Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt is occurring.

* WHERE...Portions of east central Minnesota, Aitkin, Carlton and Pine Counties, including low-lying areas of the city of Moose Lake and Barnum City Park.

* WHEN...Until 345 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Creeks continue to rise due to excess runoff from ongoing snowmelt.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1219 PM CDT, emergency management reported flooding in low-lying areas of the city of Moose Lake and Barnum City Park. Flooding is already occurring. - Flooding is occurring along the Moose Horn River and Kettle River. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cloquet, Moose Lake, Barnum, Mahtowa, Willow River, Cromwell, Rutledge, Kettle River, Fond Du Lac Band Sawyer Area, Fond Du Lac Band Cloquet Area, Big Lake, Sturgeon Lake, Automba, Denham, Kettle Lake, Moose Lake State Park, Ronald and Sawyer. - Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov/safety/flood.

* AFFECTED AREAS: AITKIN, MN ... CARLTON, MN ... PINE, MN

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and to the National Weather Service in Duluth when you can do so safely. Flooding can be reported to the National Weather Service at 1-800-685-8612.