Jun 17, 2018
Flash flooding swamps parts of NE Minnesota, NW Wisconsin; some rivers still rising
Ashland, WI
USA
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MPR News
Flash flooding washed out U.S. Highway 2 at North Fish Creek, about 10 miles west of Ashland, Wis., on Sunday. Credit: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Heavy rain late Saturday into early Sunday — in excess of a half-foot in places — led to flash flooding that washed out highways in parts of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin