Flooding in parts of SE Minnesota; steamy forecast
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Portions of southeastern Minnesota saw 4 to 7 inches of rain overnight, which has caused flooding:
Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue in portions of southeastern Minnesota.
Rochester is included in a flash flood warning that spans several southeastern Minnesota counties Friday morning:
Updates on the southeastern Minnesota flooding can be found here.
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Warm and steamy
Friday highs will be well into the 80s across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
Many spots will top out in the 90s on Saturday:
Saturday dew points will be in the steamy 70s in much of central and southern Minnesota, plus western Wisconsin.
Sunday highs will be hot in central and southern Minnesota:
Heat index values will top 100 degrees at times this weekend in central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
This Updraft blog will be updated around midmorning.
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