…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota…
Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.
Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Nicollet, Brown and Blue
Earth Counties.
Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Scott, Le Sueur and
Sibley Counties.
Minnesota River near Jordan affecting Scott, Sibley and Carver
Counties.
Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212 affecting Renville,
Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties.
Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties.
Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Lac qui Parle, Chippewa
and Yellow Medicine Counties.
.Little to no rainfall is in the forecast over the next several
days. Upstream rivers will continue to gradually fall as rivers
downstream continue to rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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…FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT…
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Minnesota River at New Ulm.
* WHEN…Until late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS…At 801.0 feet, Flood gate at 18th South Street is closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 845 PM CDT Friday, the stage was 800.2 feet.
– The river is continuing to rise.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 801.3
feet Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Thursday morning.
– Flood stage is 800.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
801.4 feet on 04/26/2018.
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