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Governor Tim Walz has authorized nearly $4 million in state disaster assistance for southeastern Minnesota and almost half of the funding will benefit Olmsted County.

The Rochester Fire Department was called out Saturday morning to rescue a person spotted sleeping on a picnic table in Kutzky Park as it was being filled by water from the flooding Cascade Creek.

A week after torrential rains cause major flooding in and near Rochester, another round of heavy rain is causing flooding in many of the same areas.

The risk of additional flooding is expected to persist in southeastern Minnesota into Tuesday morning.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s MN511 website is indicating Highway 63 has reopened at Zumbro Falls.

The surge of water from the storms that hit the region early Friday continues to move down the Zumbro River.

Water levels in areas of Olmsted and Dodge Counties began dropping Friday afternoon after an overnight deluge resulted in widespread flash flooding followed by flooding along the South Branch of the Zumbro River.

Flooding on the South Branch of the Zumbro River has disrupted traffic on Highway 52 between Rochester and Pine Island.

With the flooding going on, this video has been going viral on Facebook, showing several cows who were swept away by the flooding and floating downriver.

The National Weather Service has come out with its first spring flood crest predictions for the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota and it appears the high water marks will be well below the record highs set in 1965.