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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1038 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

...The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a 
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Minnesota...

  South Fork Crow River at Delano affecting Hennepin and Wright 
  Counties.

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and 
increased in duration for the following rivers in Minnesota...

  South Fork Crow River below Mayer affecting Carver County.

.Heavy rain over the next week will lead to significant rises on 
area rivers, with major flooding already forecast to occur at 
Delano. Please note, our river forecasts only include the next 24 
hours of forecast precipitation. River stages have the potential to 
end up higher, and crest longer, than the current forecast shows by 
the end of the week.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

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1038 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER 
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...South Fork Crow River at Delano.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Sanitary sewers may need plugging at this 
  stage to prevent water from backing up into homes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 930 AM CDT Sunday, the stage was 14.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Tuesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 19.0 feet
    Wednesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    18.9 feet on 04/30/2001.

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LAT...LON 4504 9377 4502 9378 4499 9379 4498 9380
      4498 9385 4500 9381 4505 9380 4508 9377
      4509 9377 4508 9374 4508 9373

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