Alert archive / Minnesota / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at Mar 22, 2009, 10:44 PM CDT for Todd County, Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 23, 2009, 5:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2009, 10:44 PM CDT (03:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2009, 5:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2009, 11:10 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 days
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Long Prairie River at Long Prairie (LGPM5). The gauge peaked at 7.57 ft at Mar 26, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 8 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05245100, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS43 KMPX 230344 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1044 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF...TO LOCALLY ONE INCH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ABOVE THE ONE INCH TOTAL COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC153-231744- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0001.090323T1000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T1000Z.090325T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1044 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.5 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.5 FEET ON APR 5 1982. $$
23 follow-up statements
000 WGUS83 KMPX 230552 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1252 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF...TO LOCALLY ONE INCH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ABOVE THE ONE INCH TOTAL COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC153-231952- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.090323T1000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T1000Z.090325T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1252 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.5 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$
000 WGUS43 KMPX 231721 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1221 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OF 1.75 TO 2.25 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA SINCE SUNDAY EVENING AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF AROUND 0.50 TO 1.0 INCHES IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUTNS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NWS WEBSITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MPX OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC153-240721- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.2.ER.090323T0740Z.090325T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1221 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.7 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS ENCROACHING ON HIGHWAY 71 2000 FEET NORTH OF HIGHWAY 27. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.7 FEET ON APR 10 2001. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 240121 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 821 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE... RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY HEAVY RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY HAS CAUSED SEVERAL RIVERS ON THE MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES TO RISE TO MINOR TO MODERATE FLOOD LEVELS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THESE AREAS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...MAINLY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.75 INCHES. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE RIVER LEVEL FORECASTS. ALTHOUGH SOME LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && MNC009-141-145-241521- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.090325T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090325T1800Z.090327T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 821 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON APR 12 2001. $$ MNC145-241521- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0006.090324T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T0600Z.090327T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 821 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.0 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 5.0 FEET ON AUG 6 2002. $$ MNC153-241521- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.2.ER.090323T0740Z.090325T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 821 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.8 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS ENCROACHING ON HIGHWAY 71 2000 FEET NORTH OF HIGHWAY 27. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$ MNC023-073-129-173-241520- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0002.090325T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.1.ER.090325T0600Z.090328T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 821 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.9 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...STORM SEWERS MAY NEED TO BE PLUGGED TO PREVENT WATER FROM BACKING UP INTO STREETS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.1 FEET ON APR 14 1998. $$ MNC023-129-173-241520- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0003.090327T1647Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090327T1647Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 821 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:47 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 885.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 888.7 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 888.8 FEET...WATER ENCROACHES ON THE RIVER ROAD BEHIND CITY OFFICES. $$ MNC013-015-103-241520- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090327T1500Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090327T1500Z.090331T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 821 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:49 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 792.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 798.7 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$
000 WGUS43 KMPX 240649 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 149 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OF 1.25 INCHES OVER THE PAST 2.50 HOURS AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF 0.30 INCHES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND SNOW MELT COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC009-141-145-242049- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.090325T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090325T1800Z.090327T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 149 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON APR 12 2001. $$ MNC145-242049- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T0924Z.090327T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 149 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.0 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC153-242048- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.2.ER.090323T0740Z.090325T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 149 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS ENCROACHING ON HIGHWAY 71 2000 FEET NORTH OF HIGHWAY 27. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON APR 9 2001. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 241654 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1154 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON THE HEAVY RAINFALL RECEIVED ACROSS THE AREA BOTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY EARLY MONDAY AS WELL AS THE SECOND WAVE OF RAIN THAT IMPACTED THE REGION MONDAY EVENING. SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY BUT THEY SHOULD MAINLY BE LIGHTER IN NATURE. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...NWS WEBPAGES AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MPX OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-129-173-250654- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0003.090327T0730Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090327T0730Z.090328T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1154 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:14 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 886.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 889.1 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. $$ MNC013-015-103-250654- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090327T1600Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090327T1600Z.090331T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1154 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:40 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 793.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 798.8 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC009-141-145-250654- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.090325T1500Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090325T1500Z.090327T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1154 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC145-250654- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090325T0000Z.090329T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1154 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC153-250654- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.2.ER.090323T0740Z.090325T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1154 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.2 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$ DFC
