To some, the 100-year rain events have become an annual calamity as the Glencoe area, along with the southern half of McLeod County and most of Sibley County, were hammered with 10- to 11-inch rains Thursday morning.
By 7 a.m., over five inches of rain had fallen in Glencoe. The north central holding ponds in the Willow Ridge addition had been closed at 4 a.m. when drainage from the north overpowered the pond system. Another four plus inches of rain were recorded after 7 a.m.