Carver, MN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 423 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON                KANDIYOHI             MCLEOD
MEEKER                MORRISON              SHERBURNE
STEARNS               TODD                  WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

ANOKA                 CARVER                CHISAGO
DAKOTA                HENNEPIN              ISANTI
KANABEC               MILLE LACS            RAMSEY
SCOTT                 WASHINGTON

IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

DOUGLAS               POPE

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

POLK

IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

PIERCE                ST. CROIX

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BLAINE, CAMBRIDGE,
CENTER CITY, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, ELK RIVER, GLENWOOD, HASTINGS,
HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LITCHFIELD, LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE,
MINNEAPOLIS, MONTICELLO, MORA, OSCEOLA, PRINCETON, RIVER FALLS,
SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST CLOUD, ST PAUL, STILLWATER, VICTORIA,
AND WILLMAR.

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...South Fork Crow River below Mayer.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Carver County Road 123 is closed north of
Highway 7 to 42nd Street.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 930 AM CDT Monday, the stage was 9.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Wednesday morning to a crest of 11.5 feet Thursday evening.
It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.5 feet on 05/26/2017.

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