The rains just keep on coming. After going through two consecutive nights were some pretty impressive rainfall totals resulted from training thunderstorms, Thursday, May 19th saw even more rain. The surface low pressure system that sat over southeastern South Dakota and caused the heavy rains Tuesday and Wednesday created more issues as it slowly moved into extreme northeastern Nebraska and into Iowa. As the South Dakota front worked into the western Minnesota area, another line of strong thunderstorms developed and even spawn a small tornado in Benson, MN. As the front propagated, heavy convection and already saturated conditions on the surface helped to develop even more precipitation in areas that were already under flash flood watches and warning.
Places like Eden Prairie saw at much as 5.47 inches of rainfall according to one CoCoRaHS station. Minneapolis/St. Paul officially tallied a total of 4.13 inches of rainfall, the highest one day total in five years.
Areas in the Red River Valley were also widely affected by the large amounts of rainfall
The after affects of this event coupled with the two events prior led to widespread flooding throughout the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas. The Minnesota River caused flooding in areas of Scott and Carver counties. Many area roadways were washed out and closed down due to the potential driving hazards.
Below is a preliminary report of the storm rainfall totals and tornado reports. Rainfall totals courtesy of CoCoRaHS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 426 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1030 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 NE LE SUEUR 44.49N 93.86W 06/19/2014 LE SUEUR MN EMERGENCY MNGR A MUD SLIDE DESTROYED A HOME, LOCATED ALONG HENDERSON LAKE ROAD. 0100 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E LE SUEUR 44.46N 93.87W 06/19/2014 LE SUEUR MN EMERGENCY MNGR PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROADS 116, 117, 188, AND CSAH 28, CLOSED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WATER AND WASHOUTS OF ROADWAYS. DOWNED TREES ALSO SEEN OVER ALL ROADS NOTED ABOVE. ALL ROADS CLOSED BY 1 PM. 0335 PM HEAVY RAIN WELCOME 43.67N 94.62W 06/19/2014 M1.70 INCH MARTIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER OCCURRED IN ABOUT 90 MINUTES. 0408 PM TORNADO 3 WSW BENSON 45.30N 95.66W 06/19/2014 SWIFT MN LAW ENFORCEMENT 0413 PM TORNADO 1 S BENSON 45.30N 95.61W 06/19/2014 SWIFT MN LAW ENFORCEMENT DEBRIS CLOUD SIGHTED NEAR HIGHWAY 12. 0414 PM TORNADO 5 WSW FARWELL 45.72N 95.71W 06/19/2014 POPE MN PUBLIC 0422 PM FUNNEL CLOUD BENSON 45.32N 95.61W 06/19/2014 SWIFT MN TRAINED SPOTTER CURRENTLY OVER TOWN, BUT HAS BEEN TOUCHING DOWN INTERMITTENTLY.
Date | Time | Station Number | Station Name | Total Precip in. | State | County |
6/19/2014 | 1:36 PM | MN-HN-86 | Eden Prairie 3.1 ESE | 5.47 | MN | Hennepin |
6/20/2014 | 6:00 AM | MN-SC-11 | Belle Plaine 1.9 WSW | 4.75 | MN | Scott |
6/19/2014 | 8:00 AM | MN-RW-2 | Redwood Falls 0.4 E | 4.55 | MN | Redwood |
6/20/2014 | 10:09 AM | MN-AA-6 | Blaine 2.4 W | 4.07 | MN | Anoka |
6/20/2014 | 8:00 AM | MN-MC-5 | Glencoe 0.3 WSW | 3.99 | MN | McLeod |
6/19/2014 | 8:00 AM | MN-CV-1 | Carver 0.7 W | 3.95 | MN | Carver |
6/19/2014 | 8:00 PM | MN-HN-3 | Richfield 1.2 WSW | 3.94 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 7:45 AM | MN-HN-81 | Hopkins 1.2 SSW | 3.73 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 5:00 AM | MN-BW-2 | New Ulm 0.8 NW | 3.72 | MN | Brown |