000 WGUS83 KMPX 250246 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 946 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON THE HEAVY RAINFALL RECEIVED ACROSS THE AREA FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...NWS WEBPAGES AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MPX OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-251646- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.2.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 946 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.2 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...STORM SEWERS MAY NEED TO BE PLUGGED TO PREVENT WATER FROM BACKING UP INTO STREETS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-251646- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0003.090326T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1200Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 946 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:14 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 886.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 889.9 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-251646- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090327T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090327T1800Z.090401T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 946 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:05 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 793.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.0 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC009-141-145-251646- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.090325T0238Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090324T1930Z.090327T1800Z.090324T1930Z.UU/ 946 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC145-251646- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 946 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.7 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC153-251646- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.2.ER.090323T0740Z.090325T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 946 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 251010 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 509 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES. SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE MINNESOTA...MISSISSIPPI...SAUK AND LONG PRAIRIE RIVER BASINS. THE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON PAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FUTURE PRECIPITATION. ANY FLUCTUATION IN PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL HAVE AN AFFECT ON CURRENT AND FUTURE RIVER LEVELS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-260009- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.2.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 509 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.2 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...STORM SEWERS MAY NEED TO BE PLUGGED TO PREVENT WATER FROM BACKING UP INTO STREETS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APRIL 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-260009- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.090326T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1200Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 509 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 886.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 889.9 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APRIL 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-260009- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090327T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090327T1800Z.090401T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 509 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:05 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 793.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.0 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APRIL 4 1998. $$ MNC009-141-145-260009- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090324T1930Z.090327T1800Z.090325T0630Z.UU/ 509 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUNE 14 2005. $$ MNC145-260009- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 509 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.7 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC153-260009- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.2.ER.090323T0740Z.090325T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 509 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$ JLT
000 WGUS83 KMPX 251558 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1058 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY AN AVERAGE OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURED ACROSS PARTS OF THE MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS INCLUDING THE LONG PRARIE AND SAUK RIVERS. THIS COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT HAS RESULTED FLOODING IN MANY LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THE HEADWATERS. NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-260558- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.2.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1058 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.4 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...STORM SEWERS MAY NEED TO BE PLUGGED TO PREVENT WATER FROM BACKING UP INTO STREETS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-260558- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0003.090326T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1800Z.090331T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1058 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 886.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 890.3 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-260558- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090327T2200Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090327T2200Z.090401T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1058 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 793.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.6 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC009-141-145-260558- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090324T1930Z.090328T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1058 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.8 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC145-260558- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1058 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.6 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC153-260558- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.2.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1058 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$ DFC
000 WGUS83 KMPX 260117 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 817 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY AN AVERAGE OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURED ACROSS PARTS OF THE MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS INCLUDING THE LONG PRARIE AND SAUK RIVERS. THIS COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT HAS RESULTED IN FLOODING IN MANY LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THE HEADWATERS. NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-261516- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.2.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 817 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.4 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...STORM SEWERS MAY NEED TO BE PLUGGED TO PREVENT WATER FROM BACKING UP INTO STREETS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-261516- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.090326T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1800Z.090331T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 817 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 886.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 890.3 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-261516- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090327T2200Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090327T2200Z.090401T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 817 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:19 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 793.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.6 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC009-141-145-261516- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090324T1930Z.090328T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 817 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.8 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON APR 12 2001. $$ MNC145-261516- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 817 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.6 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC153-261516- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.2.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 817 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 261612 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1112 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT EARLIER THIS WEEK IS CONTINUING TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG PARTS OF THE MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPPI RIVER BASINS. FOR THE MOST PART THE MAINSTEM RIVERS ARE STILL RISING HOWEVER MOST OF THE FEEDER STREAMS AND TRIBUTAIRES HAVE NOW CRESTED. