Randall, Minnesota

Randall is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States.

Local citizens reported that Randall received over 13 inches (330 mm) 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 10.84 inches (275 mm) 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).

With the exception of Interstate 35, every major highway in the northern half of the state was closed from Alexandria to Wisconsin.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Randall has an area of 2.00 square miles (5.18 km2), all of it recorded as land.

[1] Randall is on the banks of the Little Elk River, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of its confluence with the Mississippi.

28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop.

The nearest station is located in Staples, 28 miles (45 km) to the northwest.

Map of Minnesota highlighting Morrison County