6/19/2014 | 6:00 AM | MN-SC-11 | Belle Plaine 1.9 WSW | 3.7 | MN | Scott |
6/19/2014 | 9:20 AM | MN-HN-19 | Edina 1.3 SW | 3.7 | MN | Hennepin |
6/20/2014 | 5:00 AM | MN-HN-78 | Richfield 1.9 WNW | 3.62 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-BW-7 | Springfield 0.2 NNE | 3.5 | MN | Brown |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-CV-14 | Chanhassen 1.0 ESE | 3.25 | MN | Carver |
6/19/2014 | 11:45 AM | MN-HN-93 | Minneapolis 1.9 SE | 3.22 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-SB-4 | Green Isle 1.7 WNW | 3.2 | MN | Sibley |
6/19/2014 | 7:40 AM | MN-HN-16 | Eden Prairie 2.5 WSW | 3.15 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 8:00 AM | MN-SC-10 | Jordan 2.3 NNE | 3.12 | MN | Scott |
6/19/2014 | 10:00 AM | MN-SC-6 | Prior Lake 2.0 ESE | 3.07 | MN | Scott |
6/19/2014 | 5:45 AM | MN-MC-5 | Glencoe 0.3 WSW | 3.06 | MN | McLeod |
6/19/2014 | 6:00 PM | MN-RM-31 | Roseville 0.5 NE | 3.04 | MN | Ramsey |
6/19/2014 | 10:30 PM | MN-HN-5 | New Hope 1.9 S | 3.04 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 1:00 PM | MN-DK-16 | Rosemount 6.3 W | 3 | MN | Dakota |
6/20/2014 | 5:30 AM | MN-HN-42 | Eden Prairie 2.1 E | 2.97 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 6:15 AM | MN-HN-17 | Eden Prairie 3.3 WSW | 2.85 | MN | Hennepin |
6/20/2014 | 6:00 AM | MN-SC-10 | Jordan 2.3 NNE | 2.83 | MN | Scott |
6/20/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-SB-4 | Green Isle 1.7 WNW | 2.83 | MN | Sibley |
6/19/2014 | 6:00 AM | MN-LS-3 | New Prague 1.3 SE | 2.81 | MN | Le Sueur |
6/20/2014 | 6:30 AM | MN-HN-36 | Minnetonka 0.7 WSW | 2.78 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 12:30 PM | MN-WG-29 | Mahtomedi 1.3 SE | 2.69 | MN | Washington |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-WK-3 | Breckenridge 0.9 NNW | 2.68 | MN | Wilkin |
6/19/2014 | 8:00 AM | MN-HN-66 | Bloomington 1.2 SSE | 2.68 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-CV-22 | Victoria 1.6 WSW | 2.6 | MN | Carver |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-LS-1 | Montgomery 2.6 E | 2.6 | MN | Le Sueur |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-SC-2 | Prior Lake 2.0 W | 2.58 | MN | Scott |
6/20/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-CV-1 | Carver 0.7 W | 2.56 | MN | Carver |
6/20/2014 | 5:26 AM | MN-HN-83 | Spring Park 0.2 SSE | 2.55 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-BW-1 | Springfield 1.7 NNW | 2.55 | MN | Brown |
6/19/2014 | 7:23 AM | MN-HN-110 | Edina 1.9 SSE | 2.53 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 7:25 AM | MN-SC-18 | Shakopee 3.7 WNW | 2.53 | MN | Scott |
6/20/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-HN-16 | Eden Prairie 2.5 WSW | 2.52 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 5:30 AM | MN-HN-42 | Eden Prairie 2.1 E | 2.52 | MN | Hennepin |
6/20/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-CV-14 | Chanhassen 1.0 ESE | 2.48 | MN | Carver |
6/20/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-SC-18 | Shakopee 3.7 WNW | 2.48 | MN | Scott |
6/19/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-CG-7 | Stacy 1.4 NW | 2.46 | MN | Chisago |
6/19/2014 | 8:15 AM | MN-HN-107 | Minneapolis 4.2 S | 2.46 | MN | Hennepin |
6/20/2014 | 6:30 AM | MN-HN-116 | Minnetonka 2.1 WSW | 2.42 | MN | Hennepin |
6/19/2014 | 8:30 AM | MN-FN-2 | Albert Lea 0.1 ENE | 2.41 | MN | Freeborn |
6/20/2014 | 7:30 AM | MN-HN-81 | Hopkins 1.2 SSW | 2.39 | MN | Hennepin |
6/20/2014 | 7:00 AM | MN-CV-22 | Victoria 1.6 WSW | 2.37 | MN | Carver |