Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Sep 12, 2005, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)

Expired

Sep 12, 2005, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

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

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000 
WGUS53 KMPX 130034
FFWMPX
MNC023-073-173-130330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
731 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 731 PM CDT...RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY        
  HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED    
  AREA. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE 3 MILES          
  SOUTHWEST OF MONTEVIDEO. RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE STORMS WERE 
  ESTIMATED BY RADAR AT ONE AND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL        
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY 9 PM.  

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BOYD...CANBY...CLARA
  CITY...CLARKFIELD...DAWSON...GRANITE FALLS AND HANLEY FALLS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 4464 9642 4464 9549 4489 9551 4490 9527
      4515 9526 4514 9628

$$

000 
WGUS73 KMPX 130142
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
840 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005

MNC023-073-173-130330-
LAC QUI PARLE MN-CHIPPEWA MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN-
840 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
YELLOW MEDICINE...CHIPPEWA AND LAC QUI PARLE COUNTIES...

AT 829 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FROM SPRING CREEK AND CLARKFIELD EAST THROUGH 
HENLEY FALLS...GRANITE FALLS. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WERE 
ALSO DETECTED AROUND MAYNARD AND CLARA CITY. WEATHER RADAR INDICATES 
RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE STORMS NEAR ONE INCH PER HOUR. 

THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STORMS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE WARNING AREA 
BETWEEN 9 PM AND 930 PM LEAVING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES 
IN SOME AREAS. 

RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO INUNDATED LOW LYING 
AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES EVEN AFTER PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES. STAY 
AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS SWOLLEN WITH RUNOFF. DO 
NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS ROADS COVERED WITH FLOOD WATER...AND DO 
NOT BYPASS BARRICADES SET UP BY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BLOCK UNSAFE 
ROADS. 

LAT...LON 4464 9642 4464 9549 4489 9551 4490 9527
      4515 9526 4514 9628

$$

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