LACROSSE, Wis. – Thunderstorms with heavy rain pushed the absorbency limits of soil to the limit in places in the region. Another wave of storms was predicted with inevitable flash floods, the federal weather station warned. Among alarming rainfall totals:>
Dougherty, Iowa, 4.5 inches.
> Lanesboro, 2.6.
> Caledonia, 2.4.
> Stewartville, 2.3.
> Spring Valley, 2.1.
> Rochester, 1.9.
> Lewiston, 1.7.
> Winona, 1.2.