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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... Southern Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota... * WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 337 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding across the warned area due to 4 to 8 inches of rainfall that occurred overnight. Multiple roadways across the region are closed. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Austin, Preston, Stewartville, Chatfield, Spring Valley, Rushford, Grand Meadow, Harmony, Mabel, Lanesboro, Brownsdale, Wykoff, Fountain, Canton, High Forest, Lansing, Rushford Village, Pleasant Grove, Washington and Highland. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Where it happened
Fillmore, MN; Mower, MN; Olmsted, MN · 43.762°, -92.459°
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- Fillmore, MN; Mower, MN; Olmsted, MN
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... Southern Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota... * WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 337 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding across the warned area due to 4 to 8 inches of rainfall that occurred overnight. Multiple roadways across the region are closed. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Austin, Preston, Stewartville, Chatfield, Spring Valley, Rushford, Grand Meadow, Harmony, Mabel, Lanesboro, Brownsdale, Wykoff, Fountain, Canton, High Forest, Lansing, Rushford Village, Pleasant Grove, Washington and Highland. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... Southern Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota... * WHEN...Until 500 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1030 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding across the warned area due to 4 to 8 inches of rainfall that occurred overnight. Multiple roadways across the region are closed. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Austin, Preston, Stewartville, Chatfield, Spring Valley, Rushford, Grand Meadow, Harmony, Mabel, Lanesboro, Brownsdale, Wykoff, Fountain, Canton, High Forest, Lansing, Rushford Village, Pleasant Grove, Washington and Highland. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.