Flood Advisory Issued for Eagan, Dakota County

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Eagan and Dakota County through 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Here is the text of the advisory:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...

  CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

  DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

  MCLEOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

  SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

  SIBLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

  SOUTHERN HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT

* AT 806 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST METRO SINCE 6 AM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...BURNSVILLE...HUTCHINSON...BLOOMINGTON...EAGAN...EDEN PRAIRIE...EXCELSIOR...GAYLORD...GLENCOE...LAKEVILLE...MINNETONKA...NEW PRAGUE...TWIN CITIES AIRPORT AND WACONIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.