Looking at potential spring flooding
Winds increase Tuesday as our next system brings rain and snow to Minnesota late in the day. Precipitation will be mainly rain in the south and snow in the north Tuesday evening and overnight. Get the latest on Updraft.
đ§Tuesday at noon on Minnesota Now, James Beard nominee Yia Vang tells us whatâs for lunch. Dr. Jay Sheree Allen is back to talk about dangers to pregnant people. And we'll hear from the author of a new picture book, "The ABCs of Inclusion." | |
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| | Amid grim forecasts, Stillwater braces for worst spring flooding in 22 years |
Stillwater, Minn. Mayor Ted Kozlowski lives in an old house on top of a hill. Every year his basement floods in the same spot, but this year itâs flooding from the west side. Itâs a bad sign, he says.
The last time it happened was 2001, when the St. Croix River flooded and rose to around 690 feet above sea level, or about 14 feet higher than it is today.
Current forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a 73 percent chance the St. Croix will reach those heights again over the next few weeks â for the first time since 2001.
Worries have risen in recent weeks that heavy winter precipitation and a slow thaw so far are boosting chances of major flooding in Stillwater and in St. Paul, where forecasters now see at least a 50 percent chance of the Mississippi River reaching major flood stage. | |
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Minnesota House passes bill that shields abortion providers, out-of-state patients. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the bill would prevent state courts or officials from complying with extraditions, arrests or subpoenas related to reproductive health care that a person receives in Minnesota.
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