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Flooding risk as storms set to bring over 5 inches of rain to Minnesota
Flooding risk as storms set to bring over 5 inches of rain to Minnesota originally appeared on Bring Me The News.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms could bring flooding to parts of Minnesota starting Friday.
The National Weather Service says consistent rain will move slowly east Friday morning, continuing on and off through the weekend and into early next week, with central Minnesota and the Twin Cities potentially seeing the largest amounts.
In its forecast discussion, the rain system will be interspersed with thunderstorms, some of which could turn strong to severe in the late afternoon and evening over the coming days, similar to what happened on Thursday.
The rain will bring a flash flooding risk on Friday morning, with the NWS saying: "A very moist environment combined with warm rain processes will lead to efficient rainfall rates. If any training convection can occur we [expect] rainfall totals of 3-4" [and] possibly even localized areas up to 5" may occur."
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A flash flooding alert has been issued for south-central Minnesota by the NWS Weather Prediction Center, which states: ".Bands of slow moving heavy rainfall with localized hourly totals of 1-2" may result in 5"+ totals through 7am CDT.
"Isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding are likely (and may be locally significant)."
There is further flooding risk in the longer term as well, with weather officials noting that accumulation of rain over the coming days could cause areal (occurring over a prolonged period of rain) or flash flooding in an area that includes the Twin Cities.
The American model is currently showing totals in excess of five inches over the next five days, with parts of the metro seeing 3-4 inches.
"Areas that see rounds of rain 2-3 days in a row could see amounts of 3" to possibly even 5"," the NWS says. "The Grand Ensemble mean currently favors highest precipitation amounts across central MN (including the Twin Cities metro) into west-central WI through next Wednesday.
"Areal and flash flooding is definitely a possibility through mid-next week, especially for low-lying and urban areas."
Parts of Minnesota already received a decent soaking of rain during Thursday's storms, with more than 2 inches reported in Ortonville, and over 1.2 inches recorded in Brooklyn Park in the Twin Cities.
This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
