FGUS83 KMSR 131911
RVSMSP
MNC000-013-049-103-173-141911-
RIVER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
211 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008
...THE MINNESOTA RIVER IS ON THE RISE...
RAINFALL DURING THE LAST WEEK OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA IS CAUSING RISES ON THE MINNESOTA RIVER. THE
MINNESOTA RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE...796.0 FEET...AT
NEW ULM TUESDAY MORNING...JUNE 17TH. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS
UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME ON THE RIVER REACHING FLOOD STAGE AT NEW ULM.
HENCE A FLOOD WARNING HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME. SOME OF THE
UNCERTAINTY REVOLVES AROUND HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY FALL OVER
THE RIVER BASIN THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH HOW MUCH WATER WILL BE
RELEASED FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS.   
IN ADDITION...THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO IS FORECAST TO RISE
TO FLOOD STAGE...14.0 FEET...LATE NEXT WEEK. AGAIN...UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS AT THIS LOCATION REGARDING RAINFALL OVER THE BASIN THIS
WEEKEND. 
THOSE NEAR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AND MONTEVIDEO SHOULD 
CLOSELY MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE RIVER
FLOOD WARNINGS.   
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RAH/KME