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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Duluth MN 718 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-300030- Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake- North Itasca-Central St. Louis-Southern Lake/North Shore- Southern Cook/North Shore-North Cass-South Itasca-South Cass- Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-Carlton/South St. Louis- Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price- 718 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight Moderate to heavy rainfall last night has led to rises on area rivers which may cause localized minor flooding for Cook County and the North Shore portions of Lake County. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Localized minor flooding in Cook County and the North Shore portions of Lake County could continue through Wednesday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... For the month of April we are actively recruiting for CoCoRaHS, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network. If you would like to volunteer to become a regular reporter of rain hail and snow, please visit https://www.cocorahs.org for more information. The National Weather Service in Duluth, MN is proposing to discontinue the Hazardous Weather Outlook product on or around May 11 2026 because it is a redundant product. Please note that no other products including forecasts, warnings, and NOAA Weather Radio will be changing, only the Hazardous Weather Outlook product is proposed to be discontinued. Feedback on the proposal to discontinue the Hazardous Weather Outlook is open through May 11. Please email nws.duluth@noaa.gov with your feedback. Again to repeat, NOAA Weather Radio is not going away and we will continue to issue forecasts and warnings. $$
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Duluth MN
659 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
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Cook MN-Lake MN-
659 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.
* WHERE...In Minnesota, Cook and Lake Counties.
* WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
River or stream flows are elevated. Flooding is occurring on area
rivers that are popular for waterfall viewing.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 655 PM CDT Tuesday, river gauges continue to suggest that
there are areas of high water and localized minor flooding
from Monday`s rainfall. No additional rainfall is expected.
One to two inches of rain that has already fallen and
snowmelt runoff in Cook County will keep river levels
elevated today. The Baptism River and Beaver River in Lake
County are also experiencing high flows today due to runoff
from the one to two inches of rainfall yesterday and last
night.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Grand Marais, Gunflint Lake, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Grand
Portage, Clear Lake, Lutsen, Tofte, Beaver Bay, Dumbbell
Lake, Forest Center, Temperance River State Park, George
Manitou State Park, Taconite Harbor, Sugar Loaf Cove,
Isabella, Little Saganaga Lake, Little Marais, Finland and
Alpine Lake.
- Flood safety information can be found at
www.weather.gov/safety/flood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Campers and hikers should avoid flooded trail crossings. If camping
at a site along or near the banks of rivers or streams, move away
from those locations and seek higher ground. Trails in hilly terrain
can quickly become unstable during or shortly after heavy rainfall.
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LAT...LON 4820 9171 4811 9171 4811 9156 4804 9157
4808 9127 4825 9089 4824 9084 4809 9075
4811 9014 4799 8990 4800 8956 4760 9079
4694 9178 4820 9180
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