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO NWS WEBPAGE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/MPX OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-270612- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.2.ER.000000T0000Z.090328T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1112 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.3 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...STORM SEWERS MAY NEED TO BE PLUGGED TO PREVENT WATER FROM BACKING UP INTO STREETS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-270612- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0003.090326T2100Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T2100Z.090329T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1112 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 887.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 889.9 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-270612- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090328T2000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090328T2000Z.090401T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1112 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 794.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC009-141-145-270612- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090324T1930Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1112 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON APR 12 2001. $$ MNC145-270612- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1112 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.7 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC153-270612- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090326T0800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1112 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS CREST IS LOWER THAN ORIGINALLY FORECAST AS MODERATE FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. BUT THE CREST WILL BE LONGER IN DURATION. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$ DFC
000 WGUS83 KMPX 261955 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 255 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MANY LOCATIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE WEEKEND AS WATER FROM RAIN AND SNOWMELT WORK INTO THE MAINSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-129-173-270955- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0003.090326T2126Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T2126Z.090331T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 255 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 887.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 891.0 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-270955- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090328T1500Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090328T1500Z.090402T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 255 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 794.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.7 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC009-141-145-270955- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090324T1930Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 255 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON APR 12 2001. $$ MNC145-270955- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 255 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.7 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC153-270955- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090326T0800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 255 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 270141 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 841 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MANY LOCATIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE WEEKEND AS WATER FROM RAIN AND SNOWMELT WORK INTO THE MAINSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-271541- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090330T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 841 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.9 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-271541- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T2038Z.090330T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 841 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 887.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 890.9 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-271541- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090328T1600Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090328T1600Z.090402T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 841 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:06 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 794.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.6 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC009-141-145-271541- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090324T1930Z.090329T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 841 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON APR 12 2001. $$ MNC145-271541- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 841 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.7 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC019-271541- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0007.090328T1330Z-090401T0300Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090328T1330Z.090329T1800Z.090331T2100Z.NO/ 841 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF MAYER. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.7 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ MNC153-271541- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090326T0800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 841 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 7.1 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 270539 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1239 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER MISSING MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MANY LOCATIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE WEEKEND AS WATER FROM RAIN AND SNOWMELT WORK INTO THE MAINSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-280539- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090330T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1239 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.9 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. $$ MNC023-129-173-280539- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T2038Z.090330T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1239 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 887.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 890.9 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. $$ MNC013-015-103-280539- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090328T1600Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090328T1600Z.090402T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1239 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 794.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.6 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ MNC009-141-145-280539- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SCOM5.2.ER.090324T1930Z.090329T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1239 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. $$ MNC145-280539- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1239 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.7 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. $$ MNC019-280539- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0007.090328T1330Z-090401T0300Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090328T1330Z.090329T1800Z.090331T2100Z.NO/ 1239 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF MAYER. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.7 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. $$ MNC153-280538- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090326T0800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1239 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 7.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 271638 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1138 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MANY LOCATIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE WEEKEND AS WATER FROM RAIN AND SNOWMELT WORK INTO THE MAINSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-281638- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1138 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-281638- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090329T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1138 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 888.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 891.1 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-281638- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090329T0800Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T0800Z.090402T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1138 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 794.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.7 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-281637- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090329T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1138 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-281637- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090403T0000Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090329T0000Z.090402T0600Z.UU/ 1138 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.8 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC019-281637- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0007.090401T0000Z-090403T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090401T0000Z.090401T1200Z.090403T0000Z.NO/ 1138 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY APRIL 03...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY APRIL 03...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ MNC153-281637- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1138 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 7.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$ DFC
