During the early morning hours of July 1, heavy rains fell in extreme north central Minnesota. The rain was associated with a warm front lifting to the northeast over northern Minnesota, separating a hot air mass over central and southern Minnesota from cooler air in the north. Hardest hit was the Highway 53 area south of International Falls. The International Falls Airport reported three inches of rain in three hours, creating localized flooding on Highway 53 leading into town. The highest 24-hour precipitation total found thus far is 4.50 inches near Kabetogama Lake in St. Louis County.
Storm Reports courtesy the National Weather Service - Duluth:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
843 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0842 AM HEAVY RAIN KABETOGAMA 48.44N 93.03W
07/01/2010 M3.44 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
MORNING TOTAL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
742 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 AM FLASH FLOOD KABETOGAMA 48.44N 93.03W
07/01/2010 ST. LOUIS MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER IS OVER SOME ROADS IN THE AREA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
637 AM CDT THU JUL 01 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0633 AM FLASH FLOOD INTERNATIONAL FALLS 48.59N 93.41W
07/01/2010 KOOCHICHING MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED ROADWAY FLOODING GOING INTO
INTERNATIONAL FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 53 SOUTH OF TOWN.
APPROXIMATELY 2-3 INCHES OF WATER ON THE RAOD.
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