A strong low pressure system moved through the region and produced torrential rains, along with several generally small tornadoes on August 16 and 17, 2017.
The rains came in multiple waves, with the first advancing across southern and eastern portions of Minnesota during the early morning hours on the 16th, resulting in up to an inch of rainfall in some areas. The main event, however, unfolded during the afternoon and evening hours, as storm cells blossomed, intensified, and trudged northward and northwestward across southern and central Minnesota. Some of the stronger cells produced brief tornadoes from near Mankato to about 50 miles south and west of the Twin Cities. With these storms and others in their vicinity, the rains came down hard, often producing up to two inches in 30-45 minutes and causing minor flooding. The tornado threat calmed down as night fell, but the heavy rains continued and eventually stalled out over portions of southwestern through and Minnesota, persisting for several hours into the 17th before weakening and moving away.
This was the most widespread and intense rainfall event of the year (to date) in Minnesota, with 1-2 inch totals covering approximately 50,000 square miles, or about 60% of the state. Totals of greater than three inches were concentrated in a multi-county area in western and central Minnesota, generally centered on the Minnesota River. The largest official rainfall reports came from Redwood Falls, where the airport recorded 9.45 inches, and a volunteer with the National Weather Service's cooperative observer program reported 8.12 inches-- both in 24 hours. These are the largest official 24-hour precipitation totals in Minnesota since June 20th, 2012, when Two Harbors reported 10.45 inches during the worst flood in that area's recorded history.
Fortunately, the tornadoes were short-lived and relatively weak. Of the eight confirmed by the National Weather Service in Chanhassen, seven were rated at EF-0. The lone EF-1 tornado damaged a farmstead near the Nicollet-Sibley county border, in the township of New Sweden.
One unusual aspect of this event was its noticeable lack of thunder. Very little lightning was reported, despite a swarming, thunderstorm-like appearance on radar. Although scientists have not concluded exactly what causes storms to electrify, they have observed that ice crystals, hail, and other frozen objects must be abundant in clouds for lightning to be present. In the case of this storm event, the clouds remained both too shallow and too warm to generate large amounts of cloud-ice, the lack of which may have prevented the "charge separation" required to create an electrical field within the storm environment. Although rainy days without lightning and thunder are quite common in Minnesota, intense rainfall events without lightning and thunder are not. Such conditions are more common in tropical weather systems, which contain massive amounts of heat, and therefore produce little or no cloud-ice and little or no lightning.
Below is a list of rainfall reports gathered by the National Weather Service.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1139 AM CDT Thu Aug 17 2017 ...Rainfall Reports from Past 24 Hours... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Minnesota... ...Anoka County... Coon Rapids 2ESE 2.85 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP Ramsey 2ESE 1.71 in 1043 AM 08/17 CWOP Anoka 1S 1.65 in 0600 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Francis 1.50 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Francis 1S 1.43 in 1033 AM 08/17 CWOP Coon Rapids 1NW 1.41 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP Anoka 2SE 1.28 in 1053 AM 08/17 CWOP Coon Rapids 3NNE 1.27 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Columbia Heights 1WSW 1.18 in 1055 AM 08/17 CWOP Ham Lake 2E 1.18 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Circle Pines 1E 1.12 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Benton County... Royalton 2S 2.09 in 1000 AM 08/17 HADS Rice 1.40 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP ...Blue Earth County... Mankato AP 1.51 in 0656 AM 08/17 AWOS Skyline 1.13 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Brown County... New Ulm 3.30 in 0500 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Springfield 1NW 2.94 in 1041 AM 08/17 CWOP Springfield 2.52 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Cobden 1.73 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES Sveadahl 5NNW 1.69 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Leavenworth 1.67 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES ...Carver County... Chanhassen 2.85 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Chanhassen (NWS) 2.62 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP Jordan 2.15 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES Victoria 2ENE 2.08 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Chaska 1ESE 2.07 in 0655 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Carver 3S 1.77 in 0949 AM 08/17 RAWS Carver 1W 1.70 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Waconia 1.1 SW 1.50 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Waconia 1.47 in 0600 AM 08/17 UCOOP Chanhassen 2SW 1.38 in 0700 AM 08/17 UCOOP Mayer 1.21 in 1030 AM 08/17 UCOOP Victoria 1WSW 1.17 in 1052 AM 08/17 CWOP Victoria 1WSW 1.14 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Chippewa County... Montevideo 3.91 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Montevideo 