Upper Midwest Flash Flooding

Folks in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have had to deal with a lot of water in the past 24 hours as two lines of thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall have moved across the area. Current radar shows these lines of thunderstorms well:

Current Radar at 3:18 PM CST. (Courtesy: NOAA)

Here is a map of all of the severe weather reports in the area over the past 24 hours. All the green circles you see are flooding reports. The Twin Cities have seen 2-4 inches of rain the past 24 hours and some isolated higher totals. There have even been a few tornado reports across the western part of the state.

Screenshot 2014-06-19 16.44.56 — Local Storm Reports over the past 24 hours. (Courtesy: NWS Twin Cities)

As more storms roll over much of the same area this evening, the WPC has placed portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois in a slight risk for flash flooding with two small areas highlighted in a moderate risk.

94ewbg — WPC Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Potential Outlook (Courtesy: WPC)

For the state of Minnesota, June 19 seems to be a flash flood prone date for them over the past few years. On June 19, 2012 thunderstorms resulted in intense flash flooding in Duluth, Minnesota which caused lots of damage across the city. For more information on the Duluth flooding from two years ago check out these pictures from Time magazine.