Flood Warning in Nicollet County, Minnesota
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/14/2022 10:01:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
5/14/2022 10:01:00 PM until 5/15/2022 10:15:00 AM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Minnesota...
Minnesota River At New Ulm affecting Brown, Blue Earth and
Nicollet Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota...
Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.
Mississippi River At Hwy 169 at Champlin affecting Anoka and
Hennepin Counties.
Mississippi River at St. Cloud affecting Sherburne, Stearns and
Wright Counties.
Minnesota River At Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties.
Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Lac qui Parle, Chippewa
and Yellow Medicine Counties.
Sauk River at St. Cloud affecting Stearns County.
Snake River At Mora affecting Kanabec County.
Redwood River near Redwood Falls affecting Redwood County.
For the Cottonwood River...including Springfield, New Ulm...Minor
flooding is forecast.
For the Minnesota River...including Montevideo, Dawson, Granite
Falls HWY 212, Morton, New Ulm, Mankato, Henderson MN19, Jordan,
Savage...Major flooding is forecast.
For the Sauk River...including St. Cloud...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
For the Mississippi River...including Royalton 4NW, St. Cloud, Hwy
169 at Champlin, Hwy 610 @ Brooklyn Pk, Fridley abv 37th Ave NE, St.
Paul, Hastings L/D 2, Red Wing L/D 3, Red Wing...Minor flooding is
forecast.
For the REDWOOD RIVER...including Redwood Falls...Minor flooding is
forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Minnesota River At New Ulm.
* WHEN...From Sunday evening until further notice.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 845 PM CDT Saturday, the stage was 795.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue rising to a crest of 803.3
feet early Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 800.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
804.2 feet on 09/29/2010.
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