Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this flash flood warning at Aug 25, 2005, 5:29 PM CDT for Wilkin County, Minnesota. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2005, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2005, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wilkin County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 8:50 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kent, MN | NUMEROUS TOWNSHIP ROADS UNDERWATER. |
| Aug 25, 8:50 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lawndale, MN | NUMEROUS TOWNSHIP ROADS UNDERWATER OVER NORTHEAST PORTION OF COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 236 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1435 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KFGF 252233 FFWFGF MNC167-261100- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 529 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA * UNTIL 600 AM CDT * AT 522 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAWNDALE TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAWNDALE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF FERGUS FALLS TO 10 MILES NORTH OF WAHPETON. THE STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MPH. RADAR WAS INDICATING STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LAWNDALE...WOLVERTON AND ROTHSAY. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. LAT...LON 4652 9629 4639 9668 4659 9671 4664 9628 $$ BERG
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KFGF 260125 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 825 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 MNC167-261100- WILKIN MN- 825 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WILKIN COUNTY UNTIL 600 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING... AT 825 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF WILKIN COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST BAND IS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM BRUSHVALE TO LAWNDALE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4.3 INCHES 17 MILES NORTH OF BRECKENRIDGE AND 3.7 INCHES 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAWNDALE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE WILKIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTS FLOODING OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF ROTHSAY ALONG WITH DITCHES RUNNING FULL IN THE CITY OF LAWNDALE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED ACROSS A MAJORITY OF NORTHERN WILKIN COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LAT...LON 4652 9629 4639 9668 4659 9671 4664 9628 $$ TG
000 WGUS73 KFGF 260234 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 934 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 MNC167-261100- WILKIN MN- 934 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WILKIN COUNTY UNTIL 600 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING... AT 934 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF WILKIN COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST BAND IS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM BRUSHVALE TO LAWNDALE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4.3 INCHES 17 MILES NORTH OF BRECKENRIDGE AND 3.7 INCHES 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAWNDALE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE WILKIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTS FLOODING OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF ROTHSAY ALONG WITH DITCHES RUNNING FULL IN THE CITY OF LAWNDALE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED ACROSS A MAJORITY OF NORTHERN WILKIN COUNTY. THE SHERIFF OFFICE ALSO REPORTS NUMEROUS TOWNSHIP ROADS UNDER WATER AND IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF KENT INTO THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE COUNTY. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS. YOU WILL NOT KNOW YOU ARE IN WATER UNTIL YOU ARE WET. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LAT...LON 4652 9629 4639 9668 4659 9671 4664 9628 $$ TG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman | 66 min |
| Aug 25, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman | 59 min |
| Aug 25, 1:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 11 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 67 min |
| Aug 25, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 54 min |
| Aug 25, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant | 57 min |
| Aug 25, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 61 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.