The most damaging flood in Duluth's history began when heavy rains fell over already saturated ground, making the situation worse. The main event occurred from around noon on the 19th through about noon on the 20th. At the Duluth National Weather Service the rainfall total on June 19 was 4.14 inches, with the two day total of 7.24 inches. A National Weather Service volunteer observer in Two Harbors recorded the storm's largest values, including 10.45 inches in 24 hours and a total of 10.71 inches.
The focal point for the heavy rain was north of a slow moving warm front draped across central Minnesota. Waves of thunderstorms developed and affected areas from Brainerd to Duluth, with southern St. Louis County and Carlton County hit especially hard. Substantial flooding was reported in many areas around Duluth, including the Lake Superior Zoo. I-35 was closed for a time in Duluth. Highway 61 was still closed through June 21 between Duluth and Two Harbors. Road closures were commonplace in Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, southern Lake, and southern St. Louis Counties.
The St. Louis River at Scanlon rose 11 feet and hit a record crest of 16.62 ft, breaking the old record of 15.8 feet that was set on May 9, 1950. Some evacuation of homes was necessary.
This storm eclipsed a heavy rain event in August 1972 that caused serious damage in the Duluth area.
U.S. Geological Survey
• Floods of June 2012 in Northeastern Minnesota (USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5283)
• USGS Slide Show
• USGS Video
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
• State Emergency Operations Center Situation Reports
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Data resources
• Data points used for ground-based analysis of rainfall totals (UTM coordinates, NAD83 Zone 15)
• Radar-based precipitation estimates data archive
• ESRI ArcView ASCII file of gridded data used for blended map of rainfall totals (UTM coordinates, NAD83 Zone 15, 10 kilometer spacing)
Estimated recurrence interval for June 19-20 rainfall
 | Notes from National Weather Service Hydrometeorological Design Studies Center • In developing this map, we looked at a range of rainfall durations. The 24 hour duration produced the lowest probability cases. Longer and shorter durations showed rainfall accumulations that were more common (lower annual exceedance probabilities). |
Flash Flood/Flood Statements from National Weather Service Forecast Office - Duluth
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 109 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS...SOUTHEASTERN ITASCA...EASTERN AITKIN...NORTHWESTERN COOK... NORTHERN LAKE...NORTH CENTRAL PINE AND CARLTON COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY... AT 108 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED MANY AREAS AFFECTED BY FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED REGION DUE TO RECENT EXCESSIVE RAINS...WHICH TOTALED BETWEEN 3 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 TO 36 HOURS. INTENSE RUNOFF IS CAUSING RAPID RISES WHICH ARE ROUTING DOWNSTREAM... IMPACTING MANY COMMUNITIES AND ROADS. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME REPORTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. THE FLOODWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED RAPID RISES ON THE FLOODWOOD AND SAINT LOUIS RIVERS WITH A FEW HOMES FLOODED. UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 2 WAS CLOSED BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS 835 AND 847... WHICH IS BETWEEN FLOODWOOD AND BROOKSTON. MINNESOTA HIGHWAY 73 WAS CLOSED BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS 835 AND 147...WHICH IS BETWEEN FLOODWOOD AND CROMWELL. CARLTON COUNTY REPORTED THAT THERE WERE SO MANY ROADS AFFECTED BY FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY...THAT THEY WERE RUNNING OUT OF ENOUGH SIGNS AND BARRICADES FOR CLOSED ROADS. CARLTON COUNTY WAS WAITING FOR MORE SIGNS AND BARRICADES TO BE SHIPPED UP FROM THE TWIN CITIES. IN AITKIN COUNTY...COUNTY HIGHWAY 65 FROM MCGREGOR TO COUNTY HIGHWAY 4 WAS CLOSED...AND THE COUNTY REPORTED THAT THERE MULTIPLE ROADS WASHED OUT OR INUNDATED WITH WATER ACROSS THE COUNTY. WHILE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TODAY...IT SHOULD NOT MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO CURRENT FLOODING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ELY... HIBBING...SUPERIOR...ALBORN...ARTHYDE...AURORA...AUTOMBA...BABBITT... BALL BLUFF...BALSAM...BARNUM...BASSWOOD LAKE...BIWABIK... BLACKBERRY...BOVEY...BRIMSON...BROOKSTON...BUHL...BURNETT... CALUMET...CANYON...CARLTON...CHERRY...COLERAINE...COTTON... CROMWELL...CULVER...DADS CORNER...DENHAM AND ELMER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN. ----- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1044 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR DULUTH AND THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... THE MAYOR OF DULUTH HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF DULUTH. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS...COOK AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. AT 1044 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL FLOOD ENHANCING RAINFALL MOVING TOWARD DULUTH AND THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 5 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS DULUTH AND THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR OVERNIGHT. THE DULUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO ADVISE NO NON-EMERGENCY TRAVEL IN THE CITY. RAINFALL OF NEARLY 8 INCHES IN SPOTS WAS NOTED FROM THE DULUTH AREA AND ALONG HIGHWAY 61 OF THE NORTH SHORE. VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE REPORTING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF DULUTH...WITH SOME COLLAPSED ROADS AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE HAS SHOWN REPORTS OF PEOPLE BEING RESCUED...VEHICLES FALLING INTO SINKHOLES ON COLLAPSED ROADS AND RIVERS AND STREAMS OVERTAKING ROADWAYS. WE CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ALL AREAS IN DULUTH AND LONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR INCLUDING DULUTH... KNIFE RIVER... TWO HARBORS... BEAVER BAY... SILVER BAY... TOFTE... STATE HIGHWAY 61 AND ALL OTHER ROADS IN THE WARNED AREA. OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THE WARNING... DULUTH...GRAND MARAIS...ADOLPH...ALGER...ARNOLD...BEAVER BAY...CASTLE DANGER... CHESTER PARK DULUTH...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...FINLAND...FRENCH RIVER...GRAND PORTAGE... HERMANTOWN...HOVLAND...ILLGEN CITY...KNIFE RIVER...LAKEWOOD TOWNSGHIP... LARSMONT...LESTER PARK DULUTH...LITTLE MARAIS...LUTSEN...MUNGER...MURPHY CITY...PALMERS...RICE LAKE TWP...SCHROEDER...SILVER BAY...TACONITE HARBOR... TOFTE AND TWO HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS...6 INCHES OF MOVING WATER WILL MOVE MOST AUTOMOBILES... AND 18 INCHES OF MOVING WATER WILL SWEEP AWAY ALMOST ALL VEHICLES INCLUDING SUVS
Preliminary Local Storm Reports from National Weather Service Forecast Office - Duluth
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
443 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0118 PM HAIL PINE RIVER 46.72N 94.40W 06/19/2012 M0.75 INCH CASS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW CROSSLAKE 46.65N 94.15W 06/19/2012 CROW WING MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG WEST SHORE RD.
