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A second crest of the Mississippi River has started in Saint Paul Minnesota.

Major floods are expected by this weekend at Prescott in far western Wisconsin. The river is already a foot-and-a-half above its flood stage at nearby Hastings Minnesota.

The National Weather Service says the Mississippi's second crest will be higher than the first one. It's the result of melting snow, plus more precipitation expected on Thursday and into the weekend.

The Mississippi is not expected to fall at Hastings until early next week. But folks down the river in La Crosse and Prairie du Chien probably won't see a major impact. Only minor flooding is forecast in both those places. The Mississippi River is about three-inches below its flood stage today in La Crosse. It's expected to rise Thursday, and then drop below its banks next Monday.

At Prairie du Chien, the river is currently about a foot above its flood stage. But only minor flooding is predicted, as the river keeps rising at least until next Monday evening.

On the Saint Croix River, a flood warning continues at Stillwater, north of Hudson. Flood warnings also continue on the Rock River at Afton between Janesville and Beloit - and on the Fox River at Berlin. Minor floods are predicted on all three of those waters.