Flood Advisory for Fillmore, MN; Houston, MN; Mower, MN +4 more
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Houston County in southeastern Minnesota... Mower County in southeastern Minnesota......
Official alert brief
WHAT
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
WHERE
Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... Houston County in southeastern Minnesota... Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... Winona County in southeastern Minnesota... Northern Vernon County in southwestern Wisconsin... La Crosse County in west central Wisconsin... Monroe County in west central Wisconsin...
WHEN
Until 815 AM CDT Thursday.
IMPACTS
Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 202 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated 1 to 3 inches of rain has fallen over the past 3 hours. Additional accumulations of 1 to 4 inches will be possible through 8AM. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... La Crosse, Winona, Austin, Sparta, Tomah, La Crescent, Caledonia, Preston, Onalaska, Holmen, West Salem, St. Charles, Chatfield, Spring Valley, Westby, Rushford, Lewiston, Trempealeau and Bangor. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.