Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN

MNZALL-220400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
1055 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH POSTED FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA UNTIL MIDNIGHT...
INCLUDNG THE TWIN CITIES...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 5 AM...TWIN CITY METRO
NOT INCLUDED...
AT 1045 PM..THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY TO INTENSE RAINSHOWERS WERE SCATTERED
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA...TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
TWIN CITIES.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN REDWOOD FALLS
AND OLIVIA IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND WINONA THE SOUTHEAST.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF STEADY RAIN OBSERVED OVER THE
SOUTH HALF OF MINNESOTA. THE RAIN AREA WAS 210 MILES WIDE AND IT WAS RAINING
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DULUTH TO BRAINERD AND ALEXANDRIA OUT ORTONVILLE IN FAR
WESTERN MINNESOTA. THE RAIN OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

RAIN HAS SPREAD OUT OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA ACROSS MOST OF WEST AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN ALSO. THE RAIN OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA WAS
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

MNZALL-220530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
1150 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN MINNESOTA UNTIL 5 AM...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA UNTIL
5 AM..

AT 1140 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE SCATTERED ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE
ENTERING WESTERN MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN WERE LOCATED NEAR MANKATO AND NEAR ROCHESTER AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS MEANS THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND AND COULD CAUSE MORE FLOODING OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.

THIS ACTIVITY WAS PART OF A MUCH LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THAT COVERED MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND EXTENDED INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST STATEMENTS
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

PHILLIPS

MNZ014-013-220545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST CLOUD MINNESOTA
1148 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 1991

AT 1145 PM THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF
MINNESOTA AND THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE DAKOTAS. STRONGER STORMS
WERE DEVELOPING BETWEEN FARGO AND WATERTOWN AND WILL MOVE INTO
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM CDT MONDAY.

NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
SINCE 11 PM HOWEVER CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER
TO REOCCUR.

IN THE ST CLOUD AREA SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGAN AROUND 10 PM
AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 1 AM. THESE STORMS HAVE NOT
APPROACHED THE SEVERE STAGE. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE ST CLOUD AREA LATER TONIGHT.

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MNZALL-WI003-006-010-014-220630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
1245 AM CDT MON JUL 22 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL...
AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST WISCONSIN UNTIL 500 AM...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONIN
THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AT 1230 AM.  THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING NEAR
WINNEBAGO IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND 20 MILES WEST OF LA CROSSE IN
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL
AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.  STORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER
SATURATED GROUND AND COULD CAUSE MORE FLOODING.

THIS ACTIVITY WAS PART OF A MUCH LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THAT COVERED MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND EXTENDED INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST STATEMENTS
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

MNZALL-WI003-006-010-014-220630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
145 AM CDT MON JUL 22 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL...
AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST WISCONSIN UNTIL 500 AM...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONIN
THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME
SOUTHEAST AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AT 130 AM.  THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE
FALLING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN WINONA MINNESOTA AND
LA CROSSE WISCONSIN...AT DAKOTA MINNESOTA.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.  STORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER
SATURATED GROUND AND COULD CAUSE MORE FLOODING.

THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A MUCH LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THAT COVERED MUCH OF THE SOUTH TWO THIRDS OF MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST STATEMENTS
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF A FLASH FLOOD WARWNING IS
ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. REMEMBER...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
A FLOODED ROAD IN A VEHICLE OR ON FOOT AS THE ROAD SURFACE MAY BE
WASHED AWAY BENEATH.
ERICKSEN

MNZALL-WI003-006-010-014-220630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO FIRST PARAGRAPH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MINNEAPOLIS MN
145 AM CDT MON JUL 22 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL...
AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST WISCONSIN UNTIL 500 AM...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
THROUGH TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA THROUGH 5 AM...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AT 130 AM.  THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE
FALLING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN WINONA MINNESOTA AND LC CROSSE
WISCONSIN...AT DAKOTA MINNESOTA.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING
AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.  STORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER
SATURATED GROUND AND COULD CAUSE MORE FLOODING.

THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A MUCH LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THAT COVERED MUCH OF THE SOUTH TWO THIRDS OF MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

PERSONS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST STATEMENTS
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. REMEMBER...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
A FLOODED ROAD IN A VEHICLE OR ON FOOT AS THE ROAD S^URFACE MAY BE
WASHED AWAY BENEATH.
ERICKSEN