Duluth, Minnesota Flash Flooding

Training areas of rain and thunderstorms streamed over northern Minnesota during the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Some of the hardest hit areas was Duluth, Minnesota which endured hours of tremendous rainfall leading to terrible flash flooding across the city.

  1. Tremendous rainfall and serious flooding this morning in NE Minnesota including the… plus.google.com/11278373011155…
  2. Second wettest calendar day on record in Duluth (4.14"), topped only by Jul. 21, 1909. No wonder the #Duluthflood!
  3. This is an image of radar-estimated rainfall in far NE Minnesota. The red colors indicate more than 5 inches of rain in and around the Duluth, MN area. 
  4. RT @MPRweather: Duluth asst. fire chief on Morn. Edition: A "dire emergency situation" in Duluth; extensive flooding across city; several rescues performed
  5. RT @pathammer: Unconfirmed reports of the Duluth Zoo being flooded with missing animal (possibly a polar bear)
  6. Major flooding envelops Duluth, North Shore as rain continues to fall bit.ly/LAQiMP
  7. NWS latest forecast calls for near-record #flood on St. Louis R. at Scanlon, MN: bit.ly/Lk5WOe
  8. Flooding on Fourth St by Whole Foods Coop in Duluth, 2 a.m. Weds. #duluthflood http://pic.twitter.com/zXIyzGU5
  9. RT @todddlh: “@mikeywaldo: Superior street #duluth #flooding instagr.am/p/MFcE89hmT5/”. Great pics! This is one we won't forget!
  10. Absolute downpour right now in Downtown #Duluth. This is gonna be real bad. #duluthflood
  11. Went out into the Duluth flood and snapped a few photos! 3 feet of water on parts of railroad street - yfrog.com/oesyzdp
  12. Guess we're not making it to our location shoot today @ Jay Cooke State Park instagr.am/p/MF9agVMKvy/

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