08/19/2007 REPORTS: MN / WI / IA / IL

[Doug_Kiesling]

Chased the storms during the overnight and got a ton of flooding in Owatonna MN. Then was requested by CNN to go and try to get into the areas hit hard by the flooding in Southeastern MN. I just got done with a shoot here and taking a lunch break and all I can say is WOW, I'm sure glad I did not go to Jamacia for Dean since we had the same thing here overnight but without the wind. Several towns are under several FEET of water and the roads... Om Yeah, the roads are washed out, and some roads are just washed away, the whole area is pretty much under a state of emergency.

Here is a screen cap from this morning. This "was" Highway 247 just west of Beaver MN.

 

[Doug_Kiesling]

Some footage from the Kellogg and Beaver MN area

Here is some footage from the Kellogg MN and Beaver MN area that I shot. I have so much footage from yesterday that I'm just trying to sort it all out now to catalog it.

http://www.weatherpaparazzi.com/images/myspace/081907_BNVN_Minnesota_Major_Floodingredo.wmv