Flood Warning until 04:00PM Monday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Minnesota and northeast Minnesota, including the following areas, in east central Minnesota, Aitkin and Pine County. In northeast Minnesota, Carlton County.
* WHEN...Until 400 PM CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 141 PM CDT, gauge reports indicated river rises due to ongoing snowmelt and rain. Spotters have reported ongoing flooding. - 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.
Address/Location
Cloquet Police Department
101 14th St
Cloquet, MN 55720
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 218-879-1247
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CLOQUETPD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning