Flooding a problem in many parts of the Midwest

Flooding a problem in many parts of the Midwest

The combination of melting snow and recent rains continues

to wreak havoc on many Midwestern farms.

Lawrence Sukalski says about a dozen roads in south-central Minnesota have been closed off because of flood waters.

“We still have a lot of culverts plugged up, so water is going over the roads. We’re able to pass through a bunch of them, but if the tiles don’t open up (and)the rest of the culverts don’t open soon, we’ll probably have to close a few more roads down.”

The Martin County farmer tells Brownfield the flooding in Minnesota is minor compared to what’s happening in Nebraska and western Iowa.

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