Flash Flood in Steele County, Minnesota

Flash Flood October 1, 2007 · Steele County, Minnesota

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three to five inches of rain fell over Owatonna, resulting in flooding of roads, homes and businesses. A city storm sewer also backed up, causing basements to flood in about 40 homes. This event began September 30, 2007 at 2200 CST (see September 2007 Storm Data).

The wider storm

A north to south oriented cold front moved across Minnesota, connecting to low pressure that tracked across Iowa. Moist southerly flow resulted in thunderstorms across portions of southern Minnesota.

Began near Owatonna (44.1107, -93.2628).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 70589. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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