Active Alerts Birchwood, MN

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

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inMinnesota and Wisconsin...Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County.Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.South Fork Crow River at Delano affecting Hennepin and WrightCounties.South Fork Crow River below Mayer affecting Carver County.Crow River at Rockford affecting Hennepin and Wright Counties.Mississippi River near Hastings L/D 2 (COE) affecting Dakota,Pierce and Washington Counties.Redwood River near Redwood Falls affecting Redwood County.Cannon River at Northfield affecting Dakota and Rice Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers inMinnesota...North Fork Zumbro River above Wanamingo CR30 affecting GoodhueCounty.Minnesota River at Mankato affecting Nicollet and Blue EarthCounties.Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Nicollet, Brown and BlueEarth Counties.Minnesota River at Savage affecting Dakota, Carver, Scott andHennepin Counties.Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Sibley, Scott and LeSueur Counties.Minnesota River near Jordan affecting Sibley, Carver and ScottCounties.Minnesota River at Morton affecting Renville and Redwood Counties.Mississippi River at St. Paul affecting Dakota, Ramsey andWashington Counties.Middle Fork Zumbro River at Pine Island 1S affecting Goodhue andDodge Counties..Crests on area rivers are expected to be reached in the nextseveral days. More rain is possible Monday and Monday night, butit's too soon to tell where and how much rain may have an impact onrivers.* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Mississippi River at St. Paul.* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 910 PM CDT Saturday, the stage was 13.2 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.