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The National Weather Service has issued a worrisome forecast for areas of southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin that have been socked recently by torrential rains and damaging flooding.

Gov. Mark Dayton today submitted a formal request to the White House asking President Trump to issue a major federal disaster declaration for Minnesota communities hit hard by severe storms and flooding between June 15th and June 12th.

President Donald Trump says federal cash for storm-ravaged areas in Texas and elsewhere will arrive quickly.

It was ten years ago, this week, that southeastern Minnesota was hit by devastating flooding.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Flood damage to public roads, bridges, dams and other structures in southern Wisconsin this month is estimated at more than $15 million.

La Crosse, WI (KROC-AM News) - The National Weather Service is reporting the over 200 residents of a small Iowa community have been evacuated because of flooding today.

Undated (KROC AM News) - The storm system that hit southeastern Minnesota Wednesday afternoon dumped heavy rain in areas on both sides of the Mississippi River, especially in Wisconsin.

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. (AP) — Adults, teens and children as young as 2 were enjoying a summer afternoon by cooling off in an Arizona creek when the gentle waters turned deadly.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A legal battle by some North Dakota and Minnesota residents opposed to a Red River diversion project in the Fargo area has lasted nearly four years, but both sides are hoping to get some clarity soon.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Flooding was reported early Wednesday in parts of northeast Iowa after torrential rain hit Clayton County.

Undated (KROC AM News) - More heavy rain fell across southeast Minnesota Tuesday with 1-2 inches reported in parts of Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties.

Bloomington, MN (KROC-AM News) - The federal Department of Homeland Security says over $2.3 million in FEMA disaster assistance has been approved for homeowners and renters with losses from the flooding and severe storms that hit southern Minnesota in late September.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A massive winter storm that could be the biggest to slam the region in more than a decade prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes in northern Nevada and triggered flooding and mudslides that blocked major highways and stranded motorists in Northern California.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) -Governor Mark Dayton has decided to appeal the federal government’s decision to deny disaster assistance to help cover the cost of repairing damage to homes and other private property from the torrential rains and flooding that occurred across southern Minnesota in late September.