Heavy Rain Closes Roads, Schools in Mitchell Area

Heavy rain Thursday morning in Mitchell and parts of Southwestern Minnesota.

Phil Schumacher from the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says they’ve had reports of 3 to 7 inches of rain with the heaviest reported around the Mitchell area.

Mitchell received 2.08 of rain between 9 and 10 pm last night. There is no school today in Mitchell, Armour, Burke, Howard, Parkston, Alexandria and Madison.

Schumacher says the good news is the rain is moving out of the area.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol announced Interstate 90 is closed at Exit 310 and Exit 330. There is an established detour, but authorities are stressing to use caution.

Along with I-90, parts of SD 44 and SD 38 are blocked due to flooding around the same area as Interstate 90.

In the Huron area,

(KELO)