UPDATED! Windom Update and a Video shows Minnesota dam on on verge of failure as residents remain on high alert. Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Finstad joins Mayor Massad in Mankato to discuss area flooding
Hilary Mathis
Update at 2:43 pm Monday June 24th.
Updated at 2:15pm Monday June 24th
From Windom, Minnesota:
EMERGENCY IN WINDOM, MINNESOTA! Urgent help to fill sandbags at the Windom Arena
So much to pray about……..My sister Deb in Reading, Minnesota looks out the window of her house and sees her farmland full of water. My brother Dave and his wife Denise live in my hometown of Windom, Minnesota and they have had to buy another sump pump to try and keep up with the incoming water into their basement. I see many pictures of the flooding in Windom on Facebook, along with photos from surrounding communities and in South Dakota and Iowa. We have been praying that the water starts to recede. Denise told me that the water has gone down in their basement some. By the way today is Denise’s birthday! The Windom community, like all over Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota come together to fill sandbags and help in many other ways! TRUE AMERICANS! Amen!
We just got this update on the NM Wildfires: Southwest Area Incident Management Team Update on South Fork and Salt Fires
Two people here in New Mexico have died in the fires. More Here
The flood in Windom may be even worse that the 1969 flood.
Millions of Americans sweated through a scorching weekend as temperatures soared across the U.S., while residents were rescued from floodwaters that forced evacuations across the Midwest. One person was killed during flooding in South Dakota, the governor said.
The National Weather Service said the worst of the heat wave would shift from the mid-Atlantic to portions of the southeast and southern Plains by Monday, brining welcome relief for major cities from Washington D.C. to Boston — but it may be short-lived. More Here
Please pray with us for all that are suffering flood damage. Thank the Lord for all the workers who are filling sandbags, sharing sump pumps with others, and the First Responders who have been rescuing people from flooded homes across the region.
You are blessed if you have a dry home. It may seem like a simple thing to live in a dry home, but it is not.
My June 23rd Report:
Last night I got a text from my sister-in-law Denise that they are having to leave their home in my hometown of Windom, Minnesota. Her and Dave live in the house that me, Dave, Deb and Daryl grew up in. The basement is full of water, almost up into the first floor. The water heater is floating in the basement. My bedroom was downstairs. My sister Deb who lost her husband Paul, just over a year ago, says her basement is full of water. Deb lives in Reading, Minn. It looks like all the crops have been destroyed on her farm and all over the area. Devastating!
In 1969 we had the flood of floods in Windom, I am told by my friend Dave Field, former Windom newspaper reporter that this flood may pass the devastation of 1969. That year we had to move out of our house for about 2 weeks. Our water well at the house was no longer any good. We had to get hooked up to city water at that time. My dad, assistant Fire Chief, and all the fireman were so very bust during that time sandbagging and pumping water out of basements. I will always remember that little Civil Defense pumper pulled by a fire truck that pupped a lot of water out of basements.
Sharon and I weep at the devastation not only Windom. We thank the Lord for all the people coming together to help each other during this time. You gotta love how people pull together to help each other! Glory! StarTribune Report on Minnesota Flooding
Peacetime Emergency declared due to flooding, National Guard to help