000 WGUS83 KMPX 280056 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 756 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MANY LOCATIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE WEEKEND AS WATER FROM RAIN AND SNOWMELT WORK INTO THE MAINSTEM RISER SYSTEMS. PRECAUSTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-290056- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 756 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.3 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-290056- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090329T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 756 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 888.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 891.1 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-290055- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090329T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T0600Z.090403T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 756 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:44 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 794.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.8 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-290055- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090329T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 756 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-290055- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090403T0000Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090329T0000Z.090402T0600Z.UU/ 756 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.8 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC019-290055- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0007.090401T0000Z-090403T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090401T0000Z.090401T1200Z.090403T0000Z.NO/ 756 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY APRIL 03...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ MNC153-290055- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 756 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.4 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 280953 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 453 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MANY LOCATIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO SEE RISES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WATER FROM LAST WEEKS RAIN AND SNOWMELT WORK INTO THE MAINSTEM RIVER SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE PRECIPITATION INTO THESE BASINS WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES OR FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RIVER LEVELS LATER NEXT WEEK...AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-290953- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 453 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.3 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. $$ MNC023-129-173-290953- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090329T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 453 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 888.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 891.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. $$ MNC013-015-103-290952- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090329T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T0600Z.090403T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 453 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 794.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.8 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ MNC145-290952- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090329T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 453 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW THEN BEGIN FALLING. $$ MNC009-141-145-290952- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090403T0000Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090329T0000Z.090402T0600Z.UU/ 453 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.8 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ MNC019-290952- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0007.090401T0000Z-090403T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090401T0000Z.090401T1200Z.090403T0000Z.NO/ 453 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. $$ MNC153-290952- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 453 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 7.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 281524 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1024 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-291524- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1024 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-291524- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090330T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1024 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 889.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 890.8 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-291524- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090329T0400Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T0400Z.090403T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1024 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 795.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.9 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-291524- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1024 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.2 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-291524- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090402T1800Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090328T1800Z.090402T0000Z.UU/ 1024 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC019-291524- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0007.090329T1200Z-090401T0000Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090329T1200Z.090330T0600Z.090331T1800Z.NO/ 1024 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.3 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ MNC153-291523- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1024 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 6.9 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 290054 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 754 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-300054- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 754 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-300054- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090330T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 754 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 889.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 890.8 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-300054- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.090329T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T0600Z.090403T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 754 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 5:01 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 795.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 799.9 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-300054- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 754 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-300054- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090328T1900Z.090401T1800Z.UU/ 754 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC019-300054- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0007.090329T1800Z-090331T1200Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090329T1800Z.090330T0000Z.090331T0600Z.NO/ 754 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ MNC153-300054- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 754 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.8 FEET ON JUN 26 2003. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 291518 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1018 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-301518- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1018 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.3 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-301518- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090330T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1018 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 890.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 890.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-301518- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T1022Z.090405T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1018 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 796.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 799.9 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-301518- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1018 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 8.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-301518- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090403T1200Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090328T1900Z.090402T1800Z.UU/ 1018 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC019-301518- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0007.090330T0000Z-090331T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090330T0000Z.090330T0000Z.090331T0000Z.NO/ 1018 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE MONDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ MNC153-301518- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.090404T1800Z.NR/ 1018 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY APRIL 05...