…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota…
South Fork Crow River below Mayer affecting Carver County.
Crow River at Rockford affecting Wright and Hennepin Counties.
Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Nicollet, Brown and Blue
Earth Counties.
Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212 affecting Chippewa,
Renville and Yellow Medicine Counties.
Minnesota River at Morton affecting Renville and Redwood Counties.
Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Lac qui Parle, Chippewa
and Yellow Medicine Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…South Fork Crow River below Mayer.
* WHEN…Until Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 11.0 feet, Carver County Road 123 is closed north of
Highway 7 to 42nd Street.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 730 PM CDT Thursday, the stage was 11.5 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 730 PM CDT Thursday was 11.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.5
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Sunday morning.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.5 feet on 05/26/2017.