Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Duluth, MN
Areas Affected: Northern Cook/Northern Lake; Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Monday 12:38am CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 12:38am CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 12:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 10:00am CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 3:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Duluth MN
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to be possible. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation.This also includes the Boundary Waters eastern and central area. * WHEN...From 10 AM CDT this morning through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Around 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected to fall. Eastern Cook County also has several inches of lingering snowpack. While rainfall rates are not expected to be heavy, prolonged moderate rainfall on top of saturated soils and should lead to runoff. Area rivers and streams are already running at elevated levels and could rise to minor flooding levels with runoff due to the additional rainfall. - Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov/safety/flood.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.98dec4c594ac30f532ca95aeab3dda2fd980a627.001.1 Codes: MNZ012, MNZ020, MNZ021 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.98dec4c594ac30f532ca95aeab3dda2fd980a627.001.1