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September 23, 2010

Downpour causes flooding in SE Minnesota

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Photos from MPR staff and listeners of areas that experienced heavy rains and flooding on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Rains continued in several areas of souther Minnesota overnight and more flooding was expected Friday.

Flooding in Owatonna

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From left, Jordan Lee, 17, paddles friends Paige Jorgenson, 15, and Kassi Clear, 17, in the floodwaters near Lee's home in Owatonna, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Flooding in Owatonna

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Owatonna, MN, USA — Law enforcement servicemen examine the rising water levels in the Straight River in Owatonna, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Flooding in Owatonna

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Owatonna, MN, USA — A woman walks through flooded streets and driving rain in Owatonna, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Filling sandbags

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Men, women, boys and girls help fill sandbags Thursday afternoon near the New Richland Care Center as the residents battled rising waters in many places near a creek that flows through the city. (Michelle Haacke/Albert Lea Tribune) link to this photo

Manhole flooded

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Water shoots up from a manhole cover on Eighth Avenue in Ellendale, Minn. on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (Tim Engstrom/Albert Lea Tribune) link to this photo

Flooding in Owatonna

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Owatonna, MN, USA — Michelle Rush walks through floodwaters as she and Burgin Russell look to help neighbors sandbag their home in Owatonna, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Flooding in Medford

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Medford, MN, USA — A utility worker checks lines in Straight River Park in Medford, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Pine Island flooding

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Flooding along Main Street in Pine Island, Minn., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (Photo courtesy of Abraham G. Algadi) link to this photo

Flooding in Owatonna

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Owatonna, MN, USA — Craig Sletten, left, and Trinity Emery work to sandbag Sletton's home as it is threatened with floodwaters in Owatonna, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

Highway 14 flooding

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Flooding along Highway 14, near Owatonna, Minn. on Sept. 23, 2010. (Submitted photo/Jessica Gunther) link to this photo

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