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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

407 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026



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Freeborn MN-Steele MN-

407 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING

FOR NORTHEASTERN FREEBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN STEELE COUNTIES...



At 407 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy

rain over Owatonna, Ellendale, and Blooming Prairie, moving northwest

at 15 mph. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional

rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area.

Flash flooding is already occurring.



HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,

         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor

         drainage and low-lying areas.



Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Ellendale, Geneva, Steele Center, Bixby

  and Rice Lake State Park.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.



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LAT...LON 4385 9331 4408 9332 4413 9305 4382 9305

      4380 9331



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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