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BREAKING: Flood Warning Issued, Includes Rice & Steele Counties
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning in effect until 2:15 am Saturday morning for a portion of south central Minnesota. This Flood Warning includes Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca and. Watonwan Counties. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent...
Flooding Closes Some Rice County Roads
Past, present, and near future heavy rainfall has created the flooding of low lying areas, as well as some area rivers, creeks, and streams -- prompting some road closures in Rice County. Current Road Closures Within Rice County. (This list is current as of Friday, June 21st at 2:00 pm.)
With the rain continuing to come in, region deals with flooding, Waterville inundated
Neighbors gripped shovels and stuck them into a pile of sand in Waterville, where trucks and forklifts lined up to take them to people’s houses. One of those houses is that of the Bombay family, who trudged through the knee-deep water and lined their property with sandbags Friday. With a similar situation quickly arising in Morristown and another sandbag operation in Faribault already underway, the situation appears dire. Additional rain is expected all weekend. ...
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