A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam collapsed into the river in the latest jarring example of extreme weather gripping the upper Midwest.
House on edge of swollen river near Rapidan Dam in Minnesota collapses into the water, video showsA house teetering on the edge of Blue Earth River near the failing Rapidan Dam in Minnesota collapsed into the water on Tuesday night.
"That's our life, as well. That's our business; that's our livelihood. It's everything to us," Barnes said. "There's no stopping it. It's going to go where it wants to go. It's going to take what it wants to take." Blue Earth County officials said Wednesday that there were dramatic changes around the dam overnight, with the river cutting more widely and deeply into the bank, and they are concerned about the integrity of a nearby bridge over the river. After the flooding subsides, the county will be faced with deciding whether to make repairs to the dam or possibly remove it - with both options costing millions of dollars.
Tornado warnings, flash flooding and large hail Tuesday night added insult to injury for some Midwesterners. The National Weather Service said several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Nebraska. The service was assessing damage to some buildings, crops and trees to confirm whether tornadoes touched down. No major injuries were reported.
In southeastern South Dakota, residents of Canton were cleaning up after getting 18 to 20 inches of rain in just 36 hours last week. A creek beside the 20 acres owned by Lori Lems and her husband flooded the playground they'd built in their backyard for their grandchildren.
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