Flood Warning

...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Minnesota...

Cedar River near Lansing affecting Mower County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Minnesota...

Cedar River at Austin affecting Mower County.

.The heaviest rainfall in the Cedar River Basin fell across the Lansing area, where 2 to 5 inches of rain fell in that sub-basin. With Lansing already cresting lower than the original forecast, have lowered the downstream forecasts at Austin and Charles City accordingly.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cedar River near Lansing.

* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 21.2 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County Road 2 Bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 20.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 2:30 PM CDT Saturday was 20.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow morning and continue falling to 10.3 feet Saturday, September 26. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood