Wisconsin Flood Damage Estimated At $209 Million
Emergency officials say the tally is far from complete and those numbers will grow in the coming weeks.
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Emergency officials say the tally is far from complete and those numbers will grow in the coming weeks.
Rain showers are expected to wash over southern Minnesota Monday night and Tuesday, leaving some communities drenched with several inches of rain.
Much of Minnesota is at risk for severe weather Friday night, including the Twin Cities metro area.
The National Weather Service predicts up to 2 inches in the Madison area through Sunday. Gov. Scott Walker declared a statewide emergency this week.
Heavy rains pounded Wisconsin and Minnesota Monday night, prompting evacuation orders for about 100 residents in one small Wisconsin town and flash flooding in parts of Minnesota, where people at a council meeting briefly took cover in a basement.
The head of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a revised Red River flood diversion plan "goes a long ways" toward solving problems that have halted the project designed to protect the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area from chronic flooding.
As high school football teams get ready to begin another season, one team won't have the luxury of playing on their home field.
Minnesota could qualify for federal aid if the federal government finds more than $7.7 million in damages statewide.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will visit Carlton and Kanabec counties on Monday.
Devastating flooding continues Monday in communities across southern Minnesota.
Gov. Dayton declared a state of emergency in response to severe weather that's caused flooding and property damage across Minn.
Two days after bad storms swept across the state, some southwestern Minnesota towns are rolling up their sleeves for a flood fight.
A 16-year-old driver in southwestern Minnesota had to climb out his car's back window Tuesday morning after heavy rains washed out the road and he drove into a sinkhole.
Residents in the Des Moines area are cleaning up after deadly floods destroyed homes and submerged cars, and more damage could be revealed as the floodwaters recede.
Witnesses told police that as van occupants got out of the vehicle, one was swept away in the floodwater.
MnDOT closed a section of Highway 41 between Highway 169 near Shakopee and Chaska Boulevard.
Highway 41 will close between Highway 169 near Shakopee and Chaska Boulevard in Chaska.
Torrential rains last weekend saw a northwestern Wisconsin dam fail, washing out roads and causing river levels rise more than 100 miles downstream.
On Thursday, MnDOT re-opened Highway 77 between Hinckley and Danbury, Wisconsin. Officials say the water has dropped significantly and the bridge is safe again for vehicles.
Mosquito crews are out in full force trying to control hatching larvae across the metro.
Authorities have attributed another death in Wisconsin to the storms that caused widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest.
Several roads are washed out or flooded in central Minnesota and northern Wisconsin after weekend storms dumped up to a foot of rain in some areas.
Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, while officials in northern Michigan were assessing damage from flash-flooding that washed out roads and caused dozens of sinkholes.
Authorities in northeastern Minnesota are advising drivers to be careful as a number of roads were closed or damaged over the weekend due to heavy rain and flooding.
After yet another devastating flash flood ripped apart their historic Maryland mill town, hundreds of residents and business owners are again asking themselves: Should I stay or should I go?
