Nearly half of Minnesota under "unprecedented" flooding
As of Thursday morning, more than 20 river gauges across the Upper Midwest have hit major flood stage, with more rain expected in flood-soaked areas.
Pauleen Le joined WCCO-TV as a reporter in April 2022. She is a first generation Asian-American and is originally from Eagan.
Pauleen began her career as a general assignment reporter in La Crosse, Wis. She also made stops in Green Bay, Wis. and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Prior to WCCO, she served as morning anchor at CBS 58 in Milwaukee, Wis.
Pauleen's reports on some of the biggest stories in the last decade have been seen on HLN, CBS Mornings and the BBC. She has received 9 Emmy nominations and won countless Wisconsin Broadcaster Association awards.
She's a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and Two Rivers High School (formerly Henry Sibley High School).
In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with family and friends and checking out the Twin Cities restaurant scene.
Pauleen is a member of the Asian American Journalist Association.
As of Thursday morning, more than 20 river gauges across the Upper Midwest have hit major flood stage, with more rain expected in flood-soaked areas.
The Cannon River runs through two big lakes surrounding the town about an hour south of the Twin Cities. With more rain in the forecast, people who live there are bracing for the flooding to get worse before it gets better.
More rain will fall across parts of Minnesota on Friday and Saturday, exacerbating flood conditions and putting several communities at risk.
The raging Minnesota River near Henderson is set to reach moderate flood stage this week, which is expected to cause some detours.
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