Heavy Rains Hamper Minnesota Farmers' Harvesting
Heavy rains forced farmers inside last week, and there were only three suitable days for fieldwork because the ground is so wet.
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Heavy rains forced farmers inside last week, and there were only three suitable days for fieldwork because the ground is so wet.
Gov. Mark Dayton is declaring an executive order to help combat flooding damage from heavy rains across Minnesota.
Roads are reopening in southeastern Minnesota as flood water recede. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says Highway 105 near the Iowa border south of Austin reopened early Saturday after being closed because of flooding from the Cedar River.
Portions of two southeast highways remain closed Friday due to flooding following Wednesday's torrential rains. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, near the Austin area Highway 105 is closed from 120th Street to 160th Street. Flooding was caused by the Cedar River.
Authorities in western Wisconsin have recovered the body of a man whose home was destroyed by a mudslide amid heavy rains that drenched the region.
A night of storms is causing flash flooding across Minnesota, especially in the southern part of the state.
Between their cars and garages, dozens of renters were drying out Thursday at the Springbrook Apartments in Fridley, which got about nine inches of rain overnight in less than five hours.
WCCO meteorologist Matt Brickman said the area received an entire summer's worth of rain in just the last two days.
Mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rain are making travel difficult in some parts of western Wisconsin.
Firefighters carried stranded children to their parents after flood waters trapped them in a suburban Milwaukee day care center.
Minnesotan Kelly Bollig, who recently moved to Louisiana, described her dramatic escape from her new home to WCCO over the phone.
People living along the Cannon River in Northfield are holding their breath until the water crests.
Communities in Wisconsin are dealing with the aftermath of Wednesday night's storms.
The water is receding in a southcentral Minnesota city where a deluge of fast-falling rain swamped the community and turned homes into waterfront properties.
Many residents and businesses in Willmar were pumping water Thursday morning after overnight storms drenched parts of central Minnesota with more than 8 inches of rain.
Flash flooding during Wednesday's heavy rain caused some frightening moments for one Roseville couple.
Wisconsin National Guard members have been activated to help assess flood damage in northern Wisconsin.
Moose Lake, which is about 35 miles north of Hinckley, is one of the areas hardest hit by flooding.
After torrential rains fell on north-central Minnesota Monday night, flood warnings are in effect for the Mississippi River, which is expected to crest near 17 feet near Aitkin.
Minot will on Wednesday mark the five-year anniversary of the day Souris River floodwaters breached the city's dike system.
River levels never before experienced in the Souris River Valley damaged thousands of homes, striking a severe blow that pushed countless residents into temporary living quarters or forced them to leave the area entirely.
The flood threat is subsiding in south-central Wisconsin.
Emergency crews have rescued four people whose car became trapped in flood waters in western Wisconsin.
A housing complex in downtown Minneapolis is dealing with an icy situation. It appears a pipe may have burst at Nicollet Towers, located along Nicollet Mall.
A Minnesota harbor seal who became an overnight sensation has gone south for the winter. Feisty, 25, escaped from Duluth's Lake Superior Zoo during the northland flooding three years ago.
