| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
MOWER |
| WFO |
ARX |
| Begin Date |
06/11/2008 22:23:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
5 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NNE |
| Begin Location |
CORNING |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.84/-93.03 |
| End Date |
06/12/2008 01:30:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
5 |
| End Azimuth |
SW |
| End Location |
VARCO |
| End Lat/Lon |
43.56/-93.04 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
20.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Thunderstorms produced as much as 3 inches of rain in three hours during the late evening and early morning of June 11-12. Hardest hit was the Austin area, where flooding affected most of the city. In fact, people were rescued from vehicles submerged in high water. In addition, a section of Interstate 90 was closed due to high water. |
| Event Narrative |
Flooding, which began as an urban problem, was reported all over the city of Austin with cars submerged, manhole covers blown off, and needed rescues for stranded drivers. Some roads in the county were also flooded. |
