Summary
Torrential rains fell during the afternoon and evening of June 14 in Goodhue, Rice and Dakota Counties. Hardest hit was northern Goodhue County with reports of six to eight inches. The highest 24 hour total found so far is 8.83 inches from a National Weather Service Cooperative observer located in Cannon Falls. Another volunteer observer reported 8.40 inches in Stanton Township in northwestern Goodhue County. Another observer located in Northfield in Rice County recorded 7.13 inches. The 8.83 inches measured at Cannon Falls is the largest 24-hour total June rainfall measured at a Minnesota National Weather Service Volunteer Cooperative station in the history of the program. The previous record was 8.67 inches measured on June 17, 1957 at Minneota. The focus for the heavy rain was a stalled warm front that was draped across southern Minnesota. The heavy downpours caused flooding in basements in the hard hit areas, as well as rapidly rising rivers. The Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls rose twelve feet in about ten hours and set a new record crest. The Cannon River at Welch was near a record crest by 10am June 15. Numerous roads were closed in Goodhue County, including Highway 52 during the evening of the 14th. People were being asked to evacuate their homes in parts of Cannon Falls. Public Information Statements and Storm Reports courtesy the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1045 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012
...PRECIPITATION REPORTS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
HEAVY RAIN FELL ACROSS A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA BETWEEN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER...AS WELL AS A SMALL
PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN NEAR THE MINNESOTA BORDER IN
PIERCE AND PEPIN COUNTIES...BETWEEN THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 14TH AND
THE MORNING OF JUNE 15TH. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2.5 INCHES OR GREATER
ARE LISTED BELOW. SEVERAL AREAS IN GOODHUE...RICE AND DAKOTA
COUNTIES EXPERIENCED FLOODING.
...LOCATION... ...TIME... ...AMT...
CANNON FALLS 2SW (GOODHUE MN) (COOP) 704 AM JUN 15 8.83 IN
VASA (GOODHUE MN) (APRSWXNET) 825 AM JUN 15 6.87 IN
4 SE RED WING (GOODHUE MN) (COCORAHS) 800 AM JUN 15 6.52 IN
RED WING DAM 3 (GOODHUE MN) (COOP) 600 AM JUN 15 6.37 IN
3 SSW DUNDAS (RICE MN) (COCORAHS) 630 AM JUN 15 6.02 IN
6 S RED WING (GOODHUE MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM JUN 15 5.80 IN
1 ESE NORTHFIELD (RICE MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM JUN 15 5.51 IN
4 E NERSTRAND (GOODHUE MN) (COCORAHS) 800 AM JUN 15 5.13 IN
KENYON (GOODHUE MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM JUN 15 4.54 IN
GOODHUE (GOODHUE MN) (UCOOP) 530 AM JUN 15 4.43 IN
1 ENE OWATONNA (STEELE MN) (COCORAHS) 630 AM JUN 15 4.18 IN
1 ENE OWATONNA (STEELE MN) (COCORAHS) 600 AM JUN 15 4.10 IN
3 SSW ELKO (RICE MN) (APRSWXNET) 813 AM JUN 15 4.00 IN
1 S HAMPTON (DAKOTA MN) (HIDEN MNGAGE) 700 AM JUN 15 3.74 IN
3 ENE MONTGOMERY (RICE MN) (COCORAHS) 530 AM JUN 15 3.50 IN
1 W VESELI (RICE MN) (COCORAHS) 500 AM JUN 15 3.48 IN
3 E MONTGOMERY (LE SUEUR MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM JUN 15 3.41 IN
FARIBAULT (RICE MN) (COOP) 700 AM JUN 15 3.28 IN
ELLENDALE (STEELE MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM JUN 15 3.05 IN
ZUMBROTA (GOODHUE MN) (COOP) 700 AM JUN 15 2.99 IN
FARMINGTON CWSU (DAKOTA MN) (UCOOP) 500 AM JUN 15 2.95 IN
3 NE STOCKHOLM (PEPIN WI) (COCORAHS) 800 AM JUN 15 2.88 IN
1 SSW FARMINGTON (DAKOTA MN) 916 AM JUN 15 2.86 IN
2 SSE FARMINGTON (DAKOTA MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM JUN 15 2.77 IN
2 NNE ZUMBROTA (GOODHUE MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM JUN 15 2.74 IN
1 SSW HASTINGS (DAKTOA MN) (COCORAHS) 600 AM JUN 15 2.70 IN
7 ENE WALDORF (WASECA MN) (APRSWXNET) 927 AM JUN 15 2.62 IN
1 NW LAKE CITY (GOODHUE MN) (COCORAHS) 700 AM JUN 15 2.60 IN
WASECA EXP STATION (WASECA MN) (COOP) 800 AM JUN 15 2.55 IN
NEW PRAGUE (SCOTT MN) (APRSWXNET) 835 AM JUN 15 2.52 IN
1 WNW PRESCOTT (PIERCE WI) (COCORAHS) 800 AM JUN 15 2.50 IN
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS ITS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERS
FOR PROVIDING US WITH THIS DATA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
840 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM HAIL ST CROIX FALLS 45.41N 92.63W
06/14/2012 M0.88 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL RANGED BETWEEN DIME AND NICKEL SIZE.
0328 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CUMBERLAND 45.54N 92.02W
06/14/2012 BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
2 SPOTTED W AND NW OF CUMBERLAND...THEY WERE TO FAR AWAY
TO TELL IF TOUCHED DOWN. ALSO REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL
0336 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 S MIKANA 45.55N 91.60W
06/14/2012 BARRON WI PUBLIC
0403 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTHFIELD 44.45N 93.17W
06/14/2012 RICE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
10 TO 12 INCH TREES DOWN AT 9TH AND WATER STREET
0458 PM HAIL 6 E GOODHUE 44.40N 92.49W
06/14/2012 E1.00 INCH GOODHUE MN PUBLIC
MOSTLY NICKELS WITH A FEW QUARTERS...TIME ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR
0509 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SE FARIBAULT 44.28N 93.25W
06/14/2012 RICE MN STORM CHASER
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG BOMBAY 44.28N 92.89W
06/14/2012 GOODHUE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES SNAPPED
OFF...BARNS AND LIVESTOCK DAMAGED AND INJURED AND POWER
LINES DOWN FROM KENYON TO WANAMINGO AND ZUMBROTA.
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRMONT 43.64N 94.46W
06/14/2012 MARTIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE
ROAD...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
0844 PM FLASH FLOOD WASTEDO 44.40N 92.85W
06/14/2012 GOODHUE MN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY 52 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0844 PM FLASH FLOOD NERSTRAND 44.34N 93.06W
06/14/2012 RICE MN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY 246 CLOSED AT COUNTY ROAD 26 DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0846 PM FLASH FLOOD STANTON 44.47N 93.02W
06/14/2012 GOODHUE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
HIGHWAY 19 CLOSED BETWEEN STANTON AND NORTHFIELD DUE TO
HIGH WATER.
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW CANNON FALLS 44.50N 92.93W
06/14/2012 M8.41 INCH GOODHUE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
1155 PM HEAVY RAIN RED WING 44.58N 92.60W
06/14/2012 E6.75 INCH GOODHUE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
FELL BETWEEN 1630 AND 2330 CDT.
0527 AM FLOOD CANNON FALLS 44.52N 92.90W
06/15/2012 GOODHUE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 20...CANNON FALLS BLVD CLOSED IN TOWN AMD SOME
HOME EVACUATIONS DUE TO RISING WATER.
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