Alertes en vigueur Morgan, MN

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inMinnesota...Minnesota River at Morton affecting Renville and Redwood Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers inMinnesota...Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Yellow Medicine, Lac quiParle and Chippewa Counties..Heavy rain over the next week will lead to significant rises onarea rivers. Please note, our river forecasts only include the next24 hours of forecast precipitation. River stages have the potentialto end up higher, and crest longer, than the current forecast showsby the end of the week.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Minnesota River at Morton.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Riverside Rd and Front Street flooded inNorth Redwood.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 1000 AM CDT Sunday, the stage was 21.9 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 1000 AM CDT Sunday was 21.9 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.4feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stageearly Thursday afternoon.- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of22.2 feet on 05/02/2006.