The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has extended the
* Flood Warning for an ice jam and snow melt in...
Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota...
Brown County in south central Minnesota...
Faribault County in south central Minnesota...
Le Sueur County in south central Minnesota...
Martin County in south central Minnesota...
Nicollet County in south central Minnesota...
Sibley County in central Minnesota...
southwestern Scott County in east central Minnesota...
Waseca County in south central Minnesota...
Watonwan County in south central Minnesota...
western Carver County in east central Minnesota...
* until 400 PM CDT Monday
* at 350 PM CDT... emergency management and local law enforcement
continued to report areal flooding... with multiple reports of ice
jams resulting in flooded roads. Numerous County and township
roads remain closed. Conditions do seem to be improving and
water levels are beginning to recede... but additional
drainage is expected and the potential for more ice jams remains.
* In addition to rural areas... some other locations that
will experience flooding include New Ulm... St James... Blue
Earth... New Richland... Springfield... Henderson...
Mapleton... Waseca... Janesville... New
Germany... Winnebago... Watertown and Mayer.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Runoff from snow melt and ice jams will cause flooding of
small creeks and streams... country roads... as well as farmland along
the banks of creeks and streams.
To report flooding... have the nearest law enforcement agency relay
your report to the National Weather Service forecast office in the
Twin Cities.
Lat... Lon 4349 9486 4410 9487 4411 9510 4428 9510
4428 9486 4449 9484 4446 9480 4446 9463
4471 9462 4471 9450 4463 9449 4463 9426
4471 9425 4472 9402 4497 9400 4497 9378
4462 9378 4387 9340 4385 9365 4350 9365
National Weather Service:
Areal Flood Warning
Fairmont, MN
Current Conditions
39 °F
Clear
12 mph
from the WSW
36 °F
30.03 in
32 °F
87%
10.0 miles
Fairmont, MN
Updated — 1:35 AM CDT on March 18, 2010
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Fairmont
39 °F - Clear
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Estherville
38 °F - Clear
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St. James
39 °F - Clear
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Jackson
37 °F - Clear
Forecast for Martin (56031)
Thursday
 Partly Cloudy
H 54° / L 34°
|
Friday
 Snow
H 38° / L 23°
|
Saturday
Partly Cloudy
H 34° / L 20°
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Sunday
Partly Cloudy
H 38° / L 18°
|
Monday
Partly Cloudy
H 38° / L 23°
|
Thursday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 55. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday NightMostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 35. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
Colder...cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the morning... then snow likely in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs 35 to 40. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Friday NightMostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the evening. Lows around 25. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday and Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs around 35. Lows around 20.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 40.
Sunday Night and MondayMostly clear. Lows around 20. Highs around 40.
Sunday Night and Monday
Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Highs around 40.
Monday NightPartly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25.
Statement as of 3:56 PM CDT on March 17, 2010
Areal Flood Warning
