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Flood Watch issued June 21 at 7:06AM CDT until June 22 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MNAnother round of heavy rainfall is expected tonight through earlySaturday across portions of southern and central Minnesota andwestern Wisconsin. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected bySaturday afternoon with locally higher amounts of 5+ inches possibleacross south central Minnesota. Rainfall rates may exceed 1"/hour attimes.* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of Minnesota, including the following areas,Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue,Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley,Steele, Waseca, Washington and Wright and west central Wisconsin,including the following areas, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce and St. Croix.* WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Saturated soils combined with another couple rounds of veryheavy rain could result in flash flooding.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take actionshould Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Flood Warning issued June 20 at 9:26PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inMinnesota and Wisconsin...Minnesota River at Mankato affecting Nicollet and Blue EarthCounties.Mississippi River near Hastings L/D 2 (COE) affecting Dakota,Pierce and Washington Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers inMinnesota...Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County.Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Nicollet, Blue Earth andBrown Counties.Minnesota River at Savage affecting Hennepin, Dakota, Scott andCarver Counties.Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Le Sueur, Sibley andScott Counties.Minnesota River near Jordan affecting Sibley, Scott and CarverCounties.Minnesota River at Morton affecting Renville and Redwood Counties.South Fork Crow River at Delano affecting Hennepin and WrightCounties.South Fork Crow River below Mayer affecting Carver County.Crow River at Rockford affecting Hennepin and Wright Counties.Mississippi River at St. Paul affecting Dakota, Ramsey andWashington Counties..Heavy, widespread rainfall over the last several days has alreadycaused substantial rises in area rivers. With more heavy rainfallexpected through the end of this week, river levels are forecast toincrease even more in the coming days. From tonight through Sunday,much of southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin will see atleast 2 inches of rain. A corridor of higher rainfall amounts (3 to4 inches) is expected, particularly over southern Minnesota, and afew localized areas within this corridor could even see amounts over5 inches.* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood ofrecord.* WHERE...Minnesota River at Mankato.* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 26.6 feet, Flood waters begin to impact Highway 169in North Mankato.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 830 PM CDT Thursday, the stage was 20.0 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stageearly Saturday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of28.5 feet Tuesday morning.- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of28.3 feet on 09/27/2010.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.

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