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Faribault Daily News
Historic floods strike Rice County, southern Minnesota
By By COLTON KEMP,
27 days ago
Southern Minnesota went from one of its coldest winters ever to its warmest on record in just a year’s time. Then, a yearslong drought came to an end a month or two before this weekend’s disaster.
The Faribault Mill didn’t face flooding in the basement nearly as bad as previous floods, due to a berm installed in 2019 that held back much of the water from this weekend. The water rose to record levels, as seen here Monday morning. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com) At North Alexander Park, the floodwater is so high that it touches the bridge on Second Avenue NW Monday afternoon. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com) Waterville lived up to its name over the weekend, as much of the town became engulfed in water. (Photo courtesy of Felix Hanke) Morristown’s park near the Morristown Feed Mill and Morristown Dam was completely submerged Monday, after a weekend of major flooding in the region. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com) A gas station sits like an island in the floods Sunday that hit Waterville all weekend. (Photo courtesy of Felix Hanke) Teepee Tonka Park is entirely underwater from the Straight River, which approached its all-time high over the weekend, but never quite made it to the record. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com) A section of Western Avenue NW is closed Monday, due to major flooding levels that caused high rivers in the region all weekend. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com) Morristown Dam was sandbagged over the weekend, in anticipation of record-level flooding. By Monday, the dam is the same size on both sides. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com) Several neighborhoods in Waterville are covered in water, seen here from the sky Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Felix Hanke)
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