Thunderstorms with very heavy rain moved very slowly across southeast Minnesota during the early morning hours of June 28th. These storms dumped between 3 and 7 inches of rain that resulted in flash flooding occurring in Dodge, Olmsted and Fillmore Counties. The Rochester International Airport (Olmsted County) was closed when water covered the runways. Numerous roads were underwater and between 40 and 60 cows were swept into the South Branch of the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River north of Byron (Olmsted County). A state of emergency was declared in Fillmore County.

Heavy Rain in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 27-JUN-19 21:30:00 to 28-JUN-19 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: KASSON
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

In Kasson, 7.5 inches of rain fell.

Heavy Rain in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 27-JUN-19 21:00:00 to 28-JUN-19 04:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLAREMONT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

In Claremont, 5.69 inches of rain fell.

Heavy Rain in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 27-JUN-19 23:10:00 to 28-JUN-19 04:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCHESTER
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

On the southwest side of Rochester, 7.25 inches of rain fell.

Heavy Rain in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 27-JUN-19 23:40:00 to 28-JUN-19 04:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: PREDMORE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Southeast of Rochester, 7.3 inches of rain fell.

Heavy Rain in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 27-JUN-19 21:50:00 to 28-JUN-19 04:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: BYRON
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Near Byron, 6.24 inches of rain fell.

Heavy Rain in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 27-JUN-19 21:40:00 to 28-JUN-19 04:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: MANTORVILLE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Near Mantorville, 5.75 inches of rain fell.

Heavy Rain in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 27-JUN-19 23:10:00 to 28-JUN-19 04:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCHESTER
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

On the southwest side of Rochester, six inches of rain fell.

Flood in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 28-JUN-19 09:15:00 to 29-JUN-19 02:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCHESTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rains pushed the South Fork of the Zumbro River out of its banks in Rochester. The river crested over two and a half feet above the flood stage at 16.57 feet on June 28th.

Flood in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 28-JUN-19 21:15:00 to 30-JUN-19 04:30:00 (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 rains pushed the Zumbro River out of its banks in Zumbro Falls. The river crested just over nine feet above the flood stage at 27.03 feet on June 29th.

Flood in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 28-JUN-19 08:45:00 to 28-JUN-19 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCHESTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rains pushed Cascade Creek out of its banks in Rochester. The creek crested over a foot above the flood stage at 14.21 feet.

Flash Flood in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 28-JUN-19 07:29:00 to 28-JUN-19 09:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHATFIELD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 390.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorms with heavy rain dropped 3 to 5 inches of rain across the northwest portions of Fillmore County. This caused some flash flooding to occur, which was mainly water going over roads. Water from Mill Creek flooded a park in the southwest side of Chatfield and went over County Road 2.

Flash Flood in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 28-JUN-19 03:30:00 to 28-JUN-19 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GENOA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 320.00K
Crop damage: 1.70M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flash flooding occurred across the western sections of Olmsted County after thunderstorms dropped 3 to 7 inches of rain. The Rochester International airport was closed after water covered the runways. Along the South Branch of the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River, between 40 and 60 cows were swept away north of Byron with about 15 of these cows drowning. The campground at Oxbow County Park was flooded with the water damaging at least one car. U.S. Highways 52 and 63 and numerous other roads had water over them. Some business on the southwest side of Rochester suffered water damage when flood waters entered the buildings.

Flash Flood in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 28-JUN-19 04:00:00 to 28-JUN-19 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: RICE LAKE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 145.00K
Crop damage: 1.80M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorms with very heavy rain dumped between 3 and 7 inches across much of Dodge County. Flash flooding resulted from this rain with water covering numerous roads, including U.S. Highway 14. Near Wasioja, 605th Street was washed out. A truck tried to drive through flood waters on State Highway 56 and was swept into a nearby field. The occupants of the truck were not injured.

Flood in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 28-JUN-19 08:00:00 to 29-JUN-19 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: RICE LAKE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

After the heavy rain earlier in the day, flooding continued across portions of Dodge County. Flood waters from Masten Creek covered State Highway 57 in Kasson.

Flood in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 28-JUN-19 08:00:00 to 29-JUN-19 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GENOA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

After the heavy rain earlier in the day, flooding continued across portions of Olmsted County. Flood waters from Salem Creek covered County Road 25 south of Byron.