THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE OF THE ERICSON DAM LOCATED
ON THE CEDAR RIVER. THE CEDAR RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE SLOWLY
NEAR SPALDING THROUGH LATE MORNING… BEFORE RECEDING THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE CEDAR RIVER NEAR HIGHWAY 281 SHOULD NOW BE RECEDING
AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE DAY.
* THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 200 PM CDT MONDAY.
* AT 749 AM CDT…LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THE SPALDING LAKE DAM WAS
BEING OVERTOPPED BY RISING FLOOD WATERS…BUT REMAINED INTACT. THE
INTEGRITY OF THE DAM CONTINUES TO BE MONITORED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
* NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS AND COUNTY ROAD BRIDGES ALONG THE CEDAR
RIVER ARE FLOODED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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