0130 PM HAIL 12 W EMILY 46.76N 94.21W 06/19/2012 M0.75 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0136 PM HAIL 3 W EMILY 46.76N 94.02W 06/19/2012 M1.00 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW LIBBY 46.73N 93.40W 06/19/2012 AITKIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 N MCGREGOR 46.71N 93.31W 06/19/2012 AITKIN MN COCORAHS
12 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
0339 PM HAIL DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 E0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
EAST TOLEDO ST NEAR UMD CAMPUS.
0341 PM HAIL DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 E0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
IN LAKESIDE AT 52ND EAST AND OTSEGO STREET.
0342 PM HAIL 5 NE DULUTH 46.83N 92.04W 06/19/2012 M0.75 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0430 PM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W 06/19/2012 M2.51 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0436 PM HAIL 4 WNW CORNUCOPIA 46.88N 91.18W 06/19/2012 M1.00 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM HEAVY RAIN GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W 06/19/2012 M1.50 INCH ITASCA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
AMOUNT FELL IN LAST 45 MINUTES
0543 PM HAIL TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.68W 06/19/2012 M0.25 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0543 PM FLOOD NASHWAUK 47.38N 93.17W 06/19/2012 ITASCA MN AMATEUR RADIO
PONDING ON LOW-LYING AREAS, AND ROADWAYS. CURB TO CURB FLOODING AT TIMES.
0545 PM FLOOD GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W 06/19/2012 ITASCA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MANY ROADS WERE FLOODED IN TOWN.
0554 PM FLOOD GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W 06/19/2012 ITASCA MN AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN. ESTIMATED 4-6 INCHES OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
0558 PM HAIL SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W 06/19/2012 M2.00 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0559 PM HAIL SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W 06/19/2012 M0.88 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0620 PM HEAVY RAIN SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W 06/19/2012 M0.80 INCH LAKE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
IN LAST 25 MINUTES. 1.5 INCHES SINCE 7AM
0630 PM HEAVY RAIN HILL CITY 46.99N 93.60W 06/19/2012 M2.20 INCH AITKIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
0630 PM HEAVY RAIN ISLAND LAKE 47.01N 92.19W 06/19/2012 M2.65 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN ISLAND LAKE 47.01N 92.19W 06/19/2012 M2.54 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0713 PM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W 06/19/2012 M4.40 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
4.4 INCHES SO FAR.
0714 PM FLOOD 1 E TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.65W 06/19/2012 LAKE MN AMATEUR RADIO
DITCHES AT SIDE OF ROAD ARE FULL, AND WATER IS COMING ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WATER LEVEL IS NOT INTO THE TRAFFIC LANES YET.
0732 PM HAIL HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W 06/19/2012 M0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0745 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
WATER OVER ARROWHEAD ROAD BETWEEN HAINES AND ARLINGTON.
0749 PM HAIL LAKEWOOD TWP 46.91N 91.98W 06/19/2012 M0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0750 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 N MCGREGOR 46.71N 93.31W 06/19/2012 M0.92 INCH AITKIN MN COCORAHS
IN LAST 34 MINUTES
0752 PM HAIL RICE LAKE TWP 46.90N 92.11W 06/19/2012 E0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0756 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF WATER ON SUPERIOR STREET IN DOWNTOWN DULUTH.
0757 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
WATER ON ROADWAYS AT WOODLAND AVE AND ST. MARIE. ONLY HALF A LANE OPEN.
0759 PM TSTM WND DMG HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
8-10 INCH DIAMETER TREE UPROOTED AND FALLEN ON POWER LINE.
0800 PM FLOOD HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COMING ONTO THE RIGHT LANE HEADED EASTBOUND AT HWY 194 AND HWY 53.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN RICE LAKE TWP 46.90N 92.11W 06/19/2012 M1.50 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM 715PM TO 815PM
0818 PM TSTM WND DMG KETTLE RIVER 46.49N 92.88W 06/19/2012 CARLTON MN AMATEUR RADIO
8 INCH DIAMETER TREE UPROOTED AND 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.
0827 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
THE FIRST TUNNEL ON I35 HEADED SOUTH IS COVERED IN WATER.
