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Event Details
| Event | Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | MINNESOTA |
| County/Area | HOUSTON |
| WFO | ARX |
| Begin Date | 08/19/2007 02:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | N |
| Begin Location | HOUSTON |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 43.77/-91.57 |
| End Date | 08/21/2007 08:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 750.00K |
| Crop Damage | 500.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A warm front lifting northward into Iowa triggered round after round of thunderstorms with excessive rainfall across southeast Minnesota during the evening and overnight hours of August 18-19. This was after rain had fallen earlier in the day. Total rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 inches were common, which produced widespread and significant flash flooding. An official rainfall total of 15.1 inches near Hokah (Houston County) established an all-time 24 hour rainfall record for the state of Minnesota. Other rainfall totals, which were unofficial readings, included 17.00 and 14.00 inches respectively in Witoka and Utica (Winona County). Numerous roads and bridges were washed out, houses collapsed due to mudslides and hundreds of homes had flooded basements. Law enforcement and fire department officials reported rescuing people from their vehicles, as well as from house tops. There were seven fatalities reported, five in Winona County and two in Houston County. Damage attributed to the heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding was estimated to be in the millions of dollars. Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties were declared federal disaster areas. |
| Event Narrative | The Root River at Houston reached a record crest of 18.75 feet on August 19. Flood stage is 15 feet. The town of Houston was completely cutoff by flood waters for awhile. Hundreds of acres of crops along the river were lost when they were inundated by flood waters. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 7 | 32 | 176.480M | 5.234M | |||||||
| HOKAH | HOUSTON CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 5.00K | |
| DODGE CENTER | DODGE CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 17:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 30.00K | |
| MONEY CREEK | HOUSTON CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 19:22 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 6.000M | 300.00K | |
| ROCHESTER | OLMSTED CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 20:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 35.000M | 90.00K | |
| HOKAH | HOUSTON CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 20:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 30 | 27.000M | 750.00K | |
| LA CRESCENT | HOUSTON CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 1 | 2 | 3.000M | 250.00K | |
| HOUSTON | HOUSTON CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 600.00K | 70.00K | |
| LEWISTON | WINONA CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 21:48 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 6.000M | 250.00K | |
| STOCKTON | WINONA CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 21:48 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 22.000M | 200.00K | |
| ELBA | WINONA CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 25.00K | |
| EYOTA | OLMSTED CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 22:12 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 9.600M | 7.00K | |
| LEWISTON | WINONA CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 22:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 5 | 0 | 300.00K | 125.00K | |
| RUSHFORD | FILLMORE CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 22:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 38.000M | 390.00K | |
| WINONA | WINONA CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 22:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 12.000M | 450.00K | |
| ELGIN | WABASHA CO. | MN | 08/18/2007 | 23:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 1.200M | 12.00K | |
| ROCHESTER | OLMSTED CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 10.00K | |
| KASSON | DODGE CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 00:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 5.00K | |
| HOUSTON | HOUSTON CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 750.00K | 500.00K | |
| ELGIN | WABASHA CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 02:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 400.00K | 30.00K | |
| WINONA | WINONA CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 1.500M | 250.00K | |
| ADAMS | MOWER CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 10.00K | |
| DODGE CENTER | DODGE CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 600.00K | 55.00K | |
| HOUSTON | HOUSTON CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 500.00K | |
| RUSHFORD | FILLMORE CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 11.000M | 750.00K | |
| ROCHESTER | OLMSTED CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 10.00K | |
| ZUMBRO FALLS | WABASHA CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 150.00K | |
| ZUMBRO FALLS | WABASHA CO. | MN | 08/19/2007 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 10.00K | |
| Totals: | 7 | 32 | 176.480M | 5.234M |
