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Weather and Climate News

Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa

Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa

Floodwaters have forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain. Meanwhile, much of the United States is longing for relief from yet another round of extraordinary heat Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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Heat wave continues to boil the Midwest and East Coast while storms brew behind it

Heat wave continues to boil the Midwest and East Coast while storms brew behind it

As the heat is expected to ease off, heavy rain, strong winds and some tornadoes are in the forecast for parts of the Midwest and the Northeast. Meanwhile, the heat wave is reaching into the South.
by Juliana Kim

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Gov. Walz calls in National Guard as southern Minnesota hit with high water, evacuations

Gov. Walz calls in National Guard as southern Minnesota hit with high water, evacuations

Flooding in southern Minnesota has prompted Gov. Tim Walz to declare a peacetime emergency, as some residents have had to leave their homes. The order late Saturday allows Walz to call up the Minnesota National Guard to help cities and counties affected by inundated infrastructure.
by Hannah Yang, Nicole Ki, Mark Zdechlik and The Associated Press

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‘Take it hour by hour’: Waterville residents and volunteers fight flooding, prepare for more rain

‘Take it hour by hour’: Waterville residents and volunteers fight flooding, prepare for more rain

More than 9,000 sandbags have been filled and placed around houses near the shoreline since Wednesday. About 150 volunteers helped with distributing the sandbags throughout town. Lines of cars waited outside of the city’s public works building to take the sandbags. 
by Hannah Yang

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As floodwaters slowly recede in the town of Cook, residents brace for a long recovery

As floodwaters slowly recede in the town of Cook, residents brace for a long recovery

Northeastern Minnesota got a welcome reprieve from Mother Nature Friday. Sunny skies and dry, warm weather helped floodwaters receded in the town of Cook, where Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials visited to tour damage from the flooding that ravaged the small town this week.
by Dan Kraker

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Heat and snowfall, rain and wildfires. It’s a week of extreme weather in the U.S

Heat and snowfall, rain and wildfires. It’s a week of extreme weather in the U.S

As New England sweated through a record heat wave, Montana got rare late-June snow. Firefighters are battling wildfires out West, while forecasters eye another possible tropical storm in the Atlantic.
by Rachel Treisman

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