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5/20/2024 5:16pm 
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Yellow Medicine County, MN

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

Yellow Medicine County, MN

Flood Warning issued May 20 at 10:21AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Chippewa, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Monday 10:21am CDT

Alert Effective: Monday 10:21am CDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 1:30am CDT

Event Onset: Monday 10:21am CDT

Issued by: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota...

Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Chippewa, Yellow Medicine
and Lac qui Parle Counties.

.High water continues along the Minnesota River near Montevideo due
to recent rainfall. Multiple rounds of rain are expected overnight
through Wednesday, which will lead to steady or rising river levels
in the coming days.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Minnesota River at Montevideo.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Low lying areas and some roads along the
river begin flooding, along with some basements of houses along
the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1000 AM CDT Monday, the stage was 14.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1000 AM CDT Monday was 14.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Wednesday afternoon and continue falling to 13.2 feet
Monday, May 27.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.2 feet on 06/25/1991.

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Meta data: 
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Codes: MNC023, MNC073, MNC173
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7cbb6aae7019bfa3a95cf9702bace4a9d3f54abd.001.1