Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 16, 1990, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)

Expired

Jun 17, 1990, 3:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Whole counties

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MN
ISSUED BY MINNEAPOLIS MN
951 PM CDT  JUN 16 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  300 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
          ...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER
IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
          ...CHIPPEWA...SOUTHERN LAC QUI PARLE...YELLOW MEDICINE
 
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE COPIUS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. ONE OF THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WAS
REPORTED NEAR GROVE CITY..NORTHWEST OF LITCHFIELD WHERE TWO INCHES OF
RAIN FELL IN A TWENTY MINUTE TIME FRAME. THESE VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE
FALLING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FROM TWO TO AS MUCH AS
SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT.
 
THIS IS DEVELOPING INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUTATION AND SHOULD NOT BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY.  MANY REPORTS OF ROADS HAVING BEEN WASHED OUT OR
CURRENTY UNDER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER.
 
PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THESE RAPIDLY
CHANGING CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION IF CALLED
UPON.  SOME CITIES IN THE WARNING AREA ARE WILLMAR..LITCHFIELD..
GRANITE FALLS AND MONTEVIDEO.
 
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
DOMBROWSKY

Flash Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.