5/19/2023 8:46:00 PM until 5/26/2023 2:12:00 PM

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 continues for the following rivers in Minnesota and Wisconsin... Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County. Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Sibley, Scott and Le Sueur Counties. Mississippi River at St. Paul affecting Ramsey, Washington and Dakota Counties. Mississippi River near Hastings L/D 2 (COE) affecting Goodhue, Washington, Pierce and Dakota Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Minnesota... Minnesota River at Savage affecting Carver, Scott, Hennepin and Dakota Counties. Minnesota River near Jordan affecting Carver, Sibley and Scott Counties. Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota... Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County. Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Nicollet, Brown and Blue Earth Counties. .Flooding continues along the Minnesota River and some tributaries, especially from the Cottonwood River downstream to the Mississippi River. Crests have already occurred upstream of Jordan on the Minnesota River with water levels slowly receding. Downstream of Jordan crests will occur within the next few days. Dry conditions are expected through late next week. ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Minnesota River at Savage. * WHEN...Until Friday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 700 PM CDT Friday, the stage was 707.6 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 700 PM CDT Friday was 707.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 707.9 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 702.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 708.1 feet on 05/06/1986. &&