National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

On July 14th, very heavy rain inundated central Minnesota, from Staples to Aitkin. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overwhelmed the rate at which the ground could absorb the water.  This resulted in flooding of low-lying areas and streets. 

Below are preliminary rainfall totals from around the region.  

6.30 INCHES         8N PILLAGER

6.00 INCHES        5NE DEER WOOD

5.00 INCHES        1S MERRIFIELD

4.99 INCHES        BRAINERD (airport)

4.20 INCHES        5N BRAINERD

4.00 INCHES        NISSWA

3.25 INCHES        2N MOTLEY

2.75 INCHES        5SW GRAND RAPIDS

2.50 INCHES        CLOQUET

1.99 INCHES        4 S BRUNO

1.60 INCHES        3 S ASHLAND

1.42 INCHES        INTERNATIONAL FALLS

1.36 INCHES        DULUTH AIRPORT

There were widespread reports of an nearly an inch or more of rain over the northern half of Minnesota and the northwest corner of Wisconsin.  The drought-stricken areas of northwestern Wisconsin, including the counties of  Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, and Price, received 0.05 to 0.3 inches of rain.

Here is a map of precipitation totals received from Cooperative observers, RAWS, ASOS and AWOS stations.

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A link to a map of multi-sensor estimated precipitation is found here..

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/precip.php?wfo=dlh&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&toggles=10,7,8,2,9,15,6