Noted:
- “Floods break through US dam causing major damage”
Video, 42 seconds, BBC News (June 24, 2024) - “Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in ‘imminent failure condition,’ officials warn”
Doha Madani, NBC News (June 24, 2024) - “Rapidan Dam”
Wikipedia (“This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses….”)
From that NBC piece:
“…An Xcel Energy substation at the dam, which supplies power to about 600 customers, was washed away early Monday. The utility company said its crews were working to replace the destroyed substation and restore power….”
(“Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in ‘imminent failure condition,’ officials warn” Doha Madani, NBC News (June 24, 2024))
That dam is very roughly five miles southwest of Mankato, Minnesota – about two and a half hours south and a little east of the town I live in.
That’s not the only place in Minnesota with flooding problems this week. This spring was the first time in two years that no place in Minnesota was experiencing a drought. That’s good news, but the flooding isn’t.
It’s been a warm, very warm, summer day here; with a slight chance of severe weather tonight. (That’s Monday night, June 24, 2024.)
Here in central Minnesota, that’s rather routine. I’m keeping an eye on the weather anyway. The house is on high ground, here in Sauk Centre. But — there was a storm a few years back, when part of a car dealership landed across the street, so situational awareness is a good idea.
That’s all I’ve got for now: just a quick look at regional news that’s also international news.
And, yes: we talk about weather a lot out here.
- “Frost, Smoke: Another Spring Day in Minnesota”
(May 13, 2024) - “It’s Cold Here, Too: Sauk Centre, Minnesota”
(January 13, 2024) - “Happy Lille Julaften and Fourth Sunday in Advent”
(December 24, 2023)
