Flash Flood Warning for Fillmore, MN; Houston, MN; Mower, MN

Official alert brief

FFWARX The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Houston County in southeastern Minnesota... Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 730 AM CDT. * At 423 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Austin, La Crescent, Caledonia, Preston, Chatfield, Spring Valley, Rushford, Grand Meadow, Harmony, Houston, Adams, Lanesboro, Brownsdale, Hokah, Brownsville, Wykoff, Fountain, Rose Creek, Rushford Village and Washington. This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 175 and 204.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.