The following events were reported: Flood. These occurred near station USW00014922, approximately 26.0237 km away, between 2014-06-18 00:00:00 and 2014-06-23 00:00:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain. Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. The events caused property damage valued at 24100000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: Several rounds of thunderstorms began during the week of June 14th, and continued through most of the week with areas of flash flooding. The flash flooding evolved into areal flooding, and then main-stem river flooding which continued through the end of the month. The hardest hit areas were from New Ulm to Mankato, northeast through the length of the Minnesota River, and the Twin Cities Metro area which had major problems associated with Lake Minnetonka that drains eastward across the cities (Minnehaha Creek), and into the Mississippi near St. Paul. Plus, area lakes continued to rise which created more problems with lake houses inundated with the rising lake levels.||Parts of Minnesota received 10-12 inches of rain from June 14th through the 23rd, which is 400-600% above normal. In addition, the Twin Cities had their wettest start of the year since 1871. Local damage assessments initially reported flood damaged homes, businesses, roads, and infrastructure across a large part southern Minnesota. ||The Minnesota State Emergency Operations Center was partially activated on June 16, and then was fully activated on June 18. On June 19, the Governor of Minnesota declared a State of Emergency for 35 counties. ||During the height of the flooding the following were impacts according from local officials:||Scott County: Multiple reports of road closures due to high water and debris. Sporadic power outages reported throughout the county. Mudslides in Blakeley closed the train tracks in the area, impacting Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific rail operations. Highways 6, 41 and 101 were closed due to the Minnesota River flooding. ||Carver County:  More than 30 local and county roads were closed due to flooding, including around the communities of Chaska, Mayer, Hollywood, Camden, Dahlgren, Young America and Watertown. During the height of the flooding, all river crossings along the Minnesota River were closed. ||Faribault County: Multiple local and county roads were closed; there were some impacts to wastewater treatment plants and drinking water systems.||Rice County: A Faribault wastewater sludge pond overtopped.||St. Paul Airport deployed a flood wall, which closed two of their shorter runways. ||Minneapolis: A 100-yard mudslide occurred at the edge of the Fairview-University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. No structural damage occurred and engineers determined that there was no threat to the hospital. Debris from the mudslide flowed into the Mississippi River and caused problems downstream at the locks and dams.||Sibley County: Mudslides were going into some residences. The City of Henderson was sandbagging due to flood waters.||Dakota County: The City of Mendota was evacuated due to a large mudslide that could have potentially affected several homes. MnDOT closed one lane on 35W due to the Minnesota River flood waters. Due to the flood waters affecting downtown St. Paul and Harriet Island, the Taste of Minnesota and the 4th of July Fireworks were moved to a different location. ||Wright County:  Water levels rose in Delano. The city constructed a temporary clay levee to mitigate flooding issues. The primary impacts were flooding of low-level roads and minor basement flooding that began to affect homes closest to the river. Water levels of the Crow River at Delano were the highest in 50 years.||Mankato: Flooding caused the evacuation of an apartment complex.||Brown County; Highway 13 that crosses the Minnesota River was closed due to flood waters.||The Minnesota State Patrol reported that Highway 169 between Mankato and St. Peter, from milepost 61 to 64, was closed due to a debris flow of mud and trees.||In Edina/St. Louis Park; Flood waters approached the Methodist Hospital due to the swollen Minnehaha Creek. Several streets along Minnehaha Creek in St. Louis Park were closed due to flood waters.||The following were some of the roads closed in south central Minnesota:|Hwy 19 west of Gaylord (Sibley County)|Hwy 19 east of Henderson (Sibley County)|Hwy 93 south of Henderson (Sibley County)|Hwy 4 between Sleepy Eye and Fairfax (Brown, Nicollet, Renville Counties)|Hwy 22 north of Gaylord (Sibley County)|Hwy 112 west of LeCenter (Le Sueur County)|Hwy 169 SB between St. Peter and LeSueur (Le Sueur County)|Hwy 13 near Kilkenny (Le Sueur County)|Hwy 14 west of Springfield (Brown County)|Hwy 19 west of Henderson (Sibley County)|Hwy 83 north of St. Clair (Blue Earth County).