Spring flooding

Two of the last remaining significant road and park closures due to spring flooding in Minnesota are set to end in the next couple of days.

Rising water is prompting more closures of Minnesota River crossings between the Twin Cities and Mankato. And after being reopen for just two days, Fort Snelling State Park has closed again due to flooding.

Just when it seemed that spring flooding had finally exited the region, some southern Minnesota rivers are on the rise again in the wake of torrential rain.

Plans to reopen a long stretch of Shepard/Warner Road near downtown St. Paul on Monday have been thwarted by heavy rain that’s sent river levels rising once again.

Torrential rain led to flooding in parts of southern Minnesota on Saturday evening, and may have triggered a mudslide that closed a state highway early Sunday.

After a nearly monthlong closure due to flooding along the Mississippi River, a long stretch of Shepard/Warner Road near downtown St. Paul is set to reopen by Monday evening.

After weeks of flooding along many Minnesota rivers, the first days of May have brought reason for optimism. Floodwaters are receding more quickly than anticipated in some communities — allowing cleanup to begin.

Flood warnings along the St. Croix River at Stillwater have been canceled, after the river dropped below flood stage over the weekend. River levels across most of the state are dropping.

Flooding across the state is on its way out: Water levels appear to have crested on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, without reaching into the top 10 flood levels recorded in the city.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed eight of its Mississippi River locks in Minnesota and Wisconsin, saying river levels are unsafe for any navigation for the time being.