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Event Details

Event Flood
-- Flood Cause Ice Jam
State MINNESOTA
County/Area SCOTT
WFO MPX
Begin Date 03/19/2007 04:00:00 CST-6
Begin Range 5
Begin Azimuth NNE
Begin Location JORDAN
Begin Lat/Lon 44.74/-93.59
End Date 03/24/2007 12:00:00 CST-6
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 900.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Snow melt and rapid warming brought flooding to portions of central and southern Minnesota.
Event Narrative High water from an ice jam along the Minnesota River undermined a railroad bridge over a slough near Gifford Lake, northeast of Jordan. Five boxcars fell when the bridge collapsed.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 900.00K 0.00K
JORDAN SCOTT CO. MN 03/19/2007 04:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 900.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 900.00K 0.00K