The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Sauk River affecting Stearns County. The warning will start on Tuesday evening until further notice.
The Mississippi River in St. Cloud is under a Flood Warning. The National Weather Service expects the river to rise above flood stage on Friday afternoon, and continue to near 10.2 feet by Sunday evening.
A warm front will lift north across the state this (Friday) afternoon. As a result, showers and thunderstorms will develop this evening. Widespread .75 to 1 1/2 inches of rain will be possible. Some areas could see 1 1/2 to two inches of rain tonight. A second round of showers and thunderstorms is expected tomorrow (Saturday) night. At this time another 1/2 inch to one inch of rain will be possible.