Northfield Cannon River level now at minor flood stage

Current Cannon River water level (6:30am 10-6-19) was at 897.83 ft. Minor flood stage is 897 ft.

At 8:33pm last night, the National Weather Service in Chanhassan issued this warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CANNON RIVER AT NORTHFIELD. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 7:30 PM
SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 896.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 897.0 FEET. * FORECAST…RISE
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 897.4 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACT…AT 897.5 FEET…FLOOD WATERS
REACH CARLETON COLLEGE SOCCER FIELDS. BABCOCK PARK NORTH OF DOWNTOWN BEGINS TO FLOOD

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