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Flood in Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Flood July 1, 2018 – July 22, 2018 · Cottonwood County, Minnesota

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches (locally 5 to 10 inches upstream) during the first three days of July exacerbated flooding through the Des Moines River basin. A state of emergency was declared in the City of Windom with water breaching Island Park, the golf course, and several homes. Several county, state and local roadways flooded for up to a week, including highway 62 and numerous city streets. Significant amounts of crop and pasture land near the Des Moines River were severely impacted by major flooding as river levels climbed to the second highest crest on record at 4.4 feet above flood stage at Windom (gage site WDOM5) on July 7.

The wider storm

With river levels already running high due to late June rainfall, additional heavy rainfall of five to nine inches the first few days of July brought increased flooding to the West Fork of the Des Moines River.

Began near Windom (43.8480, -95.3460).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 772889. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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