1S 3.78 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP Watson 1 NE 3.10 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Laq Qui Parle Dam 2.49 in 1000 AM 08/17 GOES Milan 5E 2.31 in 1045 AM 08/17 USARMY-COE ...Chisago County... Scandia 3NNE 1.58 in 1055 AM 08/17 CWOP 4 NW Scandia 1.16 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Center City 1.15 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Branch 8ENE 1.00 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP ...Dakota County... Burnsville 3ENE 2.51 in 0620 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Burnsville 3SSW 2.24 in 0640 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hastings 1WSW 1.75 in 0639 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hastings (L/D 2) 1.58 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Inver Grove Hgts 1ENE 1.55 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hastings 1SSW 1.55 in 0500 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eagan 1NW 1.53 in 0620 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Lakeville 2WSW 1.47 in 0755 AM 08/17 COCORAHS South St. Paul AP 1.41 in 0653 AM 08/17 AWOS Rosemount 3W 1.37 in 0732 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Rosemount 3SW 1.27 in 0620 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eagan 2SE 1.26 in 1059 AM 08/17 CWOP Inver Grove Hgts 1WSW 1.21 in 0745 AM 08/17 COCORAHS 3 E Apple Valley 1.21 in 0640 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Lakeville 2NE 1.20 in 1048 AM 08/17 CWOP Apple Valley 2E 1.19 in 0600 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Rosemount 3WNW 1.15 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Apple Valley 2NNW 1.14 in 1225 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Rosemount 2NW 1.11 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eagan 2ESE 1.07 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP Miesville 2WSW 1.03 in 0605 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Douglas County... Nelson 2WSW 1.31 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Farwell 5N 1.27 in 0730 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Brandon 0.4 WNW 1.17 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Alexandria 1ENE 1.11 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Millerville 5E 1.00 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Goodhue County... Lake City 1NNW 2.98 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Lake City 2NW 2.01 in 1049 AM 08/17 CWOP Red Wing (L/D 3) 2.01 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Frontenac 2.00 in 1045 AM 08/17 UCOOP Wanamingo 1.61 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Sogn 1.43 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Vasa 5E 1.35 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Wanamingo 3SSE 1.31 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Zumbrota 2NNE 1.24 in 0515 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Red Wing 4SE 1.21 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Wanamingo 4SSE 1.17 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Dennison 6E 1.11 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Vasa 5NNE 1.04 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Red Wing 4W 1.03 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Cannon Falls 2S 1.02 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Zumbrota 1.01 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP ...Hennepin County... Eden Prairie 2WSW 2.79 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eden Prairie 3SE 2.64 in 0857 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Chanhassen 2SE 2.61 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Long Lake 1NW 2.56 in 0600 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Saint Louis Park 2ESE 2.42 in 0915 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Long Lake 2.34 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eden Prairie 3ESE 2.12 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP Golden Valley 2.10 in 0555 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Lake Minnetonka 1WSW 2.08 in 0500 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eden Prairie 2E 2.07 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Osseo 2.07 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Long Lake 4SW 2.05 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Brooklyn Park 1W 2.00 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP Plymouth 1E 2.00 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Plymouth 2ENE 2.00 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hopkins 1.98 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eden Prairie AP 1.93 in 0653 AM 08/17 ASOS Golden Valley 1.93 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Brooklyn Center 1E 1.92 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Champlin 1SW 1.92 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Osseo 1 NW 1.87 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS New Hope 1.9 S 1.83 in 1030 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Edina 1SW 1.82 in 0807 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Robbinsdale 2ESE 1.80 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Falcon Heights 3SSW 1.77 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Robbinsdale 1.76 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Crystal AP 1.70 in 0653 AM 08/17 ASOS St. Louis Park 1.70 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Minneapolis 