| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
ROCK |
| WFO |
FSD |
| Begin Date |
03/16/2011 06:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
2 |
| Begin Azimuth |
W |
| Begin Location |
JASPER |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.85/-96.45 |
| End Date |
03/31/2011 23:59:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
7 |
| End Azimuth |
N |
| End Location |
KENNETH |
| End Lat/Lon |
43.85/-96.05 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Melting of a very heavy winter snow cover caused flooding of small streams and lakes in southwest Minnesota. The flooding included farmland and other lowlands, with some roads flooded and damaged. High water and groundwater levels resulting from record precipitation in the previous year contributed to the rapid onset of the flooding. The flooding began with warm weather which arrived at the middle of the month, and continued generally through the end of the month, although flooding abated on some rivers and streams before the end of the month. |
| Event Narrative |
Melting of a heavy winter snow cover caused flooding of lowlands, lakes, and streams. There was considerable flooding of farmland. Numerous roads in the county were flooded. Some of the roads were closed, and some were washed out in spots. The flooding onset was rapid for a snow melt flood due to high water and groundwater levels from record precipitation in the year 2010. |
