This long-exposure drone photo provided by AW Aerial shows a home as it teeters before partially collapsing into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
- Andrew Weinzierl - ugc, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This drone photo provided by AW Aerial shows a home as it teeters before partially collapsing into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
- Andrew Weinzierl - ugc, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This drone photo provided by AW Aerial shows a home as it teeters before partially collapsing into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
- Andrew Weinzierl - ugc, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rising water from the Mississippi River envelopes the riverbank, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, Minn.
- Anthony Souffle - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A bridge crossing Beaver Creek, on the property of Lori Lems, is devastated after flooding in the area over the weekend. Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Canton, SD.
- Josh Jurgens - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Heavy rains in recent days have submerged farmland near Vermillion, S.D., on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Flooding has devastated communities in several states across the Midwest.
- Jake Hoffner - handout one time use, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A tornado is seen near Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. More severe weather was forecast to move into the region Tuesday, potentially bringing large hail, damaging winds and even a brief tornado or two in parts of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service.
- Nick Rohlman - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
After flooding in the area over the weekend, Rotary Park finally emerges from the depths of the Big Sioux River. Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Canton, SD.
- Josh Jurgens - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The innards of a house near the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., are visible as waters from the Blue Earth River rush by Monday.
- Casey Ek - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rachel Morsching sits Tuesday, June 25, 2024, on the flooded porch of her father Dean Roemhildt's home in Waterville., Minn. Waters from the nearby Tetonka and Sakatah lakes have encroached on the town amid recent heavy rains.
- Casey Ek - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jared Gerlock, left, and his son, Robbie, carry a bin of water-logged stuffed animals, out of the flood-damaged basem*nt of their home on East Second St. in Spencer, Iowa Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Officials say about 40% of properties in the city were affected after the Little Sioux River flooded.
- Tim Hynds - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volunteer Tyron Berkenpas, an employee of Maintainer Corporation in Sheldon, Iowa, removes a bag of flood-damaged items, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, from the basem*nt of a home on East Second Street in Spencer, Iowa. Spencer, population of about 11,400, is recovering after the Little Sioux River flooded a large section of the city this past weekend. Officials there say about 40% of properties in the city were affected by the flooding.
- Tim Hynds - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Debris is shown stuck on the Grand Avenue Bridge over the Little Sioux River as a sump pump forces water back into the river, in Spencer, Iowa, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The bridge was closed to traffic as of noon Tuesday.
- Tim Hynds - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Skid Loader scoops up debris after residents were forced to dump trash at the high school after being unable to access the city dump while trying to clean up after flooding over the weekend, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Canton, SD .
- Josh Jurgens - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwater continues to carve a channel around the Rapidan Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Mankato, Minn. Water breached the earthen abutment early Monday morning and rapidly eroded the west bank of the Blue Earth River.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwater continues to carve a channel around the Rapidan Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Mankato, Minn. Water breached the earthen abutment early Monday morning and rapidly eroded the west bank of the Blue Earth River.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwater continues to carve a channel around the Rapidan Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Mankato, Minn. Water breached the earthen abutment early Monday morning and rapidly eroded the west bank of the Blue Earth River.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwater continues to carve a channel around the Rapidan Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Mankato, Minn. Water breached the earthen abutment early Monday morning and rapidly eroded the west bank of the Blue Earth River.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
David Hruska, whose parents bought the Rapidan Dam Store and adjacent house in 1972, is photographed Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Rapidan, Minn. He says he hopes to salvage what he can before the flooding river that eroded the bank under his home also claims his family’s business.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP
Severe weather over days has caused havoc and destruction across the U.S. That includes torrential rains and flooding in the Upper Midwest and powerful storms in the Northeast that left a least two people dead from falling trees
This long-exposure drone photo provided by AW Aerial shows a home as it teeters before partially collapsing into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
- Andrew Weinzierl - ugc, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This drone photo provided by AW Aerial shows a home as it teeters before partially collapsing into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
- Andrew Weinzierl - ugc, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This drone photo provided by AW Aerial shows a home as it teeters before partially collapsing into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
- Andrew Weinzierl - ugc, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rising water from the Mississippi River envelopes the riverbank, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, Minn.
- Anthony Souffle - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A bridge crossing Beaver Creek, on the property of Lori Lems, is devastated after flooding in the area over the weekend. Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Canton, SD.
- Josh Jurgens - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Heavy rains in recent days have submerged farmland near Vermillion, S.D., on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Flooding has devastated communities in several states across the Midwest.
- Jake Hoffner - handout one time use, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A tornado is seen near Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. More severe weather was forecast to move into the region Tuesday, potentially bringing large hail, damaging winds and even a brief tornado or two in parts of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service.
- Nick Rohlman - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
After flooding in the area over the weekend, Rotary Park finally emerges from the depths of the Big Sioux River. Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Canton, SD.
- Josh Jurgens - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The innards of a house near the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., are visible as waters from the Blue Earth River rush by Monday.
- Casey Ek - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rachel Morsching sits Tuesday, June 25, 2024, on the flooded porch of her father Dean Roemhildt's home in Waterville., Minn. Waters from the nearby Tetonka and Sakatah lakes have encroached on the town amid recent heavy rains.
- Casey Ek - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jared Gerlock, left, and his son, Robbie, carry a bin of water-logged stuffed animals, out of the flood-damaged basem*nt of their home on East Second St. in Spencer, Iowa Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Officials say about 40% of properties in the city were affected after the Little Sioux River flooded.
- Tim Hynds - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Volunteer Tyron Berkenpas, an employee of Maintainer Corporation in Sheldon, Iowa, removes a bag of flood-damaged items, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, from the basem*nt of a home on East Second Street in Spencer, Iowa. Spencer, population of about 11,400, is recovering after the Little Sioux River flooded a large section of the city this past weekend. Officials there say about 40% of properties in the city were affected by the flooding.
- Tim Hynds - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Debris is shown stuck on the Grand Avenue Bridge over the Little Sioux River as a sump pump forces water back into the river, in Spencer, Iowa, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The bridge was closed to traffic as of noon Tuesday.
- Tim Hynds - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Skid Loader scoops up debris after residents were forced to dump trash at the high school after being unable to access the city dump while trying to clean up after flooding over the weekend, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Canton, SD .
- Josh Jurgens - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwater continues to carve a channel around the Rapidan Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Mankato, Minn. Water breached the earthen abutment early Monday morning and rapidly eroded the west bank of the Blue Earth River.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwater continues to carve a channel around the Rapidan Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Mankato, Minn. Water breached the earthen abutment early Monday morning and rapidly eroded the west bank of the Blue Earth River.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwater continues to carve a channel around the Rapidan Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Mankato, Minn. Water breached the earthen abutment early Monday morning and rapidly eroded the west bank of the Blue Earth River.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Floodwater continues to carve a channel around the Rapidan Dam, Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Mankato, Minn. Water breached the earthen abutment early Monday morning and rapidly eroded the west bank of the Blue Earth River.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
David Hruska, whose parents bought the Rapidan Dam Store and adjacent house in 1972, is photographed Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Rapidan, Minn. He says he hopes to salvage what he can before the flooding river that eroded the bank under his home also claims his family’s business.
- Mark Vancleave - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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