Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt and rain is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Minnesota, including the following areas, Carlton, Lake and St. Louis County.

* WHEN...Until 400 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed or washed out due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 103 PM CDT, gauge reports and trained spotters indicated rises on rivers due to snowmelt. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area and expected to continue. - The Floodwood River is encroaching on nearby homes near the city of Floodwood. Rain this weekend will increase the rate of snowmelt and water going into local rivers. The resultant runoff will cause water levels in area rivers to further increase and flooding is expected to continue. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Superior, Cloquet, Hermantown, Two Harbors, Proctor, Scanlon, Carlton, Floodwood, Oliver, Cromwell, Thomson, Brookston, Saginaw, Fond Du Lac Band Brookston Area, Fond Du Lac Band Cloquet Area, Pike Lake Near Duluth, Fond Du Lac Band Sawyer Area, City of Rice Lake, French River and Stoney Point. - Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov/safety/flood.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CARLTON, MN ... LAKE, MN ... ST. LOUIS, MN

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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.