Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Flood
-- Flood Cause Heavy Rain
State MINNESOTA
County/Area OTTER TAIL
WFO FGF
Begin Date 05/27/2012 06:19:00 CST-6
Begin Range 3
Begin Azimuth SE
Begin Location PADDOCK
Begin Lat/Lon 46.65/-95.17
End Date 05/27/2012 12:00:00 CST-6
End Range 4
End Azimuth E
End Location LYMAN
End Lat/Lon 46.35/-95.16
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 5.00K
Crop Damage 100.00K
Episode Narrative In the early morning hours of the 27th, an 850mb warm front was draped west to east across southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota. A strong low level jet kept redeveloping bands of strong thunderstorms, which dropped heavy amounts of rain from Moorhead to Perham to Wadena. A wide swath of two to six inches of rain fell along this line, which resulted in water flowing over fields and roads as well as streets in towns. The highest rainfall total, 5.75 inches, fell about three miles north-northwest of Wadena, Minnesota.
Event Narrative


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 25.00K 400.00K
PADDOCK OTTER TAIL CO. MN 05/27/2012 06:19 CST-6 Flood 0 0 5.00K 100.00K
SEBEKA WADENA CO. MN 05/27/2012 06:19 CST-6 Flood 0 0 5.00K 50.00K
ROTHSAY WILKIN CO. MN 05/27/2012 06:19 CST-6 Flood 0 0 5.00K 50.00K
BAKER CLAY CO. MN 05/27/2012 06:19 CST-6 Flood 0 0 5.00K 100.00K
LAKE PARK BECKER CO. MN 05/27/2012 06:19 CST-6 Flood 0 0 5.00K 100.00K
Totals: 0 0 25.00K 400.00K