A CAR ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THROUGH AND THE HEIGHT OF THE WATER CUT OFF THE EXHAUST AND KILLED THE ENGINE.
0829 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
AT THE CORNER OF 52ND AVE EAST AND GLENWOOD, MANHOLE COVER HAS COME OFF AND WATER IS SPILLING OUT.
0832 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
GRUBER CREEK IS OVERFLOWING ONTO 3RD STREET BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVE EAST. THERE IS 3-4 INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROADWAY ALONG WITH DEBRIS. CULVERT MAY BE PLUGGED OR OVER
EXERTED.
0832 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
IN THE TUNNEL WHERE THE NORTHBOUND EXIT FROM LAKE AVE MEETS I35, THE INNERMOST LANE IS UNDER 3 FT OF WATER.
0837 PM HEAVY RAIN ISLAND LAKE 47.01N 92.19W 06/19/2012 M4.66 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
SINCE MIDNIGHT. 2.15 INCHES IN LAST HOUR.
0854 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 N VIRGINIA 47.59N 92.51W 06/19/2012 M0.82 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 5PM
0857 PM FLOOD TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.68W 06/19/2012 LAKE MN AMATEUR RADIO
ON HWY 2, DITCHES ARE FILLED AND WATER IS SPILLING ONTO THE ROADWAY.
0908 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 S GRAND RAPIDS 47.14N 93.52W 06/19/2012 M5.30 INCH ITASCA MN PUBLIC
0923 PM FLOOD ILLGEN CITY 47.35N 91.19W 06/19/2012 LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
A REPORT OF 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 61 WHERE HIGHWAYS 6 AND 61 MEET.
0923 PM FLOOD BRAINERD 46.35N 94.19W 06/19/2012 CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER OVER THE ROAD ON WASHINGTON STREET.
0925 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 E FLOODWOOD 46.93N 92.85W 06/19/2012 M4.68 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0936 PM HEAVY RAIN TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.68W 06/19/2012 M4.13 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
4.13 INCHES OVER THE LAST 27 HOURS...2.04 INCHES OVER THE
PAST 2.5 HOURS.
1019 PM HEAVY RAIN HIBBING 47.40N 92.95W 06/19/2012 M2.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HR TOTAL
1026 PM HEAVY RAIN IRON JUNCTION 47.42N 92.61W 06/19/2012 M3.00 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 6 AM
1043 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW TWO HARBORS 47.08N 91.75W 06/19/2012 M4.82 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED BETWEEN 445 PM - 1030 PM
1045 PM HEAVY RAIN SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W 06/19/2012 M2.27 INCH LAKE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
SINCE 7 AM THIS MORNING
1054 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW DULUTH 46.83N 92.19W 06/19/2012 M3.28 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SO FAR TODAY
1224 AM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
WATER OVER THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY 53 AND MAPLE GROVE ROAD.
0226 AM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN BROADCAST MEDIA
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE WASHED OUT OR FLOODED WITHIN DULUTH. THIS INCLUDES SEVERAL SINHOLES AND COLLAPSED ROADS. REPORTS OF HIGH WATER RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS IN PROGRESS
ACROSS THE CITY.
0227 AM HEAVY RAIN DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/20/2012 M6.38 INCH ST. LOUIS MN BROADCAST MEDIA
LESTER PARK
0319 AM HEAVY RAIN PROCTOR 46.74N 92.23W 06/20/2012 M5.05 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HR TOTAL
0319 AM HEAVY RAIN PROCTOR 46.74N 92.23W 06/20/2012 M5.05 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0354 AM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W 06/20/2012 M6.52 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0538 AM HEAVY RAIN SE FLOODWOOD 46.93N 92.92W 06/20/2012 M6.91 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR TOTAL
0548 AM HEAVY RAIN 14 SSW BRIMSON 47.09N 91.98W 06/20/2012 M5.00 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR TOTAL
0552 AM HEAVY RAIN CORNUCOPIA 46.86N 91.10W 06/20/2012 E3.20 INCH BAYFIELD WI CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR TOTAL
0552 AM HEAVY RAIN MAPLE 46.59N 91.72W 06/20/2012 M4.30 INCH DOUGLAS WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0552 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N BRAINERD 46.40N 94.19W 06/20/2012 M2.69 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E WRIGHT 46.67N 92.94W 06/20/2012 M6.11 INCH CARLTON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0606 AM HEAVY RAIN OULU 46.63N 91.53W 06/20/2012 M2.87 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
JOHNSONS BERRY PATCH
0630 AM FLOOD 4 N CLOQUET 46.79N 92.49W 06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
THE WHITE PINE RIVER FLOODED ONTO HWY 33, WITH 2-3 FT OF WATER ON THE ROADWAY.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/20/2012 M5.38 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN OULU 46.63N 91.53W 06/20/2012 M2.87 INCH BAYFIELD WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0710 AM HEAVY RAIN N BRAINERD 46.35N 94.19W 06/20/2012 M3.35 INCH CROW WING MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0712 AM HEAVY RAIN SWAN RIVER 47.09N 93.20W 06/20/2012 M4.09 INCH ITASCA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0715 AM FLOOD HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W 06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
MAPLE GROVE ROAD, APPROX 1 MILE EAST OF MIDWAY RD, IS UNDER AN ESTIMATED 3 FEET OF WATER.
