Flood Warning issued July 2 at 9:08PM CDT until July 9 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

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

South Fork Crow River below Mayer affecting Carver County.

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

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

Minnesota River at Morton affecting Renville and Redwood Counties.

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

Crow River at Rockford affecting Hennepin and Wright Counties.

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

* WHERE…Crow River at Rockford.

* WHEN…Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 10.0 feet, Low lying areas and some roads along the
river begin to experience flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 800 PM CDT Wednesday, the stage was 10.4 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 800 PM CDT Wednesday was 10.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.4
feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage early Tuesday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.4 feet on 03/25/1936.

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