The Great Flood of 1972 In the Great Flash Flood of July 21–22, 1972, the Little Elk River overflowed its banks, flooding downtown Randall and making the area impassable to vehicle traffic for several weeks. Local citizens reported that Randall received over of rain in a single day during the deluge. Official precipitation data for the town do not exist, but the National Weather Service station in nearby Fort Ripley received of rain in 24 hours during the flood, the second-biggest one-day rainfall ever recorded in Minnesota (15.10 inches was officially recorded in Hokah, in southeast Minnesota, on August 18, 2007).
The Great Flood of 1972 In the Great Flash Flood of July 21–22, 1972, the Little Elk River overflowed its banks, flooding downtown Randall and making the area impassable to vehicle traffic for several weeks. Local citizens reported that Randall received over of rain in a single day during the deluge. Official precipitation d?ata for the town do not exist, but the National Weather Service station in nearby Fort Ripley received of rain in 24 hours during the flood, the second-biggest one-day rainfall ever recorded in Minnesota (15.1.0 inches was officially recorded in Hokah, in southeast Mi?nnesota, on August 18, 2007).