Weather
Did You Say "We Needed This Rain"? You Were Right, And Its Impacts Aren't Over
In some locations of the west metro, cities saw as much rain in three days as they saw in the three previous months.
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September 28, 2023
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — You stood on the porch, or in the doorway of your garage. Perhaps you were in front of the window. You put your hands on your hips, gazed into the distance, and eventually declared aloud "We really needed this rain." There's a good chance no one was even around to hear you. It doesn't matter. You were right.
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The Twin Cities' multi-day rainstorm brought much-needed relief to this year's ongoing drought. In some locations of the west metro, cities saw as much rain in three days as they saw in the three previous months.
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