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Cloquet Police Department
Monday April 17th, 2023 :: 02:18 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Flood Warning until 04:00PM Tuesday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.

* WHERE...Portions of Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, including the following areas, in Minnesota, Aitkin, Carlton, Lake, Pine and St. Louis County. In northwest Wisconsin, Douglas County.

* WHEN...Until 400 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 215 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported flooding in the warned area. Flooding is already occurring. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Superior, Cloquet, Hermantown, Proctor, Sandstone, Moose Lake, Scanlon, Carlton, Mahtowa, Barnum, Floodwood, Willow River, Askov, Cromwell, Rutledge, Kettle River, Thomson, Brookston and Tamarack. - Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov/safety/flood.

* AFFECTED AREAS: AITKIN, MN ... CARLTON, MN ... LAKE, MN ... PINE, MN ... ST. LOUIS, MN ... DOUGLAS, WI

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

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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