Strong thunderstorms soak parts of Minnesota
Posted at 12:29 PM on May 6, 2012
by Craig Edwards
(1 Comments)
Filed under: Rainfall, Thunderstorms
Very heavy rain fell in parts of central and southern Minnesota Saturday and Saturday night. Some of the stronger thunderstorms produced hail up to one inch in diameter and wind gusts to 50 m.p.h.
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Source: NWS Chanhassen, MN
Isolated locations got more than three inches of rain Saturday and Saturday night.
Specific twenty-four hour rainfall totals ending at 7am CDT
Comments (1)
Paul,
I haven't checked the NWS site lately, but surely this latest round of precipitation has put an end to our drought. Correct?
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