Spring Flood Outlook #1

February 10, 2022

11:42 AM

Potential for Spring Flooding across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin

Spring Flood Outlook #1

Key Messages

? The spring ?ooding

potential across the

Northland is lower than

normal for Wisconsin and

Northern Minnesota.

? There is a slightly higher

than normal chance of

?ooding on the Mississippi

river at Aitkin and Ft. Ripley.

NEW

Important Updates

? This is the ?rst outlook

Next Scheduled Brie?ngs

? February 24 (Outlook #2)

? March 10 (Final Outlook)

Threat

Impact to Potential

Spring Flooding

Link to Image(s)

High river levels

Lower Threat

USGS WaterWatch MN WI

High soil moisture

Neutral

Above normal in

N. Minnesota

Below normal in

NW. Wisconsin

CPC Soil Moisture

Winter Precipitation

Climate Prediction Center

6 to 10 Day 8 - 14 Day

Snowpack/

Liquid Equivalent

Neutral

Snow Analysis

MN Snow Depth Ranking

Rate of Snowmelt

To be determined

24, 48, & 72 hr Snowmelt

Frost Depth

Neutral

Frost Depth Map

Spring Precipitation

To be determined

Precip Forecast (3-Month)

National Weather Service

Duluth, Minnesota

Mississippi River Headwaters

February 10, 2022

11:42 AM

Spring Flood Outlook

Prairie near Taconite

Flood

Stage

10 ft.

Chance of Minor Chance of

Flood

Moderate Flood

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