Streets Flood After Sunday Storm in St. Michael, Albertville

An early morning storm in St. Michael and Albertville dropped up to 2.5 inches across the community Sunday, causing “street flooding and road closures” in both cities – and prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning until 10 a.m. Sunday, June 23.

A flood warning is also in effect until 10:30 a.m. for St. Michael, Albertville and the rest of Wright County.

Updated 9:50 a.m. June 23, 2013: Across the St. Michael and Albertville communities, "street flooding" was pretty evident when Wright County Sheriff Sgt. Scott Halonen came on duty about 6 a.m. Sunday morning. 

Most flooding was contained to the streets, he said, although several homes near Bathel Industrial and 54th had some basement flooding. 

In both communities "there was a lot of areas where water was going across the street," he said.

No injuries were reported from the flooding, according to Halonen. The Wright County Sheriff's Office continues to monitor the situation as water continues to flow "downhill," he said, stating areas of Franklin Township were experiencing "washed out roads" as of 9:45 a.m. Sunday. 

Cities impacted have been notified by the Wright County Sheriff's Office as was the highway maintenance department and the Wright County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services.

As of 10 a.m., Wright County continues to remain under a flood warning issued by the National Weather Service until 10:30 a.m. June 23.

The flash flood warning alert was issued shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday morning by the National Weather Service and stated:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL WRIGHT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 648 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

FLOODING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN OCCURRED IN BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM WITH THE HEAVIESTRAIN OCCURRING BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES CAUSED TO STREET FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES IN ALBERTVILLE  AND ST MICHAEL.

* THE MAIN AREA OF RAIN HAS PUSHED EAST...SO THE FLASH FLOODING WILL RECEDE THROUGH THE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.