LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Las Vegas residents are spending most of this weekend dealing with the aftermath of flash flooding that happened Friday night. Many were not expecting the flooding paired with water-filled streets, road closures, and evacuations. It wasn’t long before the water reached one of the busiest parts of town. Homes and businesses […]
An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could still become a tropical depression this weekend before reaching the coast of northeastern Mexico on Sunday night, forecasters said. The large area of showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Gulf lacked a well-defined center early Sunday morning and its odds of developing have […]
Jun. 22—Another round of storms sweeping through the area late Saturday afternoon brought another round of headaches to a community already saturated from heavy rains. Saturday afternoon’s rain came hard and fast resulting in rapidly rising waters in downtown Austin and stranded one vehicle on Main Street North. Crews worked quickly to block off the […]
Isolated storms have developed across New Mexico this afternoon. Flash Flood Warnings and Flood Watches have been issued for many locals across the state. More isolated storms are expected to develop on Sunday as well. Still, these storms could produce locally heavy rainfall. Temperatures will be warming through the weekend too, back to around normal […]
State health officials say people that get their drinking water from a private well should take preventive actions to help protect that water from becoming contaminated in the event of flooding. “If your well is in a flood-prone area and you have time, consider contacting a licensed well contractor to check your well and make […]
Families left stranded when heavy rains carved a deep chasm in a road at Camp du Nord near Ely, Minn., were able to leave Saturday after a St. Louis County crew worked throughout Friday to repair the damaged stretch. “It divided our camp in half,” said Michel Tigan, vice president of adventure and camp operations […]
Jun. 22—Heavy rains that fell overnight and in the days prior have swelled local waterways creating havoc across the southeastern Minnesota and close to home. Rising waters have closed portions of Interstate 90 in Mower County and other places of southeastern Minnesota as well as in portions of southwestern Minnesota. Water has also affected roads […]
Jun. 22—ROCHESTER — Roads across southeastern Minnesota were closed this morning after heavy rains flooded parts of the region. Part of Interstate 90 was closed in Austin, but lanes reopened as of 8 a.m. Saturday, according to Mower County Emergency Manager Amy Bramwell. Parts of Minnesota Highway 56 remain closed in areas, she said, although […]
Some state highways in southeastern South Dakota are being closed due to widespread flooding, and with heavy rains expected to return Friday evening, the state is asking motorists to avoid travel in the area if at all possible. Canton residents help pile sand bags near a home as water from Christmas Lake in Canton rises […]
After a day of heavy rain, the city of Rock Valley in Sioux County ordered the evacuation early Saturday of residents north of Highway 18, and Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered a disaster declaration for the county in far northwest Iowa. The city posted the order on its Facebook page as the Rock River surged to […]
Flooding and rainfall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Friday, June 21, put pressure on the city’s wastewater management system, officials said, forcing it to run at near-capacity levels. Footage released by the City of Sioux Falls shows heightened water levels at Falls Park. The National Weather Service had issued a flash flooding warning for […]
Showers and storms will continue into the overnight hour, but most will end by early Saturday morning. Drier air starts moving in this weekend as an area of high pressure sets up over the state starting Saturday. Isolated storms will still develop across New Mexico Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but the rain will be more […]