Overview
During September 22-24, 2010, heavy rainfall ranging from 3 inches to more than 10 inches caused severe flooding across southern Minnesota. The floods were exacerbated by wet antecedent conditions, where summer rainfall totals were as high as 20 inches, exceeding the historical average by more than 4 inches. Widespread flooding that occurred as a result of the heavy rainfall caused evacuations of hundreds of residents, and damages in excess of 64 million dollars to residences, businesses, and infrastructure. In all, 21 counties in southern Minnesota were declared Federal disaster areas.
- | Author: U. S. Department of the Interior
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jul 23, 2014
- | Number of Pages: 50 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1499557078
- | ISBN-13: 9781499557077
