St. Peter flooding

Hwy 22 S from St. Peter going to Mankato

It's a little difficult to get in and out of St. Peter these days. The flooding is amazing! Brian's commute takes him an extra 15 minutes, which isn't too bad, just a little inconvenient. Hwy 169 is closed both north and south of St. Peter. It's completely submerged right around McDonalds. Our friends the Frey's live next to McDonalds and the water came as close as 20-25 feet from their house. They said they've never seen flooding this bad before. Not exactly sure where 169 is flooded south of St. Peter but more than likely it's around the 7-mile park area. Doesn't take much to flood that area. Hwy 22 south to Mankato is also closed with water completely submerging that road as you can see in the photo.

Hwy 99 East of St. Peter is closed too. The water is right up under the bridge and the railroad tracks and road were also under water near Whiskey River. We have quite a few friends that live out that way and their detour into St. Peter takes them quite a bit out of the way. A good 25 minute drive or more. What a pain. Somehow a large log caught a cable line near the 99 bridge. The photo shows that.




Millpond is pretty much under water too. The dock where the girls fish is bearly showing, same goes for the playground equipment. There's been lots and lots of people taking pictures and documenting this historical flood. Hopefully it won't take too long for the water to recede and life to get back to normal. Pretty awesome though. :)