Alertes en vigueur Arden Hills, MN

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inMinnesota and Wisconsin...Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County.South Fork Crow River below Mayer affecting Carver County.Mississippi River near Hastings L/D 2 (COE) affecting Dakota,Washington and Pierce Counties.Mississippi River at St. Paul affecting Dakota, Washington andRamsey Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers inMinnesota...Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.South Fork Crow River at Delano affecting Wright and HennepinCounties.Crow River at Rockford affecting Wright and Hennepin Counties.North Fork Zumbro River above Wanamingo CR30 affecting GoodhueCounty.Redwood River near Redwood Falls affecting Redwood County.Cannon River at Northfield affecting Dakota and Rice Counties.Minnesota River at Mankato affecting Nicollet and Blue EarthCounties.Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Brown, Blue Earth andNicollet Counties.Minnesota River at Savage affecting Carver, Dakota, Hennepin andScott Counties.Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Le Sueur, Sibley andScott Counties.Minnesota River near Jordan affecting Carver, Sibley and ScottCounties.Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties.Middle Fork Zumbro River at Pine Island 1S affecting Dodge andGoodhue Counties..Heavy, widespread rainfall over the last several days has alreadycaused substantial rises in area rivers. Additional rainfall thisafternoon through Sunday across much of southern Minnesota willsupport additional rises in area rivers. The axis of the heaviestrainfall over the past 72 hours fell across SW Minnesota and N Iowa.This has resulted in a slight lower trend with upcoming crests.Moderate to major flooding is still forecast for many mainstemforecast points.* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Mississippi River at St. Paul.* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 1010 AM CDT Saturday, the stage was 12.7 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stageearly tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to a crest of20.0 feet early Friday afternoon.- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of20.1 feet on 06/26/2014.