⚠️ Flood Warning – Fillmore, MN; Houston, MN – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 2 at 2:35PM CDT until July 3 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

…The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Minnesota…

South Branch Root River at Lanesboro affecting Fillmore and Houston
Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…South Branch Root River at Lanesboro.

* WHEN…Until Friday evening.

* IMPACTS…At 12.0 feet, The river begins to overflow the left bank
downstream from the foot bridge where the gage is located.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.5 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 12.7 feet this evening. It will then
fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/lacrosse.

The next statement will be issued late tonight by 545 AM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.