Flash Flood Warning for Fillmore, MN; Houston, MN

Official alert brief

FFWARX The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Southern Houston County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 215 PM CDT. * At 922 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 5 and 7.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area over the next several hours. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Caledonia, Spring Grove, Mabel, Brownsville, Canton, Wilmington, Reno, Newburg, Yucatan, Sheldon, Black Hammer, Eitzen, Willington Grove, Beaver Creek Valley State Park, Dun Romin Park Campground, County 16 And 4 Corners Drive, County 14 And White Tail Road, Riceford, Highway 44 And Sanden Road and Newhouse.

Instructions

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