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Event	Flash Flood
-- Flood Cause	Heavy Rain
State	MINNESOTA
County/Area	WILKIN
WFO	FGF
Begin Date	06/16/2009 21:35:00 CST-6
Begin Range	3
Begin Azimuth	N
Begin Location	WOLVERTON
Begin Lat/Lon	46.62/-96.77
End Date	06/17/2009 09:00:00 CST-6
End Range	5
End Azimuth	NE
End Location	LAWNDALE
End Lat/Lon	46.62/-96.29
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	10.00K
Crop Damage	50.00K
Episode Narrative	An upper level disturbance moved across central North Dakota, with numerous showers and thunderstorms forming around it. The upper level flow was fairly weak, but the low levels held a very juicy airmass, with dew points in the low to mid 60s. This set the stage for slow moving and heavy rain producing thunderstorms. A broad area of one to three inches of rain fell from near Havana, ND, through the Wahpeton/Breckenridge area, to near Barnesville, MN. Within this area, locally heavy rain amounts of up to 7 inches were reported at Abercrombie, ND, and at Kent, MN. This caused rapid flooding of streets, roads, farmland, and other low lying areas.
Event Narrative	Farm access roads and a 140 acre field were flooded. U.S. Highway 75 north of Kent was underwater and remained closed due to damage from earlier spring flooding. Portions of southern Roberts and northern McCauleyville townships along the Whiskey Creek drainage basin received 5 to 7 inches of rain from late afternoon into the late evening of the 16th.

All events for this episode:

Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	PrD	CrD
Totals:							20.00K	100.00K
FERGUS FALLS	OTTER TAIL CO.	MN	06/16/2009	19:55	CST-6	Heavy Rain	0.00K	0.00K
KENT	WILKIN CO.	MN	06/16/2009	20:20	CST-6	Heavy Rain	0.00K	0.00K
WOLVERTON	WILKIN CO.	MN	06/16/2009	21:35	CST-6	Flash Flood	10.00K	50.00K
RUSTAD	CLAY CO.	MN	06/16/2009	21:50	CST-6	Flash Flood	10.00K	50.00K
Totals:							20.00K	100.00K