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Flooding forces evacuations in Minnesota

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CANNON FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Cannon Falls is closing roads and asking some residents to evacuate due to flooding.

National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Griesinger says 8.4 inches of rain fell Thursday.

Police say the Cannon River has risen 28 inches since 2 a.m. Friday and the Little Cannon River rose 39 inches early Friday.

The city notified residents who live near flooded roads to evacuate. Some are also sandbagging.

Griesinger says the Little Cannon River crested at 20.4 feet at about 5 a.m. Friday, breaking the September 2010 record of 16.5 feet.

The Cannon River was at 14 feet Friday morning, with a crest of around 15 feet expected later Friday. That record is 15.1 feet.

The service issued flood warnings for eastern Rice County, Goodhue County and southern Dakota County Friday morning.

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