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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1135 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026

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Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of St James, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Owatonna,
Fairmont, Waseca, and Mankato
1135 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Watch is cancelled for a portion of south central
Minnesota, including the following areas, Blue Earth, Faribault,
Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and Watonwan.

Rainfall rates will be low enough the rest of the day so that Flash
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed remaining road closures.

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Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-
Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-
Including the cities of Benson, Granite Falls, Willmar, Olivia,
Madison, New Ulm, Litchfield, Le Sueur, Hutchinson, St Peter, Redwood
Falls, Montevideo, and Gaylord
1135 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT TODAY...

The Flood Watch will expire for portions of central, south central,
southwest, and west central Minnesota, including the following areas,
in central Minnesota, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville and Sibley.
In south central Minnesota, Brown, Le Sueur and Nicollet. In
southwest Minnesota, Redwood. In west central Minnesota, Chippewa,
Lac Qui Parle, Swift and Yellow Medicine.

The flash flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flood Watch will
expire at noon CDT today.

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