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

…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA…WISCONSIN…

SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY
ST CROIX RIVER AT STILLWATER AFFECTING WASHINGTON…PIERCE AND ST.
CROIX COUNTIES

…FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA…WISCONSIN…
MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS LOCK AND DAM NUMBER 2 AFFECTING
DAKOTA…WASHINGTON AND PIERCE COUNTIES

.OVERVIEW…
THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON SATURATED GROUND FROM PREVIOUS AND
ON GOING SNOW MELT…AND OR THE PRECIPITATION RECEIVED SINCE SUNDAY
AND OR FUTURE SNOW MELT WHERE APPROPRIATE…AND THE FORECAST
PRECIPITATION OUT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND…DON`T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

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1116 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* FORECAST…RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 6.5 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE
THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT…AT 6.0 FEET…TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING.
* FLOOD HISTORY…THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.8 FEET
ON APR 29 1975.