4NNW 1.68 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Lake Minnetonka 1WSW 1.60 in 1056 AM 08/17 CWOP Robbinsdale 1.60 in 1058 AM 08/17 CWOP Maple Grove 1SSW 1.60 in 0715 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Minneapolis 1 WSW 1.59 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Golden Valley 2WSW 1.59 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Brooklyn Park 2E 1.58 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Richfield 3ENE 1.57 in 0600 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Lake Minnetonka Area 1.56 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Minneapolis-St. Paul AP-MSP 1.56 in 0653 AM 08/17 ASOS Minnetonka 1.52 in 1040 AM 08/17 CWOP Plymouth 3 NW 1.52 in 0900 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Loretto 2NW 1.50 in 1040 AM 08/17 CWOP Maple Grove 1N 1.49 in 0900 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Maple Grove 1SSW 1.48 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Louis Park 1E 1.45 in 1055 AM 08/17 CWOP Richfield 3ENE 1.43 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Minneapolis (Target Fld) 1.42 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Maple Grove 1N 1.41 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Bloomington 3W 1.36 in 1043 AM 08/17 CWOP Dayton 1NNE 1.29 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Edina 1 N 1.25 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Minneapolis 3SE 1.25 in 0610 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Columbia Hgts 1S 1.23 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Plymouth 2WSW 1.21 in 1046 AM 08/17 CWOP Maple Grove 3SW 1.18 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Richfield 3NNE 1.15 in 1049 AM 08/17 CWOP Bloomington 1 ESE 1.14 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Edina 1SE 1.06 in 0650 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Bonifacius 4ENE 1.01 in 1053 AM 08/17 CWOP Minneapolis Dwtn (Miss R) 1.00 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Edina 1SE 1.00 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Isanti County... Cambridge 1.11 in 1100 AM 08/17 CWOP ...Kanabec County... Mora 1.09 in 1000 AM 08/17 HADS ...Kandiyohi County... Willmar 5N 4.11 in 0600 AM 08/17 COOP Willmar 4.10 in 0830 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Pennock 6NNE 3.89 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Willmar 1 ESE 3.82 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Willmar 2ENE 3.43 in 1044 AM 08/17 CWOP New London 6WSW 3.20 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Regal 2.74 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Lac qui Parle County... Montevideo 2SW 3.62 in 1000 AM 08/17 USARMY-COE Montevideo 1SW 3.57 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP Providence 3.04 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Dawson 2.70 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP Dawson 2.66 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Madison 2.30 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP ...Le Sueur County... New Prague 1.92 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Montgomery 3E 1.89 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Martin County... Fairmont AP 1.03 in 0656 AM 08/17 AWOS ...McLeod County... Brownton 2.70 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Brownton 2.67 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Hutchinson 5N 2.29 in 0645 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Glencoe 3WSW 2.13 in 0709 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hutchinson AP 1.90 in 0653 AM 08/17 AWOS Silver Lake 1NNW 1.83 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hutchinson 1.80 in 1045 AM 08/17 UCOOP Glencoe 1.70 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Glencoe 3NW 1.67 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hutchinson 1 SSE 1.61 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hutchinson 1NW 1.58 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Lester Prairie 1.37 in 1045 AM 08/17 HADS ...Meeker County... Cosmos 1E 3.18 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Litchfield 3S 2.82 in 1011 AM 08/17 RAWS Manannah 2.41 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES 3 WSW Watkins 2.10 in 0900 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Dassel 1.86 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Mille Lacs County... Onamia 4WNW 1.47 in 0746 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Milaca 1.44 in 0730 AM 08/17 COOP Princeton 1NE 1.32 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Princeton 1NNE 1.27 in 1032 AM 08/17 CWOP Milaca 7NNW 1.27 in 1000 AM 08/17 HADS Bock 3WNW 1.19 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP Foreston 1WNW 1.16 in 1053 AM 08/17 CWOP Onamia (RS) 1.14 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Princeton 1WNW 1.06 in 1045 AM 08/17 HADS ...Morrison County... Little Falls 2SSE 2.60 in 1007 AM 08/17 RAWS Motley 6SE 2.34 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Randall 2.17 in 1031 AM 08/17 CWOP Sobieski 3E 2.16 in 1000 AM 08/17 HADS Camp Ripley 4E 1.94 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Bowlus 2E 1.86 in 1000 AM 08/17 HADS Royalton 4E 1.62 in 1015 AM 08/17 HADS Pine Center 4SSE 1.52 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Granite Ledge 7N 1.39 in 1048 AM 08/17 CWOP ...Nicollet County... New Ulm 3SE 3.33 in 0423 AM 08/17 COOP St. Peter 6WSW 1.22 