| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Benton |
| Effective | 7/7/2026, 1:33:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/8/2026, 1:45:00 AM CDT |
Flood Watch issued July 7 at 1:33PM CDT until July 8 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
A line of slow moving thunderstorms is expected to track east across
portions of central Minnesota this evening and overnight. Rainfall
amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected, with localized amounts of 4
inches or more possible.
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central and east central Minnesota, including
the following counties, in central Minnesota, Benton and Morrison.
In east central Minnesota, Kanabec and Mille Lacs.
* WHEN…From 10 PM CDT this evening through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Localized rainfall amounts of 4 or more inches possible.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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