flood

This last week brought several rounds of severe weather to Minnesota, dropping over 7 inches of rain over the week in some places in the state.

Heavy rains and strong winds have caused Lake Superior to flood a portion of downtown Grand Marais.

Forecasted persistent moderate to heavy rainfall this week has prompted the National Weather Service in Duluth to issue a flood watch in effect through Wednesday

A series of thunderstorms from June 15 through June 17 brought with them 5 or more inches through East Central MN through Northern WI with 10 + inches in places.

After being severely damaged by the flood waters of the 2012 flood, Highway 210 in Jay Cooke State Park is close to being reopened.

The flood happened five years ago and apparently someone wrote a song about it. The song mentions Dan Hanger, Don Ness, Last Place on Earth and more.

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the devastating flooding that hit the Twin Ports and surrounding area.

The flood of 2012 has gone down in the history books and hopefully will stay that way for a very long time, but the financial repercussions continue to come to a boil.

Among many homes and businesses ravaged by last June's flood, the Lake Superior Zoo was hard hit. Flood waters damaged zoo buildings, caused the death of 14 animals, and led to the escape of other animals.

It's been one year since a large storm system dropped several inches of rain on the region; leaving homes, businesses, roadways, and entire communities damaged around the Duluth/Superior region. A year later, we take a look back at some of the incredible photos and videos that left us awestruck.

Between 7 and 9 inches of rain fell on the Twin Ports in less than 24 hours; leading to devastating damage to homes, businesses, and roads that will take weeks, if not months to fully recover. Here is a taste of what was captured through the day as the cleanup began.