||Flood damage to public structures during Minnesota���s rainiest June on record stands at $48 million. The following are some individual counties and cost assessment: ||Blue Earth, $2.3M||Brown, $850,000||Carver, $9.2M||Chippewa, $75,000||Faribault, $150,000||Freeborn, $625,000||Hennepin, $4.0M||Le Sueur, $1.1M||McLeod, $300,000||Nicollet, $500,000||Ramsey, $1.9M||Renville, $750,000||Scott, $9.0M||Sibley, $3,9M||Steele, $2.4M||Waseca, $30,000. Several rounds of thunderstorms began during the week of June 14th, and continued through most of the week with areas of flash flooding. Event Narrative: Several sources in Carver County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. More than 30 local and county roads were closed due to flooding, including the communities of Chaska, Mayer, Hollywood, Camden, Dahlgren, Young America, Laketown and Watertown. ||The Spring Creek levee failed in Carver. It caused significant mud slides affecting five private properties. In Cologne, 3 private residents had basement flooding. In Victoria, 6-8 homes had flooded basements. In Waconia, 4 homes had flooded basements. ||There were numerous county parks closed and several area lakes had no wake zones due to high water levels. ||During the height of the flooding, all river crossings along the Minnesota River were closed. Several sources in Scott County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. There were multiple reports of road closures due to high water and debris. Sporadic power outages reported throughout the county due to the water and electrical equipment being underwater. Mudslides and flood waters cut off all access to the town of Blakeley. This included train tracks that impacted Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific rail operations. Highways 6, 41 and 101 were all closed from flood waters of the Minnesota River. The town of Louisville, north of Jordan and west of Prior Lake, had two homes surrounded by flood waters during the height of the flood. Highway 169 was the only access from Scott County during the height of the flooding. In addition, no wake zones were posted on area lakes due to high levels and several parks were closed. Due to high levels on Prior Lake, County Road 21 was closed near the downtown area. In addition, numerous homes along the lake started to sandbag due to rising lake levels. In Shakopee, three rides were shut down at Valleyfair because of floodwaters that spilled into the park and across its parking lots. Several sources in Dakota County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. The City of Mendota was evacuated due to a large mudslide that affected several homes. The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed one lane on Interstate 35 due to the Minnesota River flood waters. Several sources in Hennepin County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. In Minneapolis a 100-yard mudslide occurred at the edge of the Fairview-University of Minnesota Hospital. Debris from this mudslide did flow into the Mississippi River and caused problems downstream at the locks and dams. In Edina and St. Louis Park, flood waters approached Methodist Hospital due to the swollen Minnehaha Creek. Several streets along Minnehaha Creek were flooded from the headwaters near Woodland, downstream to the Mississippi River. Numerous homes and businesses along the Minnehaha Creek were sandbagged due to the potential of being flooded. In addition, area lakes had a no wake zone for boats due to very high lake levels. Local officials indicated that in the city of Edina, 48 homes had flood damage, both from creek and other flooding, as well as from sewer backups.||The record rainfall on Thursday, June 19 caused Lake Minnetonka���s water level to reach an all-time high of 930.77 feet above sea level, breaking the previous record of 930.66 feet set on June 3, 2014.||In addition to the high lake levels in Hennepin County, 40 homes in the city of Mound were uninhabitable due to flood-related sewage backups near Lake Minnetonka. Several sources in Ramsey County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014.||Due to the flood waters affecting downtown St. Paul, and covering Harriet Island, the Taste of Minnesota and the 4th of July Fireworks were moved to a different location. In addition, the St. Paul Airport deployed a flood wall, which closed two of their shorter runways.||High water on the Mississippi River had forced the Minnesota Centennial Showboat to postpone a week of shows. Several sources in Wright County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. The Crow River At Delano rose to its highest level in 50 years. The primary impacts were flooding of low-level roads and minor basement flooding that begun to affect homes closest to the river. In addition, several parks were closed.