HIGH WATER CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FAR EASTERN RAINY RIVERWATERSHED DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS AND SNOWMELT FROM LATE APRIL INTO EARLY MAY.

* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES.

* WHERE...IN MINNESOTA, LAKE AND ST. LOUIS COUNTIES.

* WHEN...UNTIL 345 PM CDT TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 239 PM CDT SUNDAY, MINOR FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH ARE FORECAST OVER THE AREA FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... OYSTER RIVER, GE-BE-ON-E-QUET CREEK, HORSE RIVER, SHOHOLA CREEK, HUSTLER RIVER, MOOSE RIVER, JEANETTE CREEK, WOLFPACK CREEK, NUGGET CREEK, HERITAGE CREEK, PORTAGE RIVER, RANGE LINE CREEK AND LEGEND CREEK.

- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BASSWOOD LAKE, NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, LAKE AGNES, CROOKED LAKE, FOURTOWN LAKE, LAC LA CROIX, LAC LA CROIX AND LOON LAKE.

- FLOOD SAFETY INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD.