Full Notification

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Minnesota... Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County. Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County. Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Nicollet, Brown and Blue Earth Counties. Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties. Minnesota River at Mankato affecting Nicollet and Blue Earth Counties. ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Minnesota and Wisconsin... Mississippi River near Hastings L/D 2 (COE) affecting Dakota, Pierce and Washington Counties. ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the following rivers in Minnesota... Minnesota River at Savage affecting Dakota, Hennepin, Scott and Carver Counties. ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity for the following rivers in Minnesota... Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Sibley, Scott and Le Sueur Counties. Crow River at Rockford affecting Hennepin and Wright Counties. .Recent heavy rainfall combined with forecasted additional rain and high soil moisture will produce increasing area river level rises. Periods of widespread heavy rain starts tonight and lasts through Saturday. An additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall is forecasted to fall during this time.

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River near Hastings L/D 2 (COE).

* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Flood waters begin to affect eastern portions of Hastings.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1030 AM CDT Thursday, the stage was 12.8 feet. - The river continues to rise. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday morning and continue rising to 19.5 feet Thursday, June 27. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.5 feet on 03/31/2019.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DAKOTA, MN ... WASHINGTON, MN ... PIERCE, WI

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.