Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across southeast Minnesota from the early morning hours of September 21st into the morning of the 22nd. The heavy rain led to flash flooding across portions of Mower, Fillmore, Houston and Winona Counties. One person had be rescued in Austin (Mower County) after driving into flood waters. A mudslide near Pickwick (Winona County) sent trees sliding onto U.S. Highway 61. Several roads were closed in Fillmore and Houston Counties as a result of water over the roads, mudslides or downed trees. Between Fillmore and Houston Counties, damages from the flooding totaled just over $3 million. A state of emergency was declared in Fillmore County. A federal disaster declaration was made for Fillmore and Houston Counties.

Hail in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 00:53:00 to 21-SEP-16 00:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAYFIELD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 10:50:00 to 21-SEP-16 10:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCHESTER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 10:55:00 to 21-SEP-16 10:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROSE CREEK
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in WINONA, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 11:44:00 to 21-SEP-16 11:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: DAKOTA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in WINONA, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 11:52:00 to 21-SEP-16 11:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: WINONA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy Rain in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 19:00:00 to 22-SEP-16 06:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: PETERSON
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Near Peterson, 4.57 inches of rain fell.

Flash Flood in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 23:55:00 to 22-SEP-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: RUSHFORD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.60M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rain caused Sugar Creek to flood with water going over County Highway 8 west of Fountain. Flooding on Duschee Creek caused State Highway 16 to be closed southwest of Lanesboro. State Highway 16 was also closed west of Whalan due to a mudslide. Downed trees blocked U.S. Highway 52 south of Chatfield and State Highway 43 near Rushford. Ox Cart Road suffered severe damage from a mudslide. Flood waters completely covered Riverside Campground and 70 campers had to be evacuated from the Highway 250 Campground. Numerous township roads were also damaged by the flooding.

Heavy Rain in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 18:35:00 to 22-SEP-16 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHALAN
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The COOP observer near Lanesboro measured 6.47 inches of rain.

Heavy Rain in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 18:30:00 to 22-SEP-16 07:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: LANESBORO
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The automated mesonet station in Lanesboro measured 5.55 inches of rain.

Flood in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 16:55:00 to 23-SEP-16 02:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCHESTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the South Fork Zumbro River out of is banks in Rochester. The river crested just about a foot over the flood stage at 14.95 feet.

Flood in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 19:40:00 to 24-SEP-16 07:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: ZUMBRO FALLS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Zumbro River out of its banks in Zumbro Falls. The river crested over four feet above the flood stage at 22.22 feet.

Flood in WINONA, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 01:40:00 to 22-SEP-16 04:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST CHARLES
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Whitewater River out of its banks in the Whitewater State Park. The river crested a little over the flood stage at 13.68 feet.

Heavy Rain in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 16:40:00 to 22-SEP-16 06:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: AUSTIN ACRES
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Near Austin, 4.60 inches of rain fell.

Flood in HOUSTON, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 22:25:00 to 25-SEP-16 00:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOUSTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Root River out of its banks near Houston. The river crested two feet over the flood stage at 17.01 feet.

Flood in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 02:40:00 to 27-SEP-16 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAPLEVIEW
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed Turtle Creek out of its banks near Austin. The creek crested three feet above the flood stage at 13.58 feet.

Flood in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 04:25:00 to 22-SEP-16 22:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: AUSTIN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed Dobbins Creek out of its banks in Austin. The creek crested just over a foot above the flood stage at 12.63 feet.

Flash Flood in WINONA, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 04:25:00 to 21-SEP-16 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAMOILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A mudslide sent trees onto one of the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 61 near Pickwick. The heavy rain also caused water to go over some private driveways along County Highway 19.

Flash Flood in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 22:30:00 to 22-SEP-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: GENOA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Flood waters covered County Road 105 near Oxbow Park north of Byron and County Road 126 east of Rock Dell.

Flash Flood in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 23:27:00 to 22-SEP-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAPLEVIEW
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 4.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rain caused street flooding to occur in Austin. Interstate 90 had to be closed because of the flooding between Oakland Ave NW and 6th Ave NE. One person had to be rescued after driving into flood waters and the car became stuck.

Flood in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 10:00:00 to 23-SEP-16 20:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: AUSTIN ACRES
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Cedar River out of its banks in Austin. The river crested almost five feet above the flood stage at 19.8 feet.

Flood in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 04:40:00 to 23-SEP-16 15:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: LANSING
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Cedar River out of its banks near Lansing. The river crested over two feet above the flood stage at 20.29 feet.

Flash Flood in HOUSTON, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 23:30:00 to 22-SEP-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: FREEBURG
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 44.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain caused more water than normal to flow over the Freeburg spillway and produced flooding along Crooked Creek. The flooding washed out a portion of Whitetail Drive.

Flash Flood in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 01:34:00 to 22-SEP-16 03:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: LANESBORO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Flooding along the Root River washed out roads just outside of Lanesboro. State Highway 16 was closed southwest of Lanesboro because of a mudslide.

Flash Flood in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 00:11:00 to 22-SEP-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAYFIELD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Runoff from heavy rains caused water to go over several roads across the southern sections of Dodge County.

Flood in HOUSTON, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 15:00:00 to 23-SEP-16 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLACK HAMMER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 800.00K
Crop damage: 750.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Flooding along Winnebago Creek caused officials to close County Highway 5 over the southern portions of the county. The flooding also caused the lower portion of Camp Winnebago to be closed where the road was washed out. Flood waters also covered Cutacross Road and Yucatan Road.

Flood in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 22-SEP-16 01:45:00 to 23-SEP-16 01:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAPLEVIEW
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Flood waters caused officials to close several city streets in Austin. Austin schools canceled classes on the 22nd because of the flooding.

Lightning in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 21-SEP-16 00:30:00 to 21-SEP-16 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARION
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Lightning started a house fire on the southeast side of Rochester. The fire was contained to the attic with the house sustaining moderate damage.