Flood Warning until 07:30AM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is ongoing.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Minnesota, including the following counties, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and Rock and South Dakota, including the following counties, Lake, Minnehaha and Moody.
* WHEN...Until 730 AM CDT Saturday.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 752 AM CDT, Emergency management reported heavy rain had occurred and flooding is ongoing. Between 2 and 7 inches of rain had fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area over the next 24 hours. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Sioux Falls, Worthington, Madison, Luverne, Pipestone, Brandon, Hartford, Flandreau, Fulda, Crooks, Adrian, Edgerton, Garretson, Wall Lake, Baltic, Valley Springs, Colton, Hills, Jasper and Colman. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, MN ... MURRAY, MN ... NOBLES, MN ... PIPESTONE, MN ... ROCK, MN ... LAKE, SD ... MINNEHAHA, SD ... MOODY, SD
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
1000 N Blue Mound Ave
Luverne, MN 56156
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 507-283-5000
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP ROCKCO followed by your message, to 888777
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