0726 AM FLOOD 1 S DULUTH 46.77N 92.12W 06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COVERING THE ROAD AT 57TH AVE WEST. IRVING PARK COMPLETELY UNDER WATER.
0734 AM FLOOD 4 NW DULUTH 46.82N 92.18W 06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
PARTS OF MARTIN ROAD...BETWEEN LAVAQUE ROAD AND RICE LAKE
ROAD...UNDER WATER.
0741 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 S PEQUOT LAKES 46.53N 94.32W 06/20/2012 M5.03 INCH CROW WING MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0744 AM HEAVY RAIN 10 E ORR 48.06N 92.60W 06/20/2012 M0.80 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 AM HEAVY RAIN BIGFORK 47.75N 93.65W 06/20/2012 M1.10 INCH ITASCA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 AM HEAVY RAIN HIBBING 47.40N 92.95W 06/20/2012 M2.63 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 AM HEAVY RAIN CHISHOLM 47.49N 92.88W 06/20/2012 M2.29 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W 06/20/2012 M4.78 INCH ITASCA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN BRAINERD 46.35N 94.19W 06/20/2012 M4.68 INCH CROW WING MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N BRAINERD 46.40N 94.19W 06/20/2012 M2.69 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 12 N ISLE 46.32N 93.46W 06/20/2012 M3.44 INCH AITKIN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN FEDERAL DAM 47.24N 94.22W 06/20/2012 M3.27 INCH CASS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM FLOOD THOMSON 46.66N 92.39W 06/20/2012 CARLTON MN EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 210 IS FLOODED, AND SOME PORTIONS POSSIBLY WASHED AWAY.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 12 N ISLE 46.32N 93.46W 06/20/2012 M3.44 INCH AITKIN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 14 SSW IRON RIVER 46.38N 91.52W 06/20/2012 M1.30 INCH BAYFIELD WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM FLOOD ESKO 46.71N 92.36W 06/20/2012 CARLTON MN EMERGENCY MNGR
JAY COOKE STATE PARK WAS EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/20/2012 M8.38 INCH ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
THIS MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN IN THE MORLEY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.
0800 AM FLOOD THOMSON 46.66N 92.39W 06/20/2012 CARLTON MN EMERGENCY MNGR
THE RESERVOIR AT THE CITY OF THOMSON OVERFLOWED, AND CARLTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ORDERED EVACUATION OF THE CITY OF THOMSON.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN COHASSET 47.26N 93.62W 06/20/2012 M3.85 INCH ITASCA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W 06/20/2012 M7.72 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN 9 WSW PORT WING 46.72N 91.56W 06/20/2012 E6.00 INCH DOUGLAS WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THIS ESTIMATE WAS TAKEN AT THE MOUTH OF THE BRULE RIVER.
0848 AM HEAVY RAIN 10 S SUPERIOR 46.55N 92.06W 06/20/2012 M3.23 INCH DOUGLAS WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0848 AM HEAVY RAIN DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/20/2012 M4.36 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 E ISLAND LAKE 47.01N 92.11W 06/20/2012 M7.41 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
27 HOUR TOTAL
0941 AM FLOOD CLOQUET 46.73N 92.49W 06/20/2012 CARLTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SPAFFORD CAMPING AREA EVACUATED...ST LOUIS RIVER.
0941 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SW DULUTH 46.74N 92.18W 06/20/2012 M9.00 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
DENFELD NEIGHBORHOOD OF WEST DULUTH
1037 AM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W 06/20/2012 M8.34 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1040 AM HAIL TWIG 46.89N 92.36W 06/20/2012 E0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
1114 AM TSTM WND GST FOXBORO 46.48N 92.28W 06/20/2012 E50.00 MPH DOUGLAS WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL BRANCHES AND LIMBS ON THE ROADWAYS.
1130 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW BRUNO 46.25N 92.71W 06/20/2012 M1.00 INCH PINE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.
1130 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 E ISLAND LAKE 47.01N 92.11W 06/20/2012 M7.41 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL.
1135 AM FLOOD ESKO 46.71N 92.36W 06/20/2012 CARLTON MN NWS EMPLOYEE
IN MIDWAY TOWNSHIP, THE MIDWAY RIVER IS FLOODING ONTO MIDWAY ROAD...AND THE ROAD IS BEING WASHED OUT AT THIS TIME.
1135 AM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
AT THE CORNER OF PACIFIC AVE AND EXETER ST...THE ROADWAY IS UNDERWATER.
1156 AM FLOOD ESKO 46.71N 92.36W 06/20/2012 CARLTON MN AMATEUR RADIO
IN MIDWAY TOWNSHIP, MIDWAY ROAD IS WASHED OUT. THE BRIDGE
IN NORTH CLOQUET AT MIDWAY RIVER IS WASHED OUT. LOCAL RAILROADS ARE UNUSABLE.
