Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Duluth, MN

Issued

Apr 6, 1997, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC)

Expired

Apr 7, 1997, 11:00 AM CDT

In force

16 hr

Issued by

NWS Duluth, MN

Area

Whole counties

County Pine County, MN

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TTAA00 KDLH 062351
FFWDLH
MNC115-111600-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
650 PM CDT SUN APR 6 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL FRIDAY APRIL 11TH
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
 
   ...SOUTHERN PINE COUNTY
 
 
...SNAKE RIVER LEVELS IN PINE CITY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING...
 
THE SNAKE RIVER AT PINE CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAD CONTINUED
TO RISE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND WATER WAS STARTING TO FLOOD A PARK
IN THE CITY. THE 6 PM CDT RIVER STAGE AT PINE CITY WAS 8.1 FEET WHICH
IS A RISE OF 0.3 FEET SINCE 6 AM THIS MORNING. THE ESTIMATED FLOOD STAGE
IS 8 FEET AND THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE AND CREST BETWEEN 9.0 AND
9.5 FEET LATE THURSDAY APRIL 10TH OR EARLY ON FRIDAY APRIL 11TH.
 
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND THE SNAKE RIVER FROM
PINE CITY TO THE JUNCTION WITH THE ST CROIX RIVER.
 
THE GRINDSTONE AND KETTLE RIVERS IN PINE COUNTY WERE ALSO REPORTED
TO BE RUNNING AT OR JUST ABOVE BANKFULL. SOME FLOODING OF LYONS PARK
ALONG THE GRINDSTONE RIVER IN HINCKLEY WAS REPORTED WITH A RV PARK
UNDER A FOOT OF WATER. THE RISE IN THE RIVER LEVELS IS A RESULT OF
THE SNOWMELT COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE AREA LAST NIGHT.
 
PERSONS LIVING ALONG AND NEAR RIVERS ACROSS PINE COUNTY SHOULD
MONITOR THEIR RIVER LEVELS CLOSELY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IF SERIOUS
FLOODING DOES DEVELOP BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT LIVES
AND PROPERTY.
 
SES
 
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO.
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 6, 2:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
245 PM CDT SUN APR 6 1997

LITTLE TIME FOR DISCUSSION GIVEN FLOODING PROBLEMS AND BACKUP OF GFK.

POWERFUL LOW TO CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY. 6+ MB PRES RISES NOTED IN
EASTERN NEBRASKA. TOPS WARMING IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ETA
MODEL SHOWS BEST LIFT MOVING NORTH INTO CANADA. ALSO TIME SECTIONS
SHOW DRIER AIR WORKING INTO CWA. HOWEVER...CYCLONIC FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO SPAWN SHSN AND CLOUDS. ALSO VERY COLD H8 TEMPS PROGGED
TO MOVE IN. FAN/FWC TEMPS LOOK GOOD...AND LIKE COLDER FWC FOR INL.

WITH -20 H8 TEMPS MOVING IN...THE LAKE-H8 TEMP DIFFERENCE IS THERE
BUT FLOW FROM SFC TO H7 LOOKS TO BE UNFAVORABLE FOR MUCH. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL ALREAFDY BE IN FORECAST SO NO NEED TO HIGHLIGHT.

JUST HEARD THAT BACKUP NO LONGER NEEDED.

COORD WITH MPX..MKX.

MELDE

Flash Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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