MNC013-015-019-043-079-091-103-139-143-161-165-162100-
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CARVER MN-SCOTT MN-SIBLEY MN-LE SUEUR MN-BROWN MN-NICOLLET MN-
BLUE EARTH MN-WASECA MN-WATONWAN MN-FARIBAULT MN-MARTIN MN-
350 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM AND SNOW MELT IN...
  BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SIBLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WATONWAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WESTERN CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 345 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
  OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING...WITH MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ICE JAMS
  CAUSING WATER OVER ROADS. MANY COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS HAVE BEEN
  CLOSED. ONE MAJOR ICE JAM IS ON THE MINNESOTA RIVER NORTH OF
  HENDERSON. SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS MAY BE THREATENED.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BLUE
  EARTH...JANESVILLE...LE SUEUR...NEW RICHLAND...NEW ULM...AMBOY...
  BRICELYN...EVAN...HENDERSON...KASOTA...MAPLETON...MAYER...
  NEW GERMANY...ST JAMES...ST PETER...TRUMAN...WALDORF...WILTON...
  WINNEBAGO...AND WINTHROP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM SNOW MELT AND ICE JAMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 4349 9486 4410 9487 4411 9510 4428 9510
      4428 9486 4449 9484 4446 9480 4446 9463
      4471 9462 4471 9450 4463 9449 4463 9426
      4471 9425 4472 9402 4497 9400 4497 9378
      4462 9378 4387 9340 4385 9365 4350 9365

$$

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...

  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...
  RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND 
  YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT HENDERSON AFFECTING LE SUEUR...SCOTT AND SIBLEY 
  COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 
  COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 
  COUNTIES 
  MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST PAUL AFFECTING DAKOTA...RAMSEY AND 
  WASHINGTON COUNTIES 
  MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS L/D 2 AFFECTING DAKOTA...WASHINGTON 
  AND PIERCE COUNTIES 
  CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD MN AFFECTING HENNEPIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES 
  SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY 
  SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER AT DELANO MN AFFECTING WRIGHT COUNTY 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 
  MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND AFFECTING GOODHUE COUNTY 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND 
  NICOLLET COUNTIES 
  COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND 
  NICOLLET COUNTIES 
  REDWOOD RIVER NEAR REDWOOD FALLS AFFECTING REDWOOD COUNTY 
  SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY 


.AN WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL ROTATE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA 
TODAY. A SECOND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION 
ON TUESDAY. BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED AREAS OF
LIGHT RAIN ACROSS MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL 
WISCONSIN. HOWEVER ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH 
OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HENCE THE PRECIPITATION WILL
HAVE LITTLE TO NO IMPACT TO THE RIVER FORECASTS.

FOR AREAS THAT DO STILL HAVE A SNOWPACK WHICH IS MAINLY THE 
WESTERN HALF OF MINNESOTA...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY
A ROLE IN THE MELT. HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE IN THE LOWER 
TO MID 40 ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES ON 
WEDNESDAY WILL BE WARMER WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT
WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S WITH UPPER 20S EXPTED FOR 
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WARM TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY TIME HOURS WILL
CONTINUE TO HELP MELT THE SNOWPACK.

ICE AND DEBRIS JAMS REMAIN A CONCERN AS THIS EVENT UNFOLDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU OBSERVE AN ICE OR DEBRIS JAM PLEASE REPORT THIS TO 
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN EMAIL REPORTS DIRECTLY TO
THE NWS VIA MPX.SPOTTER@NOAA.GOV.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFERENCE THE SPRING FLOOD MONITOR AT 
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MPX/?N=SPRINGFLOODING 
ALL LOWER CASE

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

&&

MNC013-015-103-170123-
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224 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM.
* AT 12:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 797.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 799.9 FEET BY 
  SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON MARCH 20TH THEN BEGIN FALLING. 
  HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 799.8 
  FEET ON APR 4 2009.

$$

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...

  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...
  RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND 
  YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT HENDERSON AFFECTING LE SUEUR...SCOTT AND SIBLEY 
  COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 
  COUNTIES 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 
  COUNTIES 
  MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST PAUL AFFECTING DAKOTA...RAMSEY AND 
  WASHINGTON COUNTIES 
  MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS L/D 2 AFFECTING DAKOTA...WASHINGTON 
  AND PIERCE COUNTIES 
  CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD MN AFFECTING HENNEPIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES 
  SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY 
  SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER AT DELANO MN AFFECTING WRIGHT COUNTY 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 
  MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND AFFECTING GOODHUE COUNTY 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND 
  NICOLLET COUNTIES 
  COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND 
  NICOLLET COUNTIES 
  REDWOOD RIVER NEAR REDWOOD FALLS AFFECTING REDWOOD COUNTY 
  SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY 


.AN WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL ROTATE ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA 
TODAY. A SECOND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION 
ON TUESDAY. BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED AREAS OF
LIGHT RAIN ACROSS MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL 
WISCONSIN. HOWEVER ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH 
OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HENCE THE PRECIPITATION WILL
HAVE LITTLE TO NO IMPACT TO THE RIVER FORECASTS.

FOR AREAS THAT DO STILL HAVE A SNOWPACK WHICH IS MAINLY THE 
WESTERN HALF OF MINNESOTA...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY
A ROLE IN THE MELT. HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE IN THE LOWER 
TO MID 40 ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. TEMPERATURES ON 
WEDNESDAY WILL BE WARMER WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT
WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S WITH UPPER 20S EXPTED FOR 
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WARM TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY TIME HOURS WILL
CONTINUE TO HELP MELT THE SNOWPACK.

ICE AND DEBRIS JAMS REMAIN A CONCERN AS THIS EVENT UNFOLDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU OBSERVE AN ICE OR DEBRIS JAM PLEASE REPORT THIS TO 
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN EMAIL REPORTS DIRECTLY TO
THE NWS VIA MPX.SPOTTER@NOAA.GOV.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFERENCE THE SPRING FLOOD MONITOR AT 
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MPX/?N=SPRINGFLOODING 
ALL LOWER CASE

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

&&

MNC013-015-103-170123-
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224 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM.
* AT  1:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.3 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 20TH.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...COTTONWOOD STREET WEST OF THE RIVER BECOMES 
  FLOODED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.9 FEET
  ON MAR 14 2007.

$$