Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
619 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.The heavy rain has ended, but small creeks and streams continue to
run high. The flood warning has been extended into Monday morning.

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Le Sueur MN-Rice MN-Steele MN-Waseca MN-
619 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY...

* 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 1000 AM CDT Monday.

* 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 618 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the
    warned area. Flooding is already occurring.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no 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.

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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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JRB