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Heavy Rain, Flooding Washes Out Highways In Northern Minnesota
"Residents of the Allouez and Itasca areas should prepare immediately as your way in and out of the rest of Superior may be cut off soon."
Heavy rains washed out several highways in northeastern Minnesota Saturday night. Part of Highway 23 near Highway 210 is closed after flash floods eroded away the soil, collapsing the roadway.
Superior, Wisconsin mayor Jim Paine said the Nemadji River is expected to flood Highway 2 Sunday.
"Residents of the Allouez and Itasca areas should prepare immediately as your way in and out of the rest of Superior may be cut off soon," he said on Facebook. "We aren’t sure when exactly but it could be as early as this afternoon."
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Heavy rains last night have washed out part of Hwy 23 in NE Minn, between CR 1 and CR 8. The site is south of the Hwy 23 intersection with Hwy 210. Road is closed in that area. Motorists should take other routes. MnDOT is responding. pic.twitter.com/QnpW2jbblV
— Kevin Gutknecht (@kggutknecht) 17 June 2018
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