The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) and the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) are teaming up again this summer to offer the second annual Winona Arts Camp for area youth. The “Studio Sampler Spectacular” Arts Camp will offer children an opportunity to explore a variety of ways to make art. Each day, a different artist will guide art campers using a different medium. Art campers will work in 2-dimensions and 3-dimensions, creating using paint, paper, printing, bookmaking, and even Legos. 

Persistent, heavy rainfall Sunday evening has led to flooding in many spots in southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa, especially Mitchell and Mower counties. Numerous roads have been impacted by high water and rivers are running out of their banks in spots. Radar estimates point to 3 to 7" of rain fell in parts of Mitchell and Mower counties.

More rain is in the forecast for again today for southern Minnesota, as a very slow-moving storm system continues to impact the area. The potential is there for another round of severe weather across SE MN & northern IA later this afternoon and evening, mainly along and to the east of I-35. Main threats with any storms that fire up later today will be large damaging hail, strong damaging winds, very heavy rain, and an isolated tornado or two later this afternoon and evening.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue on and off throughout southern Minnesota today. It looks like the activity will wind down though later this afternoon.

The slow-moving storm system responsible for today's storms is one that will stay with us well into next week, continuing the rain chances.  We will get a brief break from the rain though tonight into Saturday.

On and off showers and storms are expected Sunday and Monday.  We are tracking the potential for severe weather across Southern Minnesota during this time frame as well, especially on Sunday afternoon/evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes could be possible! We'll continue to monitor the scenario.