Minneapolis, Minnesota

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Brown, MN
Effective: 21aaeor2aa -> 25aaeor8aa
Onset: 21aaeor2aa -> 22aaeor15aa
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN on 21aaeor2aa
Headline: Flood Warning issued August 21 at 10:02AM CDT until August 25 at 6:08AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212 affecting Yellow
Medicine, Renville and Chippewa Counties.

Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties.

Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Yellow Medicine, Lac qui
Parle and Chippewa Counties.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cottonwood River above Springfield.

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 930 AM CDT Thursday, the stage was 23.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 930 AM CDT Thursday was 23.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.7
feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage early Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
23.7 feet on 06/21/1991.

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Chippewa, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN
Effective: 21aaeor2aa
Onset: 21aaeor2aa -> 22aaeor15aa
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN on 21aaeor2aa
Headline: Flood Warning issued August 21 at 10:02AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212 affecting Yellow
Medicine, Renville and Chippewa Counties.

Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties.

Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Yellow Medicine, Lac qui
Parle and Chippewa Counties.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Minnesota River at Montevideo.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Storm sewers may need to be plugged to
prevent water from backing up into streets.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 900 AM CDT Thursday, the stage was 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 900 AM CDT Thursday was 16.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
stage at 16.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.0 feet on 03/25/1994.

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Redwood, MN; Renville, MN
Effective: 21aaeor2aa
Onset: 21aaeor2aa -> 22aaeor15aa
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN on 21aaeor2aa
Headline: Flood Warning issued August 21 at 10:02AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212 affecting Yellow
Medicine, Renville and Chippewa Counties.

Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties.

Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Yellow Medicine, Lac qui
Parle and Chippewa Counties.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Minnesota River at Morton.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Fleischer Rd flooded in North Redwood;
storm sewers closed off and bypass pumping begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 900 AM CDT Thursday, the stage was 24.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 900 AM CDT Thursday was 24.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 22.5 feet
Thursday, August 28.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
24.4 feet on 03/31/2009.

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Chippewa, MN; Renville, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN
Effective: 21aaeor2aa
Onset: 21aaeor2aa -> 22aaeor15aa
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN on 21aaeor2aa
Headline: Flood Warning issued August 21 at 10:02AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212 affecting Yellow
Medicine, Renville and Chippewa Counties.

Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties.

Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Yellow Medicine, Lac qui
Parle and Chippewa Counties.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 885.0 feet, Flood waters begin to reach the alley way
along the river at the foot bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 915 AM CDT Thursday, the stage was 885.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 915 AM CDT Thursday was 885.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 885.8
feet this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 885.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
886.0 feet on 06/22/2012.

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Nicollet, MN
Effective: 21aaeor56aa -> 28apeor0ap
Onset: 22apeor0ap -> 22aaeor0aa
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN on 21aaeor56aa
Headline: Flood Warning issued August 21 at 9:56AM CDT until August 28 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Description: ...The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Minnesota...

Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Blue Earth, Brown and
Nicollet Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Minnesota River at New Ulm.

* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 801.0 feet, Flood gate at 18th South Street is closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 845 AM CDT Thursday, the stage was 798.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 801.3 feet early
Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Thursday, August 28.
- Flood stage is 800.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
801.4 feet on 04/26/2018.