Up to 9 inches of rain washes out roads, floods homes in western Wisconsin

When Melissa Rice went to bed Sunday night, she knew there was a chance for inclement weather and prayed there would not be a tornado.

There was no tornado in Baldwin, Wis., but hours of heavy rain - up to 9 inches according to some estimates - brought flooding that washed out roads and sent gallons of water pouring into basements all across town.

The torrent had law enforcement conducting water rescues and evacuations in Baldwin, a town about 40 miles east of St. Paul. At least eight families were evacuated from houses near a creek and taken to a nearby community center, said Jeff Klatt, field service captain with the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office.

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