severe weather.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 59671. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.