Strong storms move through overnight (again!)
Yet again, a strong line of thunderstorms woke many Northland residents as it rumbled its way across the Northland during the early morning hours. The storms spurred severe thunderstorm warnings for...
View ArticleFlash flooding in Park Falls
The rain has ended for the most part, but Park Falls saw about three inches of rain in three hours this evening, causing flash flooding that forced the closure of Highway 13. Here’s a bulletin from the...
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Wet, wicked Thursday on tap; flood watch issued
Thursday is shaping up to be a wet, wicked day around the region. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Duluth and Superior and areas to the south from late Wednesday night through...
View ArticleHeaviest rain expected this afternoon
Gusty winds are affecting the Twin Ports this morning, but the arrival of the forecast heavy rain has been pushed back to later today. The flood watch now begins at noon and goes until late tonight for...
View ArticleLinks to photos and video of flooding
Here are some links to photos and video reports on today’s flooding in southern Minnesota and central Wisconsin: Long video clip from hard-hit Arcadia, Wis., from WQOW-TV Eau Claire Flood photo gallery...
View ArticleOfficials keeping eye on island in Eau Claire
WQOW-TV and the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram now are reporting that an island in the Chippewa River in Eau Claire may not have moved after all. Apparently city public works officials had thought the...
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More flood photos, video
Melissa Tok, of the Austin Bruins junior hockey team front office, loads a sandbag on the shoulder of Bruins player John Kirby (left) on Thursday in Austin, Minn. The team put sandbags around Riverside...
View ArticleMore video of the flooding
Yesterday I posted a bunch of links to TV news reports on the flooding in southern Minnesota and central Wisconsin. A number of YouTube videos of the flooding have been posted as well. Here are a...
View ArticleFlood advisory issued for Duluth, Two Harbors
The National Weather Service has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for minor flooding in southeastern St. Louis County and southern Lake County until 3:30 p.m. The advisory includes...
View ArticleOfficials monitoring dam in NW Wisconsin
UPDATED AT 8:50 P.M. The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a flash flood watch for parts of Rusk County, Wis., along the Flambeau River near Ladysmith for a potential dam failure....
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