... Flood Warning for an ice jam and snow melt remains in effect for
Martin... western Faribault... Watonwan... Blue Earth... Nicollet...
Brown... western Le Sueur... Sibley... southwestern Scott and western
Carver counties until 400 PM CDT Monday...
At 800 PM CDT Saturday evening... flooded small streams were very
slowly receding across much of south central Minnesota. Due to very
high water along the Minnesota river and its immediate
tributaries... overland flooding will be slow to further recede the
remainder of this weekend.
Some locations that will experience flooding include... Blue Earth...
Fairmont... Mankato... New Ulm... St James... St Peter... Amboy...
Arlington... Ceylon... Cleveland... Cologne... Comfrey... Courtland...
Darfur... Delavan... Dunnell... Eagle Lake... Elmore... Evan... Gaylord...
Gibbon... Good Thunder... Green Isle... Hamburg... Hanska... Henderson...
Kasota... Klossner... La Salle and Lafayette.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely.
Report flooding to the nearest law enforcement agency so that they
may take appropriate action to close flooded roadways. They will
relay your report to the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities.
Lat... Lon 4349 9485 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
4456 9375 4424 9384 4384 9385 4350 9396
Mtf/jvm
National Weather Service:
Areal Flood Warning
Fairmont, MN
Current Conditions
25 °F
Clear
6 mph
from the SSW
21 °F
30.18 in
18 °F
86%
10.0 miles
Fairmont, MN
Updated — 6:15 AM CDT on March 21, 2010
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Fairmont
25 °F - Clear
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Estherville
23 °F - Clear
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St. James
27 °F - Clear
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Jackson
21 °F - Clear
Forecast for Martin (56031)
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Sunday
Clear
H 47° / L 27°
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Monday
Clear
H 54° / L 32°
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Tuesday
 Partly Cloudy
H 52° / L 31°
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Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
H 47° / L 27°
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Thursday
Partly Cloudy
H 45° / L 29°
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Today
Sunny. Highs around 45. West winds 5 mph.
TonightClear. Lows 25 to 30. South winds 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 55. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
Monday NightPartly cloudy. Lows around 35. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs around 55. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night and WednesdayPartly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35. Highs 45 to 50.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35. Highs 45 to 50.
Wednesday Night through SaturdayPartly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30. Highs 40 to 45.
Wednesday Night through Saturday
Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30. Highs 40 to 45.
Statement as of 8:10 PM CDT on March 20, 2010
Areal Flood Warning
