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    Old 07-16-2011, 12:29 PM
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    Had some pretty bad storms come through here this morning lots of rain, thunder, and lightning! woke up around 5 o'clock just from the thunder and around 6 I heard my husband get up and start to get dressed... which I thought was weird because he didn't work until later that morning. Then I heard him go outside (we live in an apartment complex) and start his truck. So then I got up, looked outside and the parking lot was completely flooded!

    I had my husband move my car because the water was almost over the tires! Everything is dry now...besides the inside of my car. I definitely know what they mean by a flash flood now!

    Now we get to look forward to the HOT weather we will have all weekend and week in the upper 90s with the humidity it will feel closer to 110. Ah...gotta love Minnesota!

    My car is the 3rd one in!
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    Old 07-16-2011, 12:35 PM
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    WOWZA! From an adjacent lake? Or is the parking lot just concave?
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    Old 07-16-2011, 12:37 PM
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    Originally Posted by MTS
    WOWZA! From an adjacent lake?
    Nope! Just from a lot of rain in a short amount of time!
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    Old 07-16-2011, 12:38 PM
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    Originally Posted by MrsMoe4487
    Nope! Just from a lot of rain in a short amount of time!
    WOW again! You're lucky the car started.
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    Old 07-16-2011, 12:41 PM
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    yikes! It looks like some the buildings flooded too??
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    Old 07-16-2011, 12:43 PM
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    Whereabouts in Minnesota?

    We had a great lightning and thunder show this morning (between about 4 am and 6 am

    (Southeast of St. Paul MN)
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    Old 07-16-2011, 12:55 PM
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    Originally Posted by qbquilts
    yikes! It looks like some the buildings flooded too??
    From our apartment..on the 3rd floor... it didn't look like the water got close enough to the buildings to cause any damage.
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    Old 07-16-2011, 12:57 PM
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    Originally Posted by bearisgray
    Whereabouts in Minnesota?

    We had a great lightning and thunder show this morning (between about 4 am and 6 am

    (Southeast of St. Paul MN)
    Yeah you saw it too...same time frame! We're near northeast Minneapolis
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    OMG..that's a Lot of water!!!!
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    Old 07-16-2011, 01:12 PM
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    Wow! That's incredible. Glad you and your cars are OK.
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