... Thunderstorms continue to bring heavy rain to
Faribault... Freeborn and Martin counties through 215 am CDT...
At 1255 am CDT... Doppler radar continued to indicate showers and
thunderstorms moving eastward along the Interstate 90 corridor. Up
to two inches of rain have fallen right along the Iowa state line in
Martin... Faribault... and western Freeborn counties as well as across
western Martin County. Thunderstorm activity is becoming more
scattered but some locations along and south of Interstate 90 may
receive another half inch of rainfall. Ponding of water on roadways
and in poorly drained and low lying areas is possible. Through 230
am CDT. Some of the locations affected by the heaviest rain are
Elmore... Kiester... and Glenville. Fairmont and Albert Lea will also
continue to receive heavy downpours.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Total rainfall amounts of up to 2.5 inches are possible from the
thunderstorms. This may result in brief runoff problems and ponding
of water on area roadways.
Lat... Lon 4377 9307 4351 9306 4350 9486 4377 9485
time... Mot... loc 0551z 261deg 33kt 4364 9480