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UPDATE: Flash Flood Warning in Effect Until 1:30 A.M. Sunday

Even though rain in the Northfield area ended mid-morning on Saturday, the Cannon River is expected to rise overnight.

UPDATE 8:45 P.M.: Northfield will be under a flash flood warning until at least 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service says.

Even though rain in the Northfield area ended mid-morning on Saturday, the Cannon River is expected to rise overnight.

Here is the text of the updated flash flood warning, which was issued at 7:25 p.m.:

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT SUNDAY *
AT 715 PM CDT...LOCAL OFFICIALS IN THE WARNED AREA CONTINUED TO REPORT FLOODING FROM EARLIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES. THE LOCAL RIVER STAGE LEVEL ON THE STRAIGHT RIVER NEAR FARIBAULT CONTINUES TO RISE SLOWLY...BUT NOT AS FAST AS IT DID SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

THEREFORE...DUE TO FLOOD WATERS FLOWING FROM THE STRAIGHT RIVER CONTINUING...THE CANNON RIVER IN DUNDAS AND NORTHFIELD WILL SEE ADDITIONAL RISES THROUGH THE NIGHT. OTHER FLOOD AREAS IN THE WARNED AREA WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO SEE CONDITIONS IMPROVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL AGGRAVATE THE ALREADY FLOODED REGION.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...NORTHFIELD...DUNDAS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE STRAIGHT AND CANNON RIVERS...AS WELL AS HEATH AND PRAIRIE CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN THE TWIN CITIES.

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ORIGINAL STORY: The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Northfield through 11 a.m. Saturday.

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Saturday morning’s thunderstorms had dropped nearly two inches of rain between 5 and 8 a.m. at the Stanton Airport, according to the weather service’s website.

Here is the text of the warning:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
 SOUTHEASTERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
* AT 805 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
 SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
 WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST
 COUPLE OF HOURS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
 OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
 NORTHFIELD...NERSTRAND...AND PRAIRIEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

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