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Dry Conditions Returning for Area South of St. Cloud
UNDATED -- While we've had plenty of rain lately from the St. Cloud metro area and northward, some parts of the state could actually use some rain.
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In the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday, 16 percent of the state is now abnormally dry compared to 11 percent a week ago. The abnormally dry area stretches from southern Stearns county, includes all of Meeker and Wright counties, the entire Twin Cities metro region, and all of south-central Minnesota.
St. Cloud has officially had about 5 1/2 inches of rain so far in June, which is nearly two inches above normal.
There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night mainly in the area that is the driest. A few storms could produce damaging wind and large hail across eastern Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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