August 15, 1987 -
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July 25, 1987 -
July 25, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews local St. Paul resident Jimmy Lee, whose shares his memories of the Rondo neighborhood.
July 25, 1987 -
July 25, 1987 -
July 24, 1987 - Any resident over the age of 30 who lived in the Twin Cities remember where they were on July 23, 1987. The largest rainfall event in Twin Cities' history began in the late evening and within six hours, ten inches of rain fell at the Twin Cities International Airport, causing massive flooding especially in the southern and western parts of the metro. An analysis was made of the event by the State Climatology Office in 1987 along with event details.
July 24, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews meteorologist Bruce Watson about what created the conditions for the massive amount of rain that fell on the Twin Cities on July 23, 1987. Watson describes the intensity of rain in six-hour period as something that happens about every 5-10,000 years.
July 24, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Heistad interviews meteorologist James Campbell about the storm that parked over the Twin Cities, bringing torrential rain and a tornado. Campbell describes it as a 100-year event.