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN 14 SSW BRIMSON 47.09N 91.98W 06/20/2012 M5.95 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN CASTLE DANGER 47.12N 91.50W 06/20/2012 M5.15 INCH LAKE MN AMATEUR RADIO
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN 10 S SUPERIOR 46.55N 92.06W 06/20/2012 M3.53 INCH DOUGLAS WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1259 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW DULUTH 46.83N 92.19W 06/20/2012 M7.24 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL
0120 PM HEAVY RAIN DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 06/20/2012 M8.52 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
IN THE PIEDMONT HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF DULUTH
0131 PM HEAVY RAIN KETTLE RIVER 46.49N 92.88W 06/20/2012 M7.58 INCH CARLTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0132 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 SE GRAND RAPIDS 47.16N 93.42W 06/20/2012 M4.70 INCH ITASCA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0132 PM HEAVY RAIN HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W 06/20/2012 M7.31 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
1 MILE WEST OF MIDWAY ON 194
0200 PM HEAVY RAIN TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.68W 06/20/2012 M9.93 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 5PM YESTERDAY.
0215 PM FLOOD CARLTON 46.66N 92.42W 06/20/2012 CARLTON MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PARTS OF THE CITY OF CARLTON NEAR THE THOMPSON RESEVOIR ARE BEING EVACUATED.
0223 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SE FLOODWOOD 46.92N 92.90W 06/20/2012 M7.84 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0250 PM FLOOD FOND DU LAC 46.67N 92.27W 06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN PUBLIC
PORTION OF RIDGE RD WASHED OUT.
0430 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW TWO HARBORS 47.08N 91.75W 06/20/2012 M7.95 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0435 PM HEAVY RAIN MCKINLEY 47.51N 92.41W 06/20/2012 E4.50 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0442 PM HEAVY RAIN MCKINLEY 47.51N 92.41W 06/20/2012 M4.50 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0442 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NE DULUTH 46.82N 92.06W 06/20/2012 M10.10 INCH ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1215 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012
RAIN REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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9.00 4 SW DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0941 AM
DENFELD NEIGHBORHOOD OF WEST DULUTH
8.38 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0800 AM
THIS MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN IN THE MORLEY
HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.
8.34 ALBORN MN ST. LOUIS 1037 AM
7.72 ALBORN MN ST. LOUIS 0815 AM
7.41 4 E ISLAND LAKE MN ST. LOUIS 1130 AM
STORM TOTAL.
6.00 9 WSW PORT WING WI DOUGLAS 0830 AM
THIS ESTIMATE WAS TAKEN AT THE MOUTH OF THE
BRULE RIVER.
5.95 14 SSW BRIMSON MN ST. LOUIS 1200 PM
5.38 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM
24 HOUR TOTAL
5.15 CASTLE DANGER MN LAKE 1200 PM
5.03 5 S PEQUOT LAKES MN CROW WING 0741 AM
4.36 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0848 AM
4.09 SWAN RIVER MN ITASCA 0712 AM
3.44 12 N ISLE MN AITKIN 0800 AM
3.35 N BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0710 AM
3.23 10 S SUPERIOR WI DOUGLAS 0848 AM
2.87 OULU WI BAYFIELD 0700 AM
2.63 HIBBING MN ST. LOUIS 0745 AM
2.29 CHISHOLM MN ST. LOUIS 0745 AM
1.30 14 SSW IRON RIVER WI BAYFIELD 0800 AM
1.10 BIGFORK MN ITASCA 0745 AM
1.00 3 SW BRUNO MN PINE 1130 AM
RAINFALL SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.
0.80 10 E ORR MN ST. LOUIS 0744 AM
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
919 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0118 PM HAIL PINE RIVER 46.72N 94.40W
06/19/2012 M0.75 INCH CASS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW CROSSLAKE 46.65N 94.15W
06/19/2012 CROW WING MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG WEST SHORE RD.
0130 PM HAIL 12 W EMILY 46.76N 94.21W
06/19/2012 M0.75 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0136 PM HAIL 3 W EMILY 46.76N 94.02W
06/19/2012 M1.00 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW LIBBY 46.73N 93.40W
06/19/2012 AITKIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 N MCGREGOR 46.71N 93.31W
06/19/2012 AITKIN MN COCORAHS
12 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
0339 PM HAIL DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 E0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
EAST TOLEDO ST NEAR UMD CAMPUS.
0341 PM HAIL DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 E0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
IN LAKESIDE AT 52ND EAST AND OTSEGO STREET.
0342 PM HAIL 5 NE DULUTH 46.83N 92.04W
06/19/2012 M0.75 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0430 PM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W
06/19/2012 M2.51 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0436 PM HAIL 4 WNW CORNUCOPIA 46.88N 91.18W
06/19/2012 M1.00 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM HEAVY RAIN GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W
06/19/2012 M1.50 INCH ITASCA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
AMOUNT FELL IN LAST 45 MINUTES
0543 PM FLOOD NASHWAUK 47.38N 93.17W
06/19/2012 ITASCA MN AMATEUR RADIO
PONDING ON LOW-LYING AREAS, AND ROADWAYS. CURB TO CURB
FLOODING AT TIMES.
0543 PM HAIL TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.68W
06/19/2012 M0.25 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0545 PM FLOOD GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W
06/19/2012 ITASCA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MANY ROADS WERE FLOODED IN TOWN.
