Parts Of SE Minn. Get A Month's Worth Of Rain In 24 Hours
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Parts of southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin experienced some incredible rainfall totals Monday. Also, a confirmed tornado was spotted south of Albert Lea.
Rochester averages 3.45 inches of rain for the entire month of September. The city almost doubled that Monday with just over 6 inches of rain.
Almost *double* the average monthly rainfall for September (3.45") fell in Rochester yesterday (6.01"). #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/NJ8DQzFslo
— Matt Brickman (@Matt_Brickman) September 5, 2018
Faribault got 5.28 inches of rain and Goodhue got 4.84 inches.
Over in Wisconsin, Eau Claire got over 5 inches of rain.
"Light rain continued into the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday," meteorologist Matt Brickman said. "So, it's going to take a while to dry out."
A month's worth of rain in the last 24 hrs #mnwx #wiwx
— Matt Brickman (@Matt_Brickman) September 5, 2018
5.16" Rochester
4.65" Waseca
4.60" Kenyon
4.31" Goodhue
4.25" Pine Island
4.10" Geneva
3.81" Faribault
3.71" Eau Claire, WI
3.40" Blooming Prairie
3.28" Trimbelle, WI
3.28" Minnesota Lake
3.02" Northfield
3.00" Wabasha
Along with the heavy rain, parts of Minnesota experienced severe storms.
Just south of Albert Lea, there was a confirmed tornado sighted at 6:38 p.m. Monday. The National Weather Service is expected to survey the area and rate the tornado Tuesday.
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For Tuesday, the clouds and rain are expected to clear out with sunshine expected in the late afternoon. Low-70s expected for the next couple days with a slight warmup for the weekend.