Heavy Rain in Minnesota

Read the article about heavy rain then answer the questions below

|Heavy storms through Tuesday night dumped as much as 5 inches of rain in parts of south-central Minnesota, 3.6 inches at the airport in St. Paul, 3.3 inches at the airport in Minneapolis and 2.17 inches in Chanhassen.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed a few sections of road in the Twin Cities this morning because of the heavy rains. Hwy. 280 was closed at County Road B because of water; pumps removed water blocking Hwy. 7 west of Interstate Hwy. 494. On the metro-area highways there were significant backups because of rainy weather, Heininger said.|

Questions

1. How many inches of rain fell in south-central Minnesota?
2. Did more or less rain fall in Minneapolis?
3. Were any roads closed due to the rain?
4. What were you doing during the storm last night?

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