WINONA, Minn. – Waves of torrential rain whipped through Winona overnight, pre-emptively activating the county emergency response center. Crews were called about onedowned power line. Branches briefly blocked Old Homer Road. Three cars overturned on their roofs in the county but whether the blinding rain was a factorwas unclear. No flash floods were reported. The ground, dry from a summer of drought, absorbed the moisture easily. Even so, a lot of basement sump pumps had a good workout. The precipitation tracking station at the Winona airport reported a total of almost 6.8 inches:
5:55 p.m.: 0.04 inches.
6:15 p.m.: 0.32 inches.
6:35 p.m.: 0.39 inches.
6:55 p.m.: 0.73 nches.
7:15 p.m.: 0.33 inches.
7:35 p.m: 0.47 inches.
7:55 p.m.: 0.69 inches.
8:15 p.m.: 0.23 inches.
8:35 p.m.: 0.52 inches.
8:55 p.m.: 0.93 inches.
9:15 p.m.: 0.26 inches.
9:35 p.m.: 0.48 inches.
9:55 p.m.: 0.65 inches.
10:15 p.m.: 0.34 inches.
10:35 p.m.: 0.29 inches.
10:55 p.m.: 0.34 inches.
11:15 p.m.: 0.01 inches
11:55 p.m.: 0.01 inches
12:15 a.m.: 0.01 inches
2:35 a.m.: 0.01 nches.
2:55 a.m.: 0.04 inches.
3:55 a.m.: 0.01 inches
4:55 a.m.: 0.01 inches.
7:35 a.m.: 0.01 inches.
7:55 a.m.: 0.01 inches