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WGUS43 KMPX 071356
FLWMPX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
856 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Minnesota...

  Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties.

.Rainfall from Monday night has resulted in another three quarters
to an inch of rainfall over the Minnesota River basin near Morton.
Additional rainfall may also be possible Wednesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

&&

MNC127-129-080500-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0003.240508T1800Z-240515T0000Z/
/MTNM5.1.ER.240508T1800Z.240510T0600Z.240514T0600Z.NO/
856 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY, MAY
14...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Minnesota River at Morton.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Tuesday, May 14.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Riverside Rd and Front Street flooded in
  North Redwood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 800 AM CDT Tuesday, the stage was 20.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 22.0 feet early Friday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday, May 14.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    21.9 feet on 04/04/2007.

&&

LAT...LON 4460 9518 4463 9515 4458 9507 4458 9505
      4457 9504 4457 9502 4455 9496 4453 9492
      4452 9487 4448 9487 4450 9491 4452 9496
      4454 9505 4455 9509 4457 9513

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CTG