Flash Flood Watch In Effect Until Late Tonight

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the green area until late tonight

The National Weather Service has a Flash Flood Watch in effect from Interstate 90 to the North Dakota border and east to west from Southwestern Minnesota to the Missouri River. Jen Hacker at the National Weather Service says heavy rain is expected later today…

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Hacker says widespread severe weather should not be a factor for the weekend…

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The National Weather Service says the ground is saturated in many places and that low lying and urban areas could be at risk for flash flooding.