Dense Fog Advisory through 9 AM -- More Rain through Weekend -- Latest Flood Watches/Warnings

Look! We have Lake Front Property for the next few weeks!

Once again, we have a Dense Fog Advisory out until 9 AM like we have had most days this past week. All the rain/melting snow along with temps staying above freezing (allowing more melting) is creating the endless dense fog-at-night situation for the moment. Complete advisory at the bottom of post.

I actually have some good news on the rain front! We should experience some more periods of drizzle and rain through the rest of the weekend, but then I think we will shed the rain and clouds and bring some SUNSHINE for next week! Woo! And with that will come warm(er) temps, with highs reaching the lower 50s by Tuesday. Temps over the weekend, though, should be in the middle 40s for highs.

Looking ahead (though I really don't want to), we see a possibility of some snow mixing back in next weekend. Take it with a grain of salt, as I don't want to put any trust in it at the moment.

Tonight Dense fog and drizzle, 35. Saturday Drizzle, early fog, 46. Sat Night Drizzle and fog likely, 36. Sunday Rain possible 47. Monday Mix of clouds and sun, 47.

Steams and rivers continue to rise, causing A LOT of Flood Watches and Warnings in the area. This is the list I could come up with (I may have accidentally left out locations -- there are just SO MANY at the moment!). Even though the Sauk is not listed, we need to watch it closely... and probably the Mississippi River shortly.

Flood Warning (all until further notice unless noted):

• NORTH CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 700 AM CST SATURDAY DUE TO AN ICE JAM ON SAND CREEK (INTERESTS FROM JORDAN TO CARVER SHOULD BE AWARE OF RIVER RISES)
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 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 MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET 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
• COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES

Flood Watch (all 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
• 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
• MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES
• MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES

Dense Fog Advisory:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
930 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

...ANOTHER ROUND OF DENSE FOG FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...

.LIGHT WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE DUE TO CONTINUED MILD
TEMPERATURES AND MELTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER FOGGY NIGHT
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN MANY LOCATIONS...WITH
LOCAL VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>059-064>068-073>075-082-083-091-092-131130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FG.Y.0011.100313T0400Z-100313T1500Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
930 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.