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Heavy rains soak southeast Minnesota

Two inches of rain at several locations in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin

Some locations in southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and western Wisconsin picked up heavy rainfall early Monday.

A stalled front dropped multi-inch rainfall across the area. Doppler radar storm total rainfall shows swathes of heavier rainfall across the region. The yellow and orange areas indicate estimates of more than 2 inches of rainfall.

Storm total rainfall
Storm total rainfall
La Crosse NWS Doppler radar via Weather Underground

Several locations recorded more than 2 inches of rain including Winona, Minnesota. One report from Wisconsin shows over 4 inches of rainfall.

  • 2 ESE Winona [Winona Co, MN] MESONET reports HEAVY RAIN of 2.31 INCH at 5:35 AM CDT -- MESONET STATION 3108D 1 ESE WINONA.

  • 2 NNE French Island [La Crosse Co, WI] ASOS reports HEAVY RAIN of 2.08 INCH at 5:27 AM CDT -- ASOS STATION KLSE LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT.

  • 1 SSW Saratoga [Howard Co, IA] MESONET reports HEAVY RAIN of 2.31 INCH at 3:45 AM CDT -- MESONET STATION FW5287 SARATOGA.

  • 2 S Predmore [Olmsted Co, MN] PUBLIC reports HEAVY RAIN of 1.20 INCH at 5:52 AM CDT --

  • 2 ENE Coon Valley [Vernon Co, WI] BROADCAST MEDIA reports HEAVY RAIN of 4.25 INCH at 6:11 AM CDT -- 24 HOUR RAIN TOTAL. RAIN GAUGE PICTURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM TIMBER COULEE AREA.

Rain is gradually moving out of the region through Monday night.