Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 20, 2005, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)

Expired

Jun 20, 2005, 6:15 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Rice County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS53 KMPX 202015
FFWMPX
MNC013-049-079-103-131-202315-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
311 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
  LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
  BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 311 PM CDT...RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...RICE...NICOLLET...AND 
BLUE EARTH COUNTIES. THIS LINE OF STORMS IS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST 
AROUND 20 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 
POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IS 
CAPABLE OF FLOODING ROADS AND CAUSING CREEKS AND STREAMS TO OVERFLOW 
THEIR BANKS. 

TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED WATER RUSHING ACROSS A ROAD 10 MILES WEST 
OF NORTHFIELD IN RICE COUNTY AT 310 PM.   

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CLEVELAND...
  COURTLAND...DENNISON...DUNDAS...FARIBAULT...GOODHUE AND KASOTA.

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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER
CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS.

LAT...LON 4405 9430 4421 9384 4424 9259 4457 9256
      4445 9312 4448 9345 4449 9387 4435 9439

$$

MKM

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WGUS73 KMPX 202059
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
352 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2005

MNC013-049-079-103-131-202315-
GOODHUE MN-LE SUEUR MN-RICE MN-NICOLLET MN-BLUE EARTH MN-
352 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR BLUE
EARTH...NICOLLET...RICE...LE SUEUR AND GOODHUE COUNTIES...

AT 352 PM CDT...A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED WATER OVER THE ROAD 
ALONG INTERSTATE 35 AT HIGHWAY 19 ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF NORTHFIELD 
IN RICE COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
FALLEN DURING THE PAST HOUR OVER THE WARNED AREA. THIS AMOUNT OF 
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL ROADS TO FLOOD. DELAY YOUR TRAVEL 
PLANS UNTIL THE HEAVY RAIN HAS COME TO AN END. IN ADDITION...CREEKS 
AND STREAMS COULD OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...FARIBAULT...LE
CENTER...MANKATO...NORTHFIELD AND ST PETER.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER
CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 4405 9430 4421 9384 4424 9259 4457 9256
      4445 9312 4448 9345 4449 9387 4435 9439

$$

MKM

000 
WGUS73 KMPX 202256
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
549 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2005

MNC013-049-079-103-131-202315-
GOODHUE MN-LE SUEUR MN-RICE MN-NICOLLET MN-BLUE EARTH MN-
549 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT FOR 
BLUE EARTH...NICOLLET...RICE...LE SUEUR AND GOODHUE COUNTIES...

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA BORDER AND 
ONLY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE 
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THEREFORE THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING FOR BLUE EARTH...NICOLLET...RICE...LE SUEUR AND 
GOODHUE COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 615 PM. 

IN BLUE EARTH COUNTY A SPOTTER IN AMBOY REPORTED 1.88 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL BETWEEN 345 PM AND 445 PM. IN RICE COUNTY THE UNDERPASS 
WHERE HIGHWAY 19 PASSES UNDER INTERSTATE 35 WAS FLOODED AT 352 PM. 
THE FLOODWATERS HAVE NOW RECEDED.  

LAT...LON 4405 9430 4421 9384 4424 9259 4457 9256
      4445 9312 4448 9345 4449 9387 4435 9439

$$

MKM

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