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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

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

  Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County.

  Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County.

  Redwood River near Redwood Falls affecting Redwood County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

MNC015-180615-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0016.250817T2300Z-250823T0000Z/
/SPFM5.2.ER.250817T2300Z.250819T1200Z.250822T0625Z.NR/
1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
  record.

* WHERE...Cottonwood River above Springfield.

* WHEN...From this evening to Friday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 930 AM CDT Sunday, the stage was 16.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 31.0 feet Tuesday morning. It will
    then fall below flood stage early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    31.4 feet on 06/18/1993.

&&

LAT...LON 4421 9510 4425 9497 4425 9490 4421 9490
      4417 9510

$$

MNC015-180615-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0017.250819T0421Z-250823T1100Z/
/NWUM5.2.ER.250819T0421Z.250820T1800Z.250822T1630Z.NO/
1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cottonwood River at New Ulm.

* WHEN...From Monday evening to Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flood waters begin to impact Cottonwood
  Street west of the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 900 AM CDT Sunday, the stage was 4.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tomorrow evening to a crest of 15.9 feet early Wednesday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    15.9 feet on 03/30/1962.

&&

LAT...LON 4431 9446 4427 9441 4428 9451 4426 9456
      4426 9461 4428 9463 4428 9465 4427 9468
      4425 9468 4423 9470 4425 9471 4425 9470
      4429 9469 4430 9465 4430 9462 4428 9459
      4428 9456 4430 9451 4430 9448

$$

MNC127-180615-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0018.250819T1048Z-250823T0600Z/
/RWDM5.1.ER.250819T1048Z.250820T1200Z.250822T1200Z.NO/
1006 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Redwood River near Redwood Falls.

* WHEN...From late Monday night to late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Low lying areas, mainly farmland, and some
  roads along the river begin to experience flooding; bottom of
  Swayback bridge

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 800 AM CDT Sunday, the stage was 2.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Tuesday morning to a crest of 7.2 feet Wednesday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    7.2 feet on 07/10/2019.

&&

LAT...LON 4457 9513 4455 9509 4452 9512 4450 9521
      4447 9527 4448 9546 4451 9546 4454 9536
      4455 9526 4454 9522 4456 9520 4456 9514

$$

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