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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.

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.

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

Another round of thunderstorms is expected across portions of the Upper Mississippi River Valley Friday afternoon through early Saturday morning. About 1-3 inches of rainfall is possible with perhaps some localized higher amounts. This expected heavy rainfall, coupled with saturated and some already flooded ground from heavy rainfall last night, could cause some flash flooding, issues, including r

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued earlier on Thursday morning for parts of Rice and Steele counties. No damage reports have been received so far from this storm. More heavy thunderstorms are moving through southeastern Minnesota. The National Weather Service has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for poor drainage areas for southwestern Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota

Disaster Survivor Assistance crews from FEMA will be canvassing area neighborhoods that suffered damage from September flooding. The crew members will be wearing blue FEMA shirts and have FEMA photo identification badges. Residents are encouraged to ask to see this official identification before offering personal information...

A disaster recovery center is now open in Waseca. This was established to help renters, homeowners and businesses that suffered damage during the September floods. It's located in the City of Waseca Public Safety Building on South State Street...