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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood watch at Aug 24, 2006, 1:55 PM CDT for 19 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 24, 2006, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2006, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2006, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2006, 4:03 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- None
All 28 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1700 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 554 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS63 KMPX 241855 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 155 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER PART OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SITUATED OVER SOUTH DAKOTA IS DRAWING VERY MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...INCLUDING MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. AS THE LOW PASSES OVER FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT...CONSIDERABLE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO TRAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PART OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCH RAIN TOTALS WHICH WILL LIKELY SET OFF FLASH FLOODING IN THE WATCHED AREA. MNZ042>045-049>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 250300- /O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0002.060825T0000Z-060825T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT... RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 155 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA... BENTON...MORRISON...SHERBURNE...STEARNS...TODD AND WRIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...MILLE LACS...RAMSEY...SCOTT AND WASHINGTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...RICE IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...GOODHUE IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...BARRON...POLK AND RUSK IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN...PIERCE AND ST. CROIX. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * TRAINING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT PASSES OVER THE SAME AREA OVERNIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ WET
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS63 KMPX 250237 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 937 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL STILL POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE TO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE ON TOP OF SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL FROM THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADDITIONAL RAIN OVERNIGHT ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. MNZ042>045-049>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 251045- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060825T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT... RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 937 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BENTON...MORRISON...SHERBURNE... STEARNS...TODD AND WRIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...ANOKA... CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC... MILLE LACS...RAMSEY...SCOTT AND WASHINGTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...RICE IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...GOODHUE IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...BARRON...POLK AND RUSK IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN...PIERCE AND ST. CROIX. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN BY MORNING WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS. URBAN AREAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY AT RISK FOR FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ RAH
000 WGUS63 KMPX 250903 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 403 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED... .THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE ISOLATED. MNZ042>045-049>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 251015- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060825T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT... RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 403 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE ISOLATED. $$ MDB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 8:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Sibley | 39 min |
| Aug 24, 8:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 48 min |
| Aug 24, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 48 min |
| Aug 24, 8:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 8:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 20 min |
| Aug 24, 9:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 9:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 62 min |
| Aug 24, 9:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 9:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 9:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 59 min |
| Aug 24, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 22 min |
| Aug 24, 9:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 61 min |
| Aug 24, 10:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 49 min |
| Aug 24, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 53 min |
| Aug 24, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 53 min |
| Aug 24, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 54 min |
| Aug 24, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 65 min |
| Aug 24, 12:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 49 min |
| Aug 24, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka | 66 min |
| Aug 24, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 21 min |
| Aug 24, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton | 37 min |
| Aug 24, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti | 23 min |
| Aug 24, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns, Todd | 59 min |
| Aug 24, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 64 min |
| Aug 24, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 63 min |
| Aug 24, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 66 min |
| Aug 24, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 63 min |
| Aug 24, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown | 16 min |
| Aug 24, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 66 min |
| Aug 24, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 49 min |
| Aug 24, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 54 min |
| Aug 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rice | 53 min |
| Aug 24, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur | 45 min |
| Aug 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 52 min |
| Aug 24, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce | 40 min |
| Aug 24, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Saint Croix | 63 min |
| Aug 24, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire, Pepin | 56 min |
| Aug 24, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pierce | 54 min |
| Aug 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Eau Claire, Pepin | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.