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Pierce County, WI
Sunday June 30th, 2024 :: 09:14 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 01:00PM Thursday

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Minnesota and Wisconsin... Cottonwood River at New Ulm affecting Brown County. Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Sibley, Le Sueur and Scott Counties. Mississippi River near Hastings L/D 2 (COE) affecting Washington, Pierce and Dakota Counties. Redwood River near Redwood Falls affecting Redwood County. Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County. Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Nicollet, Brown and Blue Earth Counties. Minnesota River at Savage affecting Carver, Scott, Dakota and Hennepin Counties. Minnesota River near Jordan affecting Carver, Sibley and Scott Counties. Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties. South Fork Crow River at Delano affecting Wright and Hennepin Counties. South Fork Crow River below Mayer affecting Carver County. Crow River at Rockford affecting Wright and Hennepin Counties. Mississippi River at Red Wing L/D 3 affecting Pierce and Goodhue Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Minnesota and Wisconsin... Minnesota River at Mankato affecting Nicollet and Blue Earth Counties. Mississippi River at St. Paul affecting Washington, Dakota and Ramsey Counties. St Croix River at Stillwater affecting Washington, Pierce and St. Croix Counties. Cannon River at Northfield affecting Rice and Dakota Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota... Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle and Chippewa Counties.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...St Croix River at Stillwater.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 89.0 feet, The city park in Bayport begins flooding. Lake Mallalieu dam gates overtopped.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 815 PM CDT Sunday, the stage was 88.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 815 PM CDT Sunday was 88.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 88.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 87.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 87.9 feet on 06/28/1993.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON, MN ... PIERCE, WI ... ST. CROIX, 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.

Address/Location
Pierce County, WI
P.O. Box 805
Ellsworth, WI 54011

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-273-6751

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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