Flood Watch

now flooding will occur.

and now the forecast changed.

FLOOD WATCH again for SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN MAY BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN SOME SPOTS

National Weather Service is modeling 3" rainfalls over the headwaters of the Minnesota in this next system. Turn from your evil ways, Henderson.

This is going to put us very close to closure on our main highway again. Can you believe it?

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
401 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

* SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DUE
TO A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE EXPECTED AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION...RAINFALL TOTALS OF
THREE TO FOUR INCHES WILL FALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

* WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING WITH STREAMS...CREEKS AND AREA RIVERS
RISING SIGNIFICANTLY BY MIDWEEK. IF RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEED
THREE TO FOUR INCHES OVER A BROAD AREA OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN...EXPECT MANY AREAS FROM MONTEVIDEO...
DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES TO EXPERIENCE A RISE OVER THE
NEXT WEEK...AND LIKELY GOING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...

.A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THIS WATCH IS MAINLY WEST OF LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO
LONG PRAIRIE. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM FOR LATE JUNE IS EXPECTED TO
DEEPEN ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY
TUESDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT...AND THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. DUE TO A VERY MOIST AIRMASS EXPECTED TO BE IN
PLACE...AND SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
LIKELY...RAINFALL TOTALS WILL EXCEED THREE TO FOUR INCHES OVER A
BROAD AREA OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. IN
ADDITION TO STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING...EXPECT MANY FARM
FIELDS TO FLOOD IF THESE CONDITIONS DEVELOP. ANY DEVIATION TO THE
EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...AND EXPECTED HEAVIER RAINFALL
BANDS...WILL LEAD TO FLOODING IN OTHER PARTS OF MINNESOTA.

It wont take much more rain to close the town off again. At least the river is set to crest soon, and drop, barring any heavy rain.

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