Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Watches in 2008
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood watch at Jun 5, 2008, 11:36 AM CDT for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 5, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2008, 11:36 AM CDT (16:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 5:01 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- None
All 51 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine 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 nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS63 KMPX 051636 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1136 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 600 AM FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM COMBINED WITH A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL JET WILL PRODUCE A LARGE SWATH OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE REPEATED BOUTS OF HEAVY RAINS WITH RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING OVER AN INCH PER HOUR. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 600 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE WATCH WAS MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LADYSMITH...EAU CLAIRE TO AUSTIN. SOME MAJOR CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALEXANDRIA...SAINT CLOUD...WILLMAR... MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS...FARIBAULT...MINNEAPOLIS...SAINT PAUL...NEW RICHMOND AND RICE LAKE. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-015-023>026- 060045- /O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0002.080605T2100Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 1136 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA... BENTON...BLUE EARTH...BROWN...CARVER...CHIPPEWA...CHISAGO... DAKOTA...DOUGLAS...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...HENNEPIN... ISANTI...KANABEC...KANDIYOHI...LAC QUI PARLE...LE SUEUR... MARTIN...MCLEOD...MEEKER...MILLE LACS...MORRISON...NICOLLET... POPE...RAMSEY...REDWOOD...RENVILLE...RICE...SCOTT... SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS...STEELE...STEVENS...SWIFT... TODD...WASECA...WASHINGTON...WATONWAN...WRIGHT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...DUNN...PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING *A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM COMBINED WITH A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL JET WILL PRODUCE A LARGE SWATH OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE REPEATED BOUTS OF HEAVY RAINS WITH RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING OVER AN INCH PER HOUR. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 600 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE WATCH WAS MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LADYSMITH...EAU CLAIRE TO AUSTIN. SOME MAJOR CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALEXANDRIA...SAINT CLOUD...WILLMAR... MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS...FARIBAULT...MINNEAPOLIS...SAINT PAUL...NEW RICHMOND AND RICE LAKE. 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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WGUS63 KMPX 052346 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 646 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 600 AM FRIDAY MORNING... .ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME AREAS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN COULD END UP WITH THREE OR MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE KANSAS..NEBRASKA AREA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MORNING LIFTING A WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM A HALF INCH TO UP TO AROUND AN INCH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THROUGH 6 PM FROM THE REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO. SOME MAJOR CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALEXANDRIA...SAINT CLOUD... WILMAR... MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS...FARIBAULT ...MINNEAPOLIS... SAINT PAUL...NEW RICHMOND AND RICE LAKE. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-015-023>026- 060800- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 646 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BENTON...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... CARVER...CHIPPEWA...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...DOUGLAS...FARIBAULT... FREEBORN...GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...KANDIYOHI... LAC QUI PARLE...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...MCLEOD...MEEKER...MILLE LACS...MORRISON...NICOLLET...POPE...RAMSEY...REDWOOD... RENVILLE...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS... STEELE...STEVENS...SWIFT...TODD...WASECA...WASHINGTON... WATONWAN...WRIGHT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON... DUNN...PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME AREAS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN COULD END UP WITH THREE OR MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE KANSAS..NEBRASKA AREA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MORNING LIFTING A WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. * A FLASH WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. $$ BAP
000 WGUS63 KMPX 060213 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 913 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 600 AM FRIDAY MORNING... .ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME AREAS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN COULD END UP WITH THREE OR MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE KANSAS..NEBRASKA AREA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MORNING LIFTING A WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THE FLASH WATCH IS BEING EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AREAS AROUND EAU CLAIRE ...CHIPPEWA FALLS...AND LADYSMITH. SOME MAJOR CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALEXANDRIA...SAINT CLOUD... WILMAR... MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS...FARIBAULT ... MINNEAPOLIS... SAINT PAUL...NEW RICHMOND...EAU CLAIRE...LADYSMITH AND RICE LAKE. WIZ016-027-028-061015- /O.EXA.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RUSK-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 913 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...RUSK. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... CHIPPEWA AND EAU CLAIRE. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY * ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RADAR ESTIMATES ARE THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN AREAS AROUND LADYSMITH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BETWEEN 930 AND 10 PM...BUT ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS AREA EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. THESE RAINS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. * A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING. $$ MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-015-023>026- 061015- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 913 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BENTON...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... CARVER...CHIPPEWA...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...DOUGLAS...FARIBAULT... FREEBORN...GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...KANDIYOHI... LAC QUI PARLE...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...MCLEOD...MEEKER...MILLE LACS...MORRISON...NICOLLET...POPE...RAMSEY...REDWOOD... RENVILLE...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS... STEELE...STEVENS...SWIFT...TODD...WASECA...WASHINGTON... WATONWAN...WRIGHT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON... DUNN...PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY * ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME AREAS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN COULD END UP WITH THREE OR MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. * A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING. $$
000 WGUS63 KMPX 060525 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1225 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 600 AM FRIDAY MORNING... .THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING FROM LITTLE FALLS...ST CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AND ALBERT LEA ON EASTWARD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INCLUDING ELLSWORTH...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH AND EAU CLAIRE. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS OF MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THESES AREAS. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN IS IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. SOME MAJOR CITIES REMAINING IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDED SAINT CLOUD...FARIBAULT... MINNEAPOLIS...SAINT PAUL...NEW RICHMOND...EAU CLAIRE...LADYSMITH AND RICE LAKE. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-060630- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1225 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-061200- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE- FREEBORN-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...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1225 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BENTON...CARVER...CHISAGO... DAKOTA...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD...MEEKER...MILLE LACS...MORRISON...RAMSEY... RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS...STEELE...TODD... WASECA...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON... CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING FROM LITTLE FALLS...ST CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AND ALBERT LEA ON EASTWARD ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ELLSWORTH...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH AND EAU CLAIRE. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. * A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS AND 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. $$
000 WGUS63 KMPX 060738 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 238 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND GOODHUE COUNTY MINNESOTA UNTIL 700 AM FRIDAY MORNING... .THUNDERSTORMS...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL OCCUR ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND GOODHUE COUNTY MINNESOTA THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS... AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THESES AREAS. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN IS IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. SOME MAJOR CITIES REMAINING IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDE RED WING...NEW RICHMOND...EAU CLAIRE...LADYSMITH AND RICE LAKE. MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-076-077-084-085-093-060845- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 238 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE AREAS. $$ MNZ078-WIZ014>016-023>028-061200- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 238 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...GOODHUE. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN... PIERCE...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS GOODHUE COUNTY MINNESOTA AND ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING RED WING...ELLSWORTH...RICE LAKE... LADYSMITH AND EAU CLAIRE. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. * A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
000 WGUS63 KMPX 060835 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 335 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL 700 AM FRIDAY MORNING... .THUNDERSTORMS...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL OCCUR ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR GOODHUE COUNTY MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN IS IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. SOME MAJOR CITIES REMAINING IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDE NEW RICHMOND...EAU CLAIRE...LADYSMITH AND RICE LAKE. MNZ078-060945- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GOODHUE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED WING 335 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-061200- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 335 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... BARRON...POLK AND RUSK. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...CHIPPEWA... DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN...PIERCE AND ST. CROIX. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING ELLSWORTH...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH AND EAU CLAIRE. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING RAPID RISES IN SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS...FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ROADS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. * A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
000 WGUS63 KMPX 061001 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 501 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .THE THREAT FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. HENCE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIZ014>016-023>028-061115- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 501 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Sibley | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 4:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott | 83 min |
| Jun 5, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Scott | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 23 min |
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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.