By the Minnesota DNR
As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week next week, the National Weather Service Twin Cities will focus on the topic of floods on Wednesday, April 9. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would like to take this opportunity to remind Minnesotans that it is important to be prepared for flood conditions.
“Like every year, the DNR stands ready to help Minnesotans prepare for and respond to floods,” said Commissioner Sarah Strommen, “We value our partnerships with local communities in this effort and encourage Minnesotans to stay vigilant in their flood preparations.”
Flooding might not be on people’s minds with the recent snowfall across the state, another early spring thaw and four consecutive years of persistent drought in Minnesota, but flood potential was similarly low at this time last year, yet extreme rains brought flooding to several areas of the state in June.
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