0554 PM FLOOD GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W
06/19/2012 ITASCA MN AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN. ESTIMATED 4-6 INCHES OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS
0558 PM HAIL SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W
06/19/2012 M2.00 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0559 PM HAIL SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W
06/19/2012 M0.88 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0620 PM HEAVY RAIN SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W
06/19/2012 M0.80 INCH LAKE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
IN LAST 25 MINUTES. 1.5 INCHES SINCE 7AM
0630 PM HEAVY RAIN HILL CITY 46.99N 93.60W
06/19/2012 M2.20 INCH AITKIN MN AMATEUR RADIO
0630 PM HEAVY RAIN ISLAND LAKE 47.01N 92.19W
06/19/2012 M2.65 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 PM HEAVY RAIN ISLAND LAKE 47.01N 92.19W
06/19/2012 M2.54 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0713 PM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W
06/19/2012 M4.40 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
4.4 INCHES SO FAR.
0714 PM FLOOD 1 E TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.65W
06/19/2012 LAKE MN AMATEUR RADIO
DITCHES AT SIDE OF ROAD ARE FULL, AND WATER IS COMING
ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WATER LEVEL IS NOT INTO
THE TRAFFIC LANES YET.
0732 PM HAIL HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W
06/19/2012 M0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0745 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
WATER OVER ARROWHEAD ROAD BETWEEN HAINES AND ARLINGTON.
0749 PM HAIL LAKEWOOD TWP 46.91N 91.98W
06/19/2012 M0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
0750 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 N MCGREGOR 46.71N 93.31W
06/19/2012 M0.92 INCH AITKIN MN COCORAHS
IN LAST 34 MINUTES
0752 PM HAIL RICE LAKE TWP 46.90N 92.11W
06/19/2012 E0.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0756 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF WATER ON SUPERIOR STREET IN
DOWNTOWN DULUTH.
0757 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
WATER ON ROADWAYS AT WOODLAND AVE AND ST. MARIE. ONLY
HALF A LANE OPEN.
0759 PM TSTM WND DMG HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
8-10 INCH DIAMETER TREE UPROOTED AND FALLEN ON POWER
LINE.
0800 PM FLOOD HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COMING ONTO THE RIGHT LANE HEADED EASTBOUND AT HWY
194 AND HWY 53.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN RICE LAKE TWP 46.90N 92.11W
06/19/2012 M1.50 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FROM 715PM TO 815PM
0818 PM TSTM WND DMG KETTLE RIVER 46.49N 92.88W
06/19/2012 CARLTON MN AMATEUR RADIO
8 INCH DIAMETER TREE UPROOTED AND 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE
SNAPPED 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.
0827 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
THE FIRST TUNNEL ON I35 HEADED SOUTH IS COVERED IN WATER.
A CAR ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THROUGH AND THE HEIGHT OF THE
WATER CUT OFF THE EXHAUST AND KILLED THE ENGINE.
0829 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
AT THE CORNER OF 52ND AVE EAST AND GLENWOOD, MANHOLE
COVER HAS COME OFF AND WATER IS SPILLING OUT.
0832 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
GRUBER CREEK IS OVERFLOWING ONTO 3RD STREET BETWEEN 6TH
AND 7TH AVE EAST. THERE IS 3-4 INCHES OF WATER ON THE
ROADWAY ALONG WITH DEBRIS. CULVERT MAY BE PLUGGED OR OVER
EXERTED.
0832 PM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/19/2012 ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
IN THE TUNNEL WHERE THE NORTHBOUND EXIT FROM LAKE AVE
MEETS I35, THE INNERMOST LANE IS UNDER 3 FT OF WATER.
0837 PM HEAVY RAIN ISLAND LAKE 47.01N 92.19W
06/19/2012 M4.66 INCH ST. LOUIS MN AMATEUR RADIO
SINCE MIDNIGHT. 2.15 INCHES IN LAST HOUR.
0854 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 N VIRGINIA 47.59N 92.51W
06/19/2012 M0.82 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 5PM
0857 PM FLOOD TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.68W
06/19/2012 LAKE MN AMATEUR RADIO
ON HWY 2, DITCHES ARE FILLED AND WATER IS SPILLING ONTO
THE ROADWAY.
0908 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 S GRAND RAPIDS 47.14N 93.52W
06/19/2012 M5.30 INCH ITASCA MN PUBLIC
0923 PM FLOOD BRAINERD 46.35N 94.19W
06/19/2012 CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER OVER THE ROAD ON WASHINGTON STREET.
0923 PM FLOOD ILLGEN CITY 47.35N 91.19W
06/19/2012 LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
A REPORT OF 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 61 WHERE
HIGHWAYS 6 AND 61 MEET.
0925 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 E FLOODWOOD 46.93N 92.85W
06/19/2012 M4.68 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0936 PM HEAVY RAIN TWO HARBORS 47.03N 91.68W
06/19/2012 M4.13 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
4.13 INCHES OVER THE LAST 27 HOURS...2.04 INCHES OVER THE
PAST 2.5 HOURS.
1019 PM HEAVY RAIN HIBBING 47.40N 92.95W
06/19/2012 M2.25 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HR TOTAL
1026 PM HEAVY RAIN IRON JUNCTION 47.42N 92.61W
06/19/2012 M3.00 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 6 AM
1043 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW TWO HARBORS 47.08N 91.75W
06/19/2012 M4.82 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED BETWEEN 445 PM - 1030 PM
1045 PM HEAVY RAIN SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W
06/19/2012 M2.27 INCH LAKE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
SINCE 7 AM THIS MORNING
1054 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW DULUTH 46.83N 92.19W
06/19/2012 M3.28 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SO FAR TODAY
1224 AM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
WATER OVER THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY 53 AND MAPLE GROVE ROAD.
0226 AM FLOOD DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN BROADCAST MEDIA
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE WASHED OUT OR FLOODED WITHIN DULUTH.
