Sleepy Eye, MN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Cottonwood River above Springfield.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1130 AM CDT Monday, the stage was 25.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1130 AM CDT Monday was 25.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.0
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Thursday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
28.0 feet on 07/18/2016.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cottonwood River at New Ulm.

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon to late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flood waters begin to impact Cottonwood
Street west of the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1100 AM CDT Monday, the stage was 6.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 12.9 feet early
Wednesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.9 feet on 04/01/1979.

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