Sauk River Under Flood Warning from Thursday until further notice

Recent rains and the rapid snow melt the past few days are causing the Sauk River to rapidly rise. It is expected that the Sauk will reach flood stage by Thursday Morning and then currently crest at 6.5′ sometime Sunday. FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1116 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 [...]

Photos of the Mississippi Ice Jam, Sauk River Flooding, and the Hennen’s FAIL!

The girlfriend and I went on an adventure today to the site of the Mississippi Ice Jam along with a park where the Sauk River is flooding. Here are some of the pictures we captured (links will take you to the whole photo album): Mississippi Ice Jam (in the Rice/Watab area) (MANY More at http://s938.photobucket.com/albums/ad224/weathrlver/Mississippi%20Ice%20Jam%202010/ [...]

URGENT: Flood Warning on Mississsippi due to Major Ice Jam near Watab

I’ve already been down there and checked out the ice dam. I am currently working on pictures and will have them up ASAP. FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN1048 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010MNC009-145-191530-/O.NEW.KMPX.FA.W.0010.100318T1548Z-100319T1530Z//00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/STEARNS MN-BENTON MN-1048 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD [...]

Latest on the Sauk… Warm through tomorrow before a change…

The Sauk River is currently quickly approaching 7′, a foot above flood stage. It is expected to level off there sometime within the next 24-36 hours before slowly going back down. While the forecast has the waters slowly receding, there is always the possibility that a surge could send the river back up. Seven feet [...]

URGENT: Sauk River to spill over banks later today… Moderate Flooding Expected

River depth and expected flood forecast as of 10 AM Tuesday by the NWS The Sauk River unexpectedly rose a foot overnight, leaving it precariously just below flood stage this morning. It is expected that the Sauk will rise over the banks later today before possibly cresting around 7.0′ on Thursday. A depth of 7′ [...]

ALERT: Flood Warning for the Sauk River until further notice… Minor Flooding Expected

Current hydrograph for the Sauk River FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN224 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS INMINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN… MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA…LAC QUI PARLE… RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA…RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER [...]

Continued chances of rain before sun comes back… Latest flooding information (including the Sauk, Mississippi, and Red Rivers)

Overnight tonight we will see a chance of light rain with areas of fog, lows reaching 36. Sunday will see fog early, cloudy through the day and high of 50. Rain chances again Monday and Tuesday with highs in the upper 40s around 50 before the sun breaks out for Wednesday/Thursday and highs get into [...]

Dense Fog Advisory through 9 AM — More Rain through Weekend — Latest Flood Watches/Warnings

Look! We have Lake Front Property for the next few weeks! Once again, we have a Dense Fog Advisory out until 9 AM like we have had most days this past week. All the rain/melting snow along with temps staying above freezing (allowing more melting) is creating the endless dense fog-at-night situation for the moment. [...]

Flood Watches and Warnings

There will be more on this later tonight and in future days, but currently: Flood Warning in effect for the Minnesota (at Montevideo, Henderson, Savage), Crow (at Rockford), and South Fork Crow (at Delano, below Mayer) Rivers Flood Watch in effect for the Minnesota River at Granite Falls, New Ulm, Mankato, Jordan, and Shakopee All [...]