Flooding to the south of here

Three years ago, in 2007, there were catastrophic floods in the hilly farm country of southern Minnesota. After the rebuilding, they've been struck again by even worse floods in the last few days. Thank goodness the forecast is for sun the rest of the week.

At the farm, Loren has had some water in his basement, in part because he had not yet installed his sump pump, but basically things are OK: he had one in his garage that he put in, and will have a better one installed tomorrow. No major damage to the home or any furnishings, but kind of a scare! The news is more dire for many communities.

Here is some film of the Cannon River that flows through downtown Northfield. Normally, there is a drop of several feet at the dam, but here you can see that the river has risen almost to the edge of the dam, and large logs are snagged. Some of the riverside businesses and homes are flooded. For comparison, here's a photo of this same spot from earlier in the year:



Lots of folks turned out to sandbag, to protect what areas they could.