THIS INCLUDES SEVERAL SINHOLES AND COLLAPSED ROADS.
REPORTS OF HIGH WATER RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS IN PROGRESS
ACROSS THE CITY.
0227 AM HEAVY RAIN DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/20/2012 M6.38 INCH ST. LOUIS MN BROADCAST MEDIA
LESTER PARK
0319 AM HEAVY RAIN PROCTOR 46.74N 92.23W
06/20/2012 M5.05 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HR TOTAL
0319 AM HEAVY RAIN PROCTOR 46.74N 92.23W
06/20/2012 M5.05 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0354 AM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W
06/20/2012 M6.52 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0538 AM HEAVY RAIN SE FLOODWOOD 46.93N 92.92W
06/20/2012 M6.91 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR TOTAL
0548 AM HEAVY RAIN 14 SSW BRIMSON 47.09N 91.98W
06/20/2012 M5.00 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR TOTAL
0552 AM HEAVY RAIN MAPLE 46.59N 91.72W
06/20/2012 M4.30 INCH DOUGLAS WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0552 AM HEAVY RAIN CORNUCOPIA 46.86N 91.10W
06/20/2012 E3.20 INCH BAYFIELD WI CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HR TOTAL
0552 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 N BRAINERD 46.40N 94.19W
06/20/2012 M2.69 INCH CROW WING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0606 AM HEAVY RAIN OULU 46.63N 91.53W
06/20/2012 M2.87 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
JOHNSONS BERRY PATCH
0606 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SW DULUTH 46.74N 92.18W
06/20/2012 M7.70 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
DENFELD NEIGHBORHOOD OF WEST DULUTH
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN OULU 46.63N 91.53W
06/20/2012 M2.87 INCH BAYFIELD WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0710 AM HEAVY RAIN N BRAINERD 46.35N 94.19W
06/20/2012 M3.35 INCH CROW WING MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0712 AM HEAVY RAIN SWAN RIVER 47.09N 93.20W
06/20/2012 M4.09 INCH ITASCA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0715 AM FLOOD HERMANTOWN 46.81N 92.24W
06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
MAPLE GROVE ROAD, APPROX 1 MILE EAST OF MIDWAY RD, IS
UNDER AN ESTIMATED 3 FEET OF WATER.
0726 AM FLOOD 1 S DULUTH 46.77N 92.12W
06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COVERING THE ROAD AT 57TH AVE WEST. IRVING PARK
COMPLETELY UNDER WATER.
0734 AM FLOOD 4 NW DULUTH 46.82N 92.18W
06/20/2012 ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
PARTS OF MARTIN ROAD...BETWEEN LAVAQUE ROAD AND RICE LAKE
ROAD...UNDER WATER.
0741 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 S PEQUOT LAKES 46.53N 94.32W
06/20/2012 M5.03 INCH CROW WING MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0744 AM HEAVY RAIN 10 E ORR 48.06N 92.60W
06/20/2012 M0.80 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 AM HEAVY RAIN BIGFORK 47.75N 93.65W
06/20/2012 M1.10 INCH ITASCA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 AM HEAVY RAIN HIBBING 47.40N 92.95W
06/20/2012 M2.63 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 AM HEAVY RAIN CHISHOLM 47.49N 92.88W
06/20/2012 M2.29 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM FLOOD THOMSON 46.66N 92.39W
06/20/2012 CARLTON MN EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 210 IS FLOODED, AND SOME PORTIONS POSSIBLY WASHED
AWAY.
0800 AM FLOOD THOMSON 46.66N 92.39W
06/20/2012 CARLTON MN EMERGENCY MNGR
THE RESERVOIR AT THE CITY OF THOMSON OVERFLOWED, AND
CARLTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ORDERED
EVACUATION OF THE CITY OF THOMSON.
0800 AM FLOOD ESKO 46.71N 92.36W
06/20/2012 CARLTON MN EMERGENCY MNGR
JAY COOKE STATE PARK WAS EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 14 SSW IRON RIVER 46.38N 91.52W
06/20/2012 M1.30 INCH BAYFIELD WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/20/2012 M8.38 INCH ST. LOUIS MN NWS EMPLOYEE
THIS MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN IN THE MORLEY HEIGHTS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 12 N ISLE 46.32N 93.46W
06/20/2012 M3.44 INCH AITKIN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM HEAVY RAIN ALBORN 46.97N 92.58W
06/20/2012 M7.72 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN 9 WSW PORT WING 46.72N 91.56W
06/20/2012 E6.00 INCH DOUGLAS WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THIS ESTIMATE WAS TAKEN AT THE MOUTH OF THE BRULE RIVER.
0848 AM HEAVY RAIN DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
06/20/2012 M4.36 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0848 AM HEAVY RAIN 10 S SUPERIOR 46.55N 92.06W
06/20/2012 M3.23 INCH DOUGLAS WI TRAINED SPOTTER
Public Information Statement from National Weather Service Forecast Office - Duluth
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
527 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
HEAVY RAIN REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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9.93 TWO HARBORS MN LAKE 0200 PM
SINCE 5PM YESTERDAY.
9.00 4 SW DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0941 AM
DENFELD NEIGHBORHOOD OF WEST DULUTH
8.52 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0120 PM
IN THE PIEDMONT HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF
DULUTH
8.38 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0800 AM
THIS MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN IN THE MORLEY
HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.