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Kasota 4WSW 1.10 in 0653 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Ramsey County... St. Paul Dwtn AP 1.97 in 0653 AM 08/17 ASOS St. Paul (UMN-AG Exp Frm) 1.92 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Falcon Hgts 1SSW 1.88 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Falcon Hgts 1.87 in 1015 AM 08/17 HADS North St Paul 1NNW 1.82 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Roseville 1NW 1.72 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Paul 3WNW 1.66 in 0730 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Roseville 2WNW 1.56 in 0600 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Mendota Hgts 2WNW 1.44 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Roseville 1.40 in 0615 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Paul 1N 1.32 in 0515 AM 08/17 COCORAHS North St. Paul 1WNW 1.24 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Roseville 2ESE 1.23 in 1047 AM 08/17 CWOP 1 E Little Canada 1.20 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Paul 1SW 1.15 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP St. Paul 1WSW 1.13 in 1051 AM 08/17 CWOP Roseville 2ESE 1.09 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS North Oaks 1WNW 1.09 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Redwood County... Redwood Falls AP 9.45 in 0653 AM 08/17 ASOS Redwood Falls 8.12 in 0630 AM 08/17 COOP Lucan 4.58 in 0544 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Vesta 3.98 in 0900 AM 08/17 COOP Redwood Falls 3.97 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Wabasso 3E 2.05 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Lamberton 1.26 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES ...Renville County... Morton 6.82 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Beaver Falls 6.47 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES Maynard 6.07 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES Bird Island 7SSE 5.88 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Delhi 5NE 5.75 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Danube 2WNW 5.70 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Granite Falls 5.26 in 1045 AM 08/17 UCOOP Lake Lillian 5SE 3.85 in 0645 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Rice County... Veseli 1W 2.03 in 0500 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Montgomery 3ENE 2.01 in 0530 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Veseli 2E 1.74 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Morristown 1.07 in 1053 AM 08/17 CWOP Morristown 1.02 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES ...Scott County... Prior Lake 1WSW 2.48 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Prior Lake 2WSW 2.19 in 1047 AM 08/17 CWOP Shakopee 1NW 2.06 in 1057 AM 08/17 CWOP Jordan 2NE 2.04 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Jordan 1SW 1.73 in 0530 AM 08/17 COOP Savage 2WNW 1.64 in 1046 AM 08/17 CWOP New Market 4W 1.61 in 0653 AM 08/17 COCORAHS New Prague 1.58 in 1100 AM 08/17 CWOP Jordan 6E 1.56 in 1052 AM 08/17 CWOP Elko 1.12 in 1055 AM 08/17 CWOP Prior Lake 1.09 in 1100 AM 08/17 CWOP Savage 1.05 in 1046 AM 08/17 CWOP ...Sherburne County... Zimmerman 1.44 in 1053 AM 08/17 CWOP Princeton 2WSW 1.39 in 0400 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Elk River 1.19 in 0900 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Cloud AP 1.15 in 0653 AM 08/17 ASOS Elk River 1SSW 1.14 in 1049 AM 08/17 CWOP Santiago 3E 1.09 in 1020 AM 08/17 RAWS Elk River 1.06 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP ...Sibley County... Arlington 1.43 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES ...Stearns County... Melrose 3.18 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP St. Martin 1NW 2.95 in 1000 AM 08/17 HADS Brooten 3NNE 2.71 in 1015 AM 08/17 HADS Paynesville 1SSW 2.54 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Westport 3ESE 2.48 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Sauk Centre AP 2.02 in 0653 AM 08/17 AWOS Kimball 3N 1.77 in 0600 AM 08/17 COOP Rice 1W 1.68 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Cloud 5W 1.44 in 0745 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Avon 4ESE 1.26 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP St. Cloud (SCSU) 1.25 in 0600 AM 08/17 UCOOP Clearwater 3W 1.11 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP ...Stevens County... Morris (AG Exp Frm) 2.01 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Morris 1 SSE 1.77 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Donnelly 2WNW 1.62 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Morris 4SW 1.49 in 1039 AM 08/17 CWOP ...Swift County... Benson 2.13 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES Benson 1.77 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES Clontarf 1.49 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES ...Todd County... Swanville 2.75 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Long Prairie 2.51 in 0600 AM 08/17 COOP Philbrook 4SSW 2.00 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES Hewitt 1NNW 1.35 in 0640 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Waseca County... Morristown 2SW 1.13 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Washington County... Lakeland 2WNW 1.47 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Woodbury 1.47 in 0600 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Paul Park 1.39 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Woodbury 