AREAS AFFECTED : ST. LOUIS, MN
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.
* WHERE...In Minnesota, St. Louis County.
* WHEN...Until 345 PM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Some low-water crossings may become impassable. River or stream
flows are elevated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 653 AM CDT Monday, gauge reports indicated rain and
snowmelt created elevated water levels and stream flows.
Minor flooding is already occurring in the advisory area.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Range Line Creek, Hustler River, Jeanette Creek, Shohola
Creek, Wolfpack Creek, Moose River, Legend Creek, Ge-be-on-e-
quet Creek, Heritage Creek, Oyster River, Nugget Creek and
Portage River.
Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Northwestern Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Lake
Agnes, Lac la Croix, Lac La Croix, Loon Lake and Crooked
Lake.
- Flood safety information can be found at
www.weather.gov/safety/flood.