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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1238 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
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NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAND MARAIS, SILVER BAY, TWO HARBORS,
AND ISABELLA
1238 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...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.
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.
WOLFE
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