1.39 in 0640 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Stillwater 2 SW 1.37 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Cottage Grove 1ESE 1.26 in 1049 AM 08/17 CWOP Stillwater 1.26 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Woodbury 1.22 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hugo 2WSW 1.13 in 1052 AM 08/17 CWOP Mahtomedi 1.08 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Stillwater 1NE 1.00 in 0640 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Watonwan County... Madelia 1.86 in 1052 AM 08/17 CWOP La Salle 5SE 1.33 in 1030 AM 08/17 GOES La Salle 2NW 1.27 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. James 1.04 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Wright County... Cokato 4NE 1.52 in 1045 AM 08/17 HADS Clearwater 1.50 in 1045 AM 08/17 HADS French Lake 1.43 in 1054 AM 08/17 CWOP Clearwater 4SSE 1.31 in 0825 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Maple Lake 1.29 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Maple Lake 2SSW 1.27 in 1052 AM 08/17 CWOP Delano 1.17 in 1030 AM 08/17 HADS Hanover 1.15 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Rockford 1.11 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP Rockford 1.10 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Big Lake 2SSE 1.02 in 1057 AM 08/17 CWOP Buffalo 1.01 in 0725 AM 08/17 COCORAHS St. Michael 1E 1.01 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Yellow Medicine County... Montevideo 4S 4.66 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hanley Falls 4.57 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES Clarkfield 4NE 4.45 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Hanley Falls 4.27 in 1045 AM 08/17 GOES Boyd 5SW 2.80 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Canby 2.41 in 0730 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Canby 2.37 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP ...Wisconsin... ...Barron County... Dallas 4E 1.47 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Prairie Farm 3W 1.47 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Rice Lake 1.44 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Chetek AP 1.37 in 0655 AM 08/17 AWOS Chetek 2SE 1.33 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Haugen 2SE 1.20 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Cumberland 2WNW 1.16 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Rice Lake AP 1.13 in 0655 AM 08/17 AWOS Cumberland 2WNW 1.05 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Clayton 3ENE 1.02 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Chippewa County... Colfax 7ESE 2.14 in 1046 AM 08/17 CWOP Eau Claire AP 1.44 in 0656 AM 08/17 ASOS Jim Falls 3NW 1.22 in 0630 AM 08/17 COOP Bloomer 1.20 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP ...Dunn County... Menomonie 2.27 in 0900 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Elk Mound 4SE 2.02 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Menomonie AP 1.84 in 0655 AM 08/17 AWOS Elk Mound 1.74 in 0700 AM 08/17 UCOOP Cedar Falls (Hydro) 1.64 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP Wheeler 1.52 in 0615 AM 08/17 COOP Knapp 2E 1.51 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Downsville 6E 1.31 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Boyceville 3NNE 1.15 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Eau Claire County... Eau Claire 1S 1.89 in 1055 AM 08/17 CWOP Augusta 4NW 1.88 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Altoona 1.67 in 0600 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eau Claire 1.47 in 1053 AM 08/17 CWOP Eau Claire-Dells Dam 1.43 in 0600 AM 08/17 GOES Altoona 1E 1.36 in 1100 AM 08/17 CWOP Eau Claire 3SSW 1.34 in 0630 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Eau Claire 2SSW 1.33 in 1100 AM 08/17 CWOP Augusta 1NW 1.11 in 1005 AM 08/17 RAWS Eau Claire 3SW 1.10 in 1200 AM 08/17 COOP ...Pepin County... Stockholm 1S 2.57 in 1015 AM 08/17 USARMY-COE Durand 1.32 in 0730 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Durand 1.06 in 1045 AM 08/17 USARMY-COE ...Pierce County... Ellsworth 1S 2.89 in 0900 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Ellsworth 1E 2.45 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP River Falls 1S 2.19 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Spring Valley 1WSW 2.18 in 0730 AM 08/17 COCORAHS El Paso 7NW 2.13 in 0726 AM 08/17 COCORAHS River Falls 1SW 2.02 in 0735 AM 08/17 COCORAHS El Paso 1NW 1.84 in 0800 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Prescott 1.69 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS River Falls 1.53 in 0500 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Ellsworth 6WNW 1.29 in 0600 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Spring Valley 1SSW 1.28 in 1044 AM 08/17 CWOP River Falls 1.20 in 0605 AM 08/17 UCOOP Ellsworth 3ESE 1.10 in 0829 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Polk County... Balsam Lake 4SE 1.24 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Amery 2S 1.21 in 0730 AM 08/17 COCORAHS ...Rusk County... Tony AP 1.19 in 0655 AM 08/17 AWOS Sheldon 1.10 in 0600 AM 08/17 UCOOP Ladysmith 2SW 1.06 in 1005 AM 08/17 RAWS ...St. Croix County... Baldwin 1.75 in 0700 AM 08/17 COOP River Falls 1NW 1.68 in 0700 AM 08/17 COCORAHS Roberts 1.41 in 0800 AM 08/17 COOP Glenwood City 5WNW 1.26 in 1050 AM 08/17 CWOP Spring Valley 1.02 in 1030 AM 08/17 USARMY-COE Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.