8.34 ALBORN MN ST. LOUIS 1037 AM
7.84 1 SE FLOODWOOD MN ST. LOUIS 0223 PM
7.72 ALBORN MN ST. LOUIS 0815 AM
7.58 KETTLE RIVER MN CARLTON 0131 PM
7.41 4 E ISLAND LAKE MN ST. LOUIS 1130 AM
STORM TOTAL.
7.41 4 E ISLAND LAKE MN ST. LOUIS 0900 AM
27 HOUR TOTAL
7.31 HERMANTOWN MN ST. LOUIS 0132 PM
1 MILE WEST OF MIDWAY ON 194
7.24 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 1259 PM
STORM TOTAL
6.91 SE FLOODWOOD MN ST. LOUIS 0538 AM
24 HR TOTAL
6.52 ALBORN MN ST. LOUIS 0354 AM
24 HOUR TOTAL
6.38 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0227 AM
LESTER PARK
6.11 3 E WRIGHT MN CARLTON 0600 AM
6.00 9 WSW PORT WING WI DOUGLAS 0830 AM
THIS ESTIMATE WAS TAKEN AT THE MOUTH OF THE
BRULE RIVER.
5.95 14 SSW BRIMSON MN ST. LOUIS 1200 PM
5.38 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM
24 HOUR TOTAL
5.30 6 S GRAND RAPIDS MN ITASCA 0908 PM
5.15 CASTLE DANGER MN LAKE 1200 PM
5.05 PROCTOR MN ST. LOUIS 0319 AM
24 HR TOTAL
5.05 PROCTOR MN ST. LOUIS 0319 AM
5.03 5 S PEQUOT LAKES MN CROW WING 0741 AM
5.00 14 SSW BRIMSON MN ST. LOUIS 0548 AM
24 HR TOTAL
4.82 5 NW TWO HARBORS MN LAKE 1043 PM
MEASURED BETWEEN 445 PM - 1030 PM
4.78 GRAND RAPIDS MN ITASCA 0800 AM
4.70 7 SE GRAND RAPIDS MN ITASCA 0132 PM
4.68 BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0800 AM
4.68 3 E FLOODWOOD MN ST. LOUIS 0925 PM
4.66 ISLAND LAKE MN ST. LOUIS 0837 PM
SINCE MIDNIGHT. 2.15 INCHES IN LAST HOUR.
4.40 ALBORN MN ST. LOUIS 0713 PM
4.4 INCHES SO FAR.
4.36 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0848 AM
4.30 MAPLE WI DOUGLAS 0552 AM
4.13 TWO HARBORS MN LAKE 0936 PM
4.13 INCHES OVER THE LAST 27 HOURS...2.04
INCHES OVER THE PAST 2.5 HOURS.
4.09 SWAN RIVER MN ITASCA 0712 AM
3.85 COHASSET MN ITASCA 0800 AM
3.53 10 S SUPERIOR WI DOUGLAS 1200 PM
3.44 12 N ISLE MN AITKIN 0800 AM
3.44 12 N ISLE MN AITKIN 0800 AM
3.35 N BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0710 AM
3.28 5 NW DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 1054 PM
SO FAR TODAY
3.27 FEDERAL DAM MN CASS 0800 AM
3.23 10 S SUPERIOR WI DOUGLAS 0848 AM
3.20 CORNUCOPIA WI BAYFIELD 0552 AM
24 HR TOTAL
3.00 IRON JUNCTION MN ST. LOUIS 1026 PM
SINCE 6 AM
2.87 OULU WI BAYFIELD 0700 AM
2.87 OULU WI BAYFIELD 0606 AM
JOHNSONS BERRY PATCH
2.69 3 N BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0800 AM
2.69 3 N BRAINERD MN CROW WING 0552 AM
2.65 ISLAND LAKE MN ST. LOUIS 0630 PM
2.63 HIBBING MN ST. LOUIS 0745 AM
2.54 ISLAND LAKE MN ST. LOUIS 0700 PM
2.51 ALBORN MN ST. LOUIS 0430 PM
2.29 CHISHOLM MN ST. LOUIS 0745 AM
2.27 SILVER BAY MN LAKE 1045 PM
SINCE 7 AM THIS MORNING
2.25 HIBBING MN ST. LOUIS 1019 PM
24-HR TOTAL
2.20 HILL CITY MN AITKIN 0630 PM
1.50 RICE LAKE TWP MN ST. LOUIS 0815 PM
FROM 715PM TO 815PM
1.50 GRAND RAPIDS MN ITASCA 0525 PM
AMOUNT FELL IN LAST 45 MINUTES
1.30 14 SSW IRON RIVER WI BAYFIELD 0800 AM
1.10 BIGFORK MN ITASCA 0745 AM
1.00 3 SW BRUNO MN PINE 1130 AM
RAINFALL SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING.
0.92 7 N MCGREGOR MN AITKIN 0750 PM
IN LAST 34 MINUTES
0.82 5 N VIRGINIA MN ST. LOUIS 0854 PM
SINCE 5PM
0.80 10 E ORR MN ST. LOUIS 0744 AM
0.80 SILVER BAY MN LAKE 0620 PM
IN LAST 25 MINUTES. 1.5 INCHES SINCE 7AM
Acknowledgements
As always, we thank the National Weather Service for their talented and dedicated service. We also thank the many volunteer precipitation observers whose contribute so much to the understanding of our climate.
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