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A powerful storm system that crawled across parts of the state dropped on the southeast Minnesota community.

The rains brought the two-day moisture total to 14 inches, flooding dozens of county roads, filling basements and triggering the cancellation of school. Pictures show Waseca's middle school virtually unreachable due to the ocean that floods the parking lot.

The Waseca High School athletic field is completely underwater, forcing the cancellation of tonight's girls’ soccer game and likely many events to come. 

Emergency management officials detailed the damage to home foundations and roads. Highway 14 is closed in spots between Waseca and Janesville, and more than 40 separate spots on the county's 400 miles of road are impassable.

Motorists are being warned not to drive on flood-covered roads as some spots are completely washed out.

The Waseca public works director says municipal water is currently safe to drink, and told reporters that city crews are pumping water from the sanitary sewer lines into storm sewers, so raw sewage does not back up into the basements of residents.

 He also cautioned those with three to four feet of water in their basements not to pump them out right now, as pressure from water outside the home could cause foundations to collapse. 

The Waseca County Sheriff's department confirms a number of residents were forced to evacuate their homes overnight due to flooding, and many who didn't have to flee are still pumping out basements filled with rain and runoff.

A bit northeast, overnight rains have pushed the Zumbro River to its highest level since the destructive floods of 2010. According to the National Weather Service, the North Fork of the Zumbro River crested at a record level of 23.38 ft. 

Water took over Riverside Park in Wanamingo. Flooding also forced the town to turn the power off at its wastewater plant.