401  
WGUS63 KARX 021307  
FFAARX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
807 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
.5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA  
OVERNIGHT WHICH LED TO FLOODING OVER ROADWAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES. AN  
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES, LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES, IS POSSIBLE AFTER 8  
AM CDT TODAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IMPACTS,  
ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS THAT SAW THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS OVERNIGHT.  
 
MNZ087-088-094>096-030000-  
/O.NEW.KARX.FA.A.0007.260702T1307Z-260703T0000Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUSTIN, ROCHESTER, CALEDONIA, WINONA, AND  
PRESTON  
807 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
COUNTIES, FILLMORE, HOUSTON, MOWER, OLMSTED AND WINONA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY OVER AREAS  
THAT SAW 5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
- SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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