Fillmore
Areal Flood Warning:
Issued at: 3:38 PM CDT on May 20, 2013, expires at: 10:47 PM CDT on May 21, 2013
- The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
- Flood Warning for... Fillmore County in southeast Minnesota... Howard County in northeast Iowa... Mitchell County in north central Iowa... Mower County in southeast Minnesota... northern Floyd County in north central Iowa... southern Olmsted County in southeast Minnesota...
- until 1000 PM CDT This warning extends the previous warning. Flooding is ongoing in much of these areas. Creeks and smaller branches of the root...upper Iowa and Cedar rivers in the region have all had flooding today. While the water level has receded in some areas...it remains high for most that impacts roads. Many secondary roads are still under water or too heavily damaged to travel on. Highway 9 west of Osage Iowa remains closed due to surface washout. Some basements were also impacted from high rainfall rates on Sunday. Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible this evening. These are not expected to make matters worse but could delay the fall of the water levels going into Tuesday. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Flood waters are still impacting numerous roads around the region. Drive carefully...especially after dark. Heed all Road closures and do not take chances. Most flood related deaths occur in vehicles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges...dips...or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream... even a small one...on foot or in a vehicle. Lat...Lon 4385 9269 4396 9236 4398 9209 4385 9208 4384 9173 4350 9173 4350 9208 4321 9208 4321 9255 4305 9257 4305 9303 4375 9305 Shea 339 PM CDT Mon may 20 2013 The Flood Warning continues for the South Branch root river at Preston.
- Until Tuesday evening...or until the warning is cancelled.
- At 2:30 PM Monday the stage was 938.1 feet.
- Flood stage is 937.0 feet.
- Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
- Forecast...the river will continue rising to near 938.5 feet by this evening. The river will fall below flood stage later tonight.
- Impact...at 938.0 feet...some city streets are flooded near the river and some evacuations are needed. Lat...Lon 4368 9219 4370 9206 4369 9202 4365 9206 4363 9219 Zt
| Normal High: | 72° |
| Normal Low: | 50° |
| Record High: | 94° in 1934 |
| Record Low: | 32° in 1892 |
| Sunrise: | 5:34 am |
| Sunset: | 8:29 pm |
| Moonrise: | 3:28 pm |
| Moonset: | 2:39 am |
| Today's Moon | Waxing gibbous |
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