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Flood waters slowly moving toward the metro have led St. Paul officials to shut down Warner/Shepard Road to vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians between Hwy. 61 and Eagle Parkway starting at 6 p.m ...
Flooding has left entire communities under feet of water, causing severe damage to property and numerous road closures,” Walz said. The governor mobilized the state’s National Guard on Sunday ...
The flooding comes after the area saw multiple rounds of heavy rain. A flood warning remains in effect through 10 a.m. ... Main Street in Albert Lea closed due to flooding
The governors of Minnesota and Wisconsin declared states of emergency during the flooding. [15] [16] [17] On October 13, 2010, the U.S. federal government declared the flooding to have been a "major disaster" in a 21-county region of Minnesota. [18] Eight additional Minnesota counties were added to the disaster area declaration on October 19. [19]
This bridge has been occasionally closed due to flooding north of the bridge. A sign north of the bridge displays the high-water marks of the 1965 and 1993 floods along the Minnesota River. In 2016, a new bridge that raises the elevation of County Road 101 north of the Shakopeee Bridge was completed, which will greatly reduce road closures due ...
MnDOT has already called off this weekend's closure of portions of northbound Interstate 35W, southbound I-35W, and eastbound I-494 in Bloomington and Richfield due to the expected inclement weather.
Farther south, officials in Faribault continued to close city streets due to flooding. Faribault received about 10 inches of rain between June 12 and Monday, according to Rice County officials.
Heavy and persistent rain expected over the next two days has raised concerns about flooding, and the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for most of Minnesota, in effect until late ...