Flash flooding threats in Minnesota as more storms arrive on Sunday originally appeared on Bring Me The News.
Heavy rain is the major threat from another series of storms in Minnesota on Sunday, with flash flooding a possibility in parts of the state.
Southern Minnesota has already experienced a long line of storms that brought persistent heavy rain to the region early Sunday morning, with 2-4 inches of rain falling and sparking a series of flash flooding warnings near Marshall and Mankato.
The latest rain totals from this morning's storm shows 4.87 inches of rain fell in Janesville, with Mankato getting just under 4 inches, and cities including Waseca and Austin seeing 3 inches.
This is expected to be followed by another round of storms later on Sunday afternoon and into the evening, with heavy rain and flooding once again the "main threats," according to the National Weather Service, which says that strong winds are also a concern.
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The storms that will arrive later on Sunday are expected to be further north, with central Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro potentially in line for the worst of the weather.
The metro is currently included in the NWS's "slight risk" zone for excessive rain leading the potential flooding.
The NWS notes that flooding is more likely in areas that have already received heavy rain. That could well include the Twin Cities, which was drenched during the strong and severe storms on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, with almost 4 inches of rain falling in Minneapolis.
Looking ahead, the American model is currently showing a further 3 inches of rain could fall by Monday morning, with a swath of west-central and central Minnesota and part of the Twin Cities metro included in the area that could potentially be worst affected.
This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Aug 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
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