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WGUS43 KMPX 200047
FLWMPX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
747 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 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.

.The 2 to 4 inches of rain that has fallen during the last 24 hours
over southwestern Minnesota has led to a sharp rise in area rivers.
Rivers should continue to rise over the next day or two as runoff
and/or flow makes its way downstream. However, rivers look to begin
to fall again afterwards.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

&&

MNC015-201600-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0011.250720T0047Z-250722T1200Z/
/SPFM5.1.ER.250719T2143Z.250720T1800Z.250721T1800Z.NO/
747 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TUESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Cottonwood River above Springfield.

* WHEN...From this evening to Tuesday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 730 PM CDT Saturday, the stage was 23.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 730 PM CDT Saturday was 23.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.4
    feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage early Monday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    23.6 feet on 05/22/2017.

&&

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

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