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Fillmore County officer was stranded by flooding, as three-state area pounded with rain

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6 years ago

June 11, 2018

A Fillmore County deputy was stranded in the Highway 30 area over the weekend, and had to move to higher ground to escape the flooding.

The three-state area was soaked by storms that moved through Saturday night, leaving nearly 7 inches of rain in some locations.

Spring Valley, Minn., received 6.6 inches in the storm and a total of 8.2 inches over the three-day period. Fennimore, Wis., had slightly less.

Some roads in southwest Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota were either washed out or covered with water.

La Crosse received 1.2 inches at the airport on Saturday.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.