A line of thunderstorms moved through parts of the region during the later afternoon and evening of July 19. The storm produced damaging wind gusts over parts of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa into southwest Wisconsin. Later in the evening, storms redeveloped further north in western Wisconsin. These storms repeatedly hit the same areas just east of the Mississippi River into the Wisconsin River valley. Many towns were flooded out by 6-8 inches of rain, and many rivers rose or will rise to major flood stage.
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