Continued chances of rain before sun comes back... Latest flooding information (including the Sauk, Mississippi, and Red Rivers)

Overnight tonight we will see a chance of light rain with areas of fog, lows reaching 36. Sunday will see fog early, cloudy through the day and high of 50. Rain chances again Monday and Tuesday with highs in the upper 40s around 50 before the sun breaks out for Wednesday/Thursday and highs get into the lower 50s. Rain comes back into the forecast Friday, with the chance of some s*n*o*w on Saturday.

Here is a list of all the Flood Advisories out for the Twin Cities watch area:

Flood Warnings (all until further notice unless otherwise noted):

• SCOTT COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM CDT SUNDAY DUE TO ICE JAMS AND SNOW MELT
  
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT HENDERSON AFFECTING LE SUEUR...SCOTT AND SIBLEY COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES
• COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES
• CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD MN AFFECTING HENNEPIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES
• SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY
• SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER AT DELANO MN AFFECTING WRIGHT COUNTY
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO AFFECTING BLUE EARTH AND NICOLLET COUNTIES

River Flood Watches (until further notice):

• MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO AFFECTING BLUE EARTH AND NICOLLET COUNTIES
• MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS L/D 2 AFFECTING DAKOTA...WASHINGTON AND PIERCE COUNTIES
• LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY

For more on these, check out the NWS Chanhassen Flood Briefing Page, where you can read the statements and find graphics referring to current and forecasted river levels along with precipitation forecasts.

An update on the Sauk River... I would expected a Watch/Warning to be issued within the next few days. According to NWS forecasts, the Sauk River near St. Cloud is expected to approach Minor Flood Stage by the end of next week. Meanwhile, the Mississippi at St. Cloud State will also be approaching Action Stage by the end of the week. As the week goes on I will attempt to bring pictures/video from the rivers as the Spring Flooding Season continues.

And for those up in the Red River Valley, the NWS Grand Forks has also set up a Flood Briefing Page. The Red River is expected to reach Major Flood Stage along its entire path, including Wahpeton, Fargo, and Grand Forks, and could approach the historic levels set just last year.