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Over 4 Inches of Rain Fell in Burnsville During Morning Storms
The storm brought 4.47 inches of rain to Burnsville and officials warned of possible flooding to come.
The early morning storms brought over four inches of rain to Burnsville, according to the National Weather Service storm report.
The area was put under a flash flood warning until 1:30 p.m.
From the NWS:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WESTERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WESTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1027 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS MORNING. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
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