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WGUS83 KDLH 091444
FLSDLH
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
944 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2026
.HIGH WATER CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FAR EASTERN RAINY RIVER
WATERSHED DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND SNOWMELT.
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COOK MN-LAKE MN-ST. LOUIS MN-
944 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES.
* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, NORTHWEST COOK, NORTHERN LAKE AND NORTHEAST
ST. LOUIS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 345 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS,
RIVERS AND AROUND AREA LAKES. SOME LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BECOME
IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 943 AM CDT SATURDAY, ELEVATED RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS
CONTINUE.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
ISABELLA RIVER, MOOSE RIVER, JEANETTE CREEK, HORSE RIVER,
BASSWOOD RIVER, KAWISHIWI RIVER, AND HUSTLER RIVER.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
EXPECT HIGH, FAST MOVING WATER ON AREA RIVERS AND ELEVATED
LAKE LEVELS. WATER LEVELS ARE NEAR OR ABOVE THOSE SEEN DURING
FLOOD EVENTS IN SPRING 2022 AND JUNE 2024.
AREAS NEAR THE END OF THE GUNFLINT TRAIL AND NEAR ELY WILL
SEE SLOW DECREASES IN ELEVATED WATER LEVELS THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. FOR AREAS NEAR AND ON BASSWOOD LAKE AND LAC LA
CROIX, EXPECT RISES TO CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND, WITH PEAK
FLOWS EXPECTED DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 11.
THOSE VENTURING INTO THE BOUNDARY WATERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR
HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLE INUNDATION OF PORTAGES AND CAMPSITES,
AS WELL AS DANGEROUS RAPIDS AND VERY COLD WATER.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GUNFLINT LAKE, SNOWBANK LAKE, BASSWOOD LAKE, BOUNDARY WATERS
CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, FALL LAKE, WHITE IRON LAKE, SEA GULL
LAKE, SAGANAGA LAKE, ENSIGN LAKE, DISAPPOINTMENT LAKE AND LAC
LA CROIX.
- FLOOD SAFETY INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID FLOODED TRAIL CROSSINGS. IF CAMPING
AT A SITE ALONG OR NEAR THE BANKS OF RIVERS OR STREAMS, MOVE AWAY
FROM THOSE LOCATIONS AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.
PORTAGE AND HIKING TRAILS MAY BE IMPASSABLE AND LOW-LYING CAMPSITES
MAY BE INUNDATED WITH EXCESSIVE RUNOFF IN THIS SECTION OF THE
BOUNDARY WATERS AS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY. FLOODING CAN BE REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1-800-685-8612.
LAT...LON 4821 9238 4825 9227 4834 9229 4836 9206
4823 9196 4820 9172 4811 9171 4811 9156
4804 9157 4808 9127 4825 9089 4824 9084
4809 9075 4793 9087 4776 9127 4778 9179
4784 9184 4800 9180 4816 9218 4817 9235
BRITT
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