980
WGUS83 KMPX 222128
FLSMPX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
428 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

MNC079-131-147-161-231200-
/O.CON.KMPX.FA.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240623T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Le Sueur MN-Rice MN-Steele MN-Waseca MN-
428 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of south central Minnesota, including the
  following counties, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele and Waseca.

* WHEN...Until 700 AM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Low-water
  crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. It
  will take several hours for all the water from these storms to
  work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 426 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing
    flooding across the warned area.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no significant additional
    rainfall is expected.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Owatonna, Faribault, Waseca, Waterville, Medford, Morristown,
    Elysian, Warsaw, Nerstrand, Lemond, Clinton Falls, Merton,
    Moland, Hope, Kilkenny, Deerfield, Owatonna Airport,
    Faribault Airport, Sakatah Lake State Park and Ruskin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4434 9375 4441 9352 4441 9304 4395 9305
      4389 9323 4391 9343 4402 9340 4419 9364
      4418 9377 4424 9377

$$

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