Flooding problems persist in MN

Numerous rivers and lakes in Minnesota continue rising as a result of the heavy rain that fell across the southern half of the state last week.Some may not crest until later this week and officials in many cities and towns are holding their breath, hoping that sandbags and temporary levees will hold.Some cities

received several inches of rain, resulting in widespread flooding of homes and other buildings, landslides, blocked roads and water covered farm fields. There will be a chance of more rain this week with another round of storms Friday night and Saturday.
This month will go into the weather record books as one of the wettest Junes on record in the Twin Cities - if not THE wettest. So far, the rainfall total this month in the Twin Cities stands at 10.85 inches - nearly 8 inches above average. That’s the 2nd highest on record for June and is less than an inch from the alltime high.

The National Weather Service says rainfall totals in southeast Minnesota were in the 3 - 7 inch range last week. The Rochester area received between 5 - 6 inches with higher amounts in isolated areas.
Both the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers are causing problems in the Twin Cities and elsewhere. The Mississippi is currently measured at 18 feet in St. Paul and is expected to rise to 20.5 feet later this week. That would more than 6 feet above flood stage. And the flood surge will affect downstream cities this week.

The river could approach flood stage in the Lake City area by Friday. It’s already a foot above flood stage in the Wabasha area and could rise more than half a foot by the end of the week. At that level, the impact on the city is considered to be just short of moderate.