Rain totals: Heavy downpours cause flooding in northern Minnesota

MN rain totals from Tuesday's storm

The latest spring storm rolled through on Tuesday, dropping impressive rain totals that caused flooding in northern Minnesota. Some areas up north saw over 6 inches of rain, while those in the metro saw under 2 inches.

DULUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - The latest spring storm dropped an impressive amount of rain in northern Minnesota, causing flooding, washed out streets, and toppled trees, while those in the metro received far less rain.

Areas of Duluth, Hibbing, Ely, and along the North Shore reported a significant amount of rain from Tuesday's storm. While official city rain gauges recorded 2-3.5 inches of rain for parts of northern Minnesota, the region received widespread 2 to 6-plus inches of rain.

Here's how much rain northern Minnesota got:

Northern Minnesota rain totals

Ely: 3.52 inches
Hibbing: 3.43 inches
Duluth: 2.97 inches
Grand Marais: 2.79
Bemidji: 2.44 inches
International Falls: 1.68 inches
Detroit Lakes: 1.38 inches
Brainerd: 1.31 inches
Brainerd: 1.31 inches
Hinckley: 0.91 inches

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The heavy rain caused the National Weather Service to issue a "life-threatening" flash flood warning along Minnesota's North Shore on Tuesday, the highest warning level for flash floods. Meanwhile, other areas of Minnesota escaped the hefty rain totals. See the full list below.

Twin Cities metro rain totals

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