Rainfall Total Link

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/scripts/getlocalprod.php?prod=MKETOTSNW

I wish you folks well down there….that’s a lot of water and one heck of a mess to clean up. Had to really be screaming coming out of the hills..
Pete

Where I live in Rochester was relatively unscathed in comparison to the low lying areas like Elba and Stockton that absolutely got creamed. There’s really no telling what this will do to our fish populations, but to me, people’s safety and getting them back home and cleaned up is more of a concern than the fish.

By the way, it’s still raining here….

D.A.

i live in southeast rochester (by willow creek middle school) i have never had water in my basement and standing water in my yard but today i have 5 inches in the basement and a foot in the backyard i dont mind the back yard but all my sheetrock and carpet needs replaced in my basement first we beg for it now im begging for it to stop for a bit! oh well it should help out the duck population around here this year

Thanks for the rain fall site link Dave.

This kind of rain is just terrible as to what it can do to peoples lives and homes that are in the lower flood areas. Can you imagine cleaning all that crud up after the water levels in your house finally go down. Its a terrible thing.
Thanks, Bill

I talked with me dad last night and he had 11.1 inches of rain in hig gauge from Saturday morning until mid afternoon Sunday! It can stop any time.

I spent my Sunday afternoon at St. Charles where a few buildings got flooded, one the Olmsted Medical Center and Pharmacy, and the other two were “retirement communities”. WOW is all I can say.

For those of you not in the area who want to help out, I can not say enough about the Red Cross. They are always there with food, warm clothes, a place to stay, etc. They are a wonderful organization who are always there when needed. My hats off to those volunteers

another link

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/river_levels/levels.html?id=root

http://ontheflyguiding.com/flood_photos_2007.htm

From what I saw, the western half of the trout fishing range is in much better shape than Winona or Houston County.

D.A.