WLSSD said snowmelt is continuing to cause high flows in Dululth's sanitary sewer collection system and residents should prepare for possible flooding.
The river is expected to crest sometime on Saturday and is forecasted to cause moderate flooding in the area. It's very similar to the flooding that happened in 1999.
Welcome to a crazy week of weather whiplash with rapidly melting snow up north and fire weather in the south. Serious flooding is already taking place across the Northland as a near-record amount of water in the snowpack is flushed into streets and streams.
Rapid warming is triggering flooding over the South Shore of Lake Superior, and temperatures near 70F (inland) later today will accelerate runoff and flooding across much of the Northland. Cooler weather, and a little slush, is shaping up for the weekend.