flood

A snowmobile trail section connecting Northwest Douglas County to Minnesota will remain closed this season due to last June's flood damage.

Forecasted persistent moderate to heavy rainfall this week has prompted the National Weather Service in Duluth to issue a flood watch in effect through Wednesday

Where's the best place to get information? Wisconsin Department of Transportation has an emergency travel alert page that provides updates.

The Radigan dam on the Tamarack river has failed causing flooding in the area near Dairyland Wisconsin. KTSP's chopper 5 shot video of the water overtaking the dam.

A series of thunderstorms from June 15 through June 17 brought with them 5 or more inches through East Central MN through Northern WI with 10 + inches in places.

The MNDOT project to restore the road and access to Jay Cooke State Park is nearing completion. There will be a ribbon cutting next Wednesday.

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the devastating flooding that hit the Twin Ports and surrounding area.

It was 5 years ago that the rain started to fall and continued until there was between 7 and 9 inches in less than 24 hours.  I remember driving to work thinking nothing of it until I started to see pictures of huge sink holes, big enough to swallow a whole car.  It lead to days without power for some residents, the Lake Superior Zoo lost animals and Jay Cooke State Park will never be the same.  R

Flooding from our recent Spring snrain (snow+rain) storm has caused phone issues in Carlton County.  They have determined the issue is a break in a fiber optic line.  Repairable?  Yes, however, at this time the area that needs to be repaired is underwater and that's compounding the problem.  Crews are working on the situation.

Recently the largest storm since 1941 hit Sawyer County in Wisconsin.  The storm caused an estimated $2 million of damage throughout the county and while water levels are going back down, there is still a lot of clean up left to be done and the Red Cross is there to help.

For many it's an inconvenience, but one that will be well worth waiting for.  It's the next phase  to reconstruct the five way intersection that was severely damaged by the June 2012 flood.  Here's what you need to know to make travel easier for you.

Memories of flooding in the Northland back in June of 2012 were recently revisited as the rain has again caused waters to rise.  From International Falls, MN where they are continuing sandbagging attempts, to the State of WI.  We are always reminding you to use caution when driving in flooded areas, but the State of WI Department of Health Services has thought one step further and urges caution wh