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL SUNDAY APRIL 05...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.9 FEET ON APR 8 1997. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 300058 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 758 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOCATIONS ALONG THE MINNESOTA DOWNSTREAM OF GRANITE FALLS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THIS WEEK. UPSTREAM LOCATIONS ALONG THE MINNESOTA AS WELL AS MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF THE TWIN CITIES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY FALL THIS WEEK. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. RAIN IS MORE LIKELY IN FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SNOW THAT FALLS IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO MELT RAPIDLY THROUGH FRIDAY GIVEN THE FORECAST TEMPERATURES. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-310058- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 758 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.6 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-310058- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090330T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 758 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 890.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 890.7 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-310058- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T1022Z.090405T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 758 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 5:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 796.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 799.8 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-310058- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 758 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.0 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-310058- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090404T0000Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090328T1900Z.090403T0600Z.UU/ 758 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC019-310058- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090331T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090330T0600Z.090330T0600Z.090331T0000Z.NO/ 758 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ MNC153-310058- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090404T1800Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.090404T0000Z.NR/ 758 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.9 FEET ON APR 8 1997. $$
000 WGUS83 KMPX 301621 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1121 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS TAKING AIM ON THE UPPER PARTS OF THE MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE UPPER MINNESOTA VALLEY WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FOR AREAS SUCH AS MANKATO AND NORTHEAST TOWARD SHAKOPEE IN THE MINNESOTA VALLEY...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN BUT WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. ANY RAIN THAT DOES OCCUR THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN TO THE RIVER LEVEL FORECASTS. TO COMPLICATE THE SITUATION EVEN MORE...A WARMING TREND TO ABOVE FREEZING HIGHS TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TOWARD THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BEGIN MELTING THE SNOWPACK. THE EXTENT OF THE MELT AND CONTRIBUTION THIS WILL HAVE ON THE RIVER SYSTEMS IS STILL BEING EVALUATED. SO THOSE WITH INTEREST ON THE MINNESOTA AND HEADWATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK BACK FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-311621- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1121 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-311621- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090330T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1121 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 890.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 890.5 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-311621- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T1022Z.090404T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1121 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 5:05 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 796.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 799.9 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-311621- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1121 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 7.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-311621- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090404T1800Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090330T1800Z.090404T0000Z.UU/ 1121 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.9 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC153-311621- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1121 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 6.2 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.9 FEET ON APR 8 1997. $$ MNC019-301651- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090331T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.090330T0843Z.090330T0845Z.090330T0848Z.NO/ 1121 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3:48 AM MONDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ DFC
000 WGUS83 KMPX 310254 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 954 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .A SIGNIFICANT STORM IS TAKING AIM ON THE UPPER PARTS OF THE MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE UPPER MINNESOTA VALLEY WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FOR AREAS SUCH AS MANKATO AND NORTHEAST TOWARD SHAKOPEE IN THE MINNESOTA VALLEY...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A MIX OF RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. ANY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE RIVER LEVEL FORECASTS. TO COMPLICATE THE SITUATION EVEN MORE...A WARMING TREND TO ABOVE FREEZING HIGH TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TOWARD THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BEGIN MELTING THE NEW SNOWPACK. THE EXTENT OF THE MELT AND CONTRIBUTION THIS WILL HAVE ON THE RIVER SYSTEMS IS STILL BEING EVALUATED. SO THOSE WITH INTERESTS ON THE MINNESOTA AND HEADWATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK BACK FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-010254- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 954 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-010254- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090407T1200Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090330T1200Z.090406T0000Z.NO/ 954 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY APRIL 07...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL TUESDAY APRIL 07...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 890.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-010254- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T1022Z.090403T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 954 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:17 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 796.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 799.9 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-010254- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 954 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-010254- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090404T1200Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090330T1900Z.090403T1800Z.UU/ 954 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC153-010254- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 954 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN AROUND 6 FEET THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.9 FEET ON APR 8 1997. $$ MDB
000 WGUS83 KMPX 311610 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1110 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING STEARNS COUNTY AN INTENSIVE STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE REGION. THE PRECIPITATION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING MAINLY FELL AS SNOW IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. FOR LOCATIONS FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD NEW ULM...SHAKOPEE AND SAVAGE THE PRECIPITATION FELL IN THE FORM OF RAIN. LIQUID PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WERE TYPICALLY 0.15 TO 0.35 INCHES BY 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING. IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY....THE PRECIPITATION WAS MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. HOWEVER...FATHER EAST AND SOUTH TOWARD SAINT CLOUD AND THE TWIN CITIES AREA...THE PRECIPITATION BEGAN AS RAIN BUT TRANSITIONED TO SNOW. AMOUNTS WERE LIGHTER...GENERALLY 0.15 INCHES AND LESS... AS THE PRECIPITATION DID NOT MOVE INTO THE AREA UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EJECT TO THE NORTH AN EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW. ADDITIONAL LIQUID AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.50 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE UPPER MINNESOTA AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS. HOWEVER EVEN WITH THE RAIN AND SNOW...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE NOT EXPECTED ON AREA RIVERS. FOR LOCATIONS WHICH MAINLY RECEIVED SNOW...HIGHS WILL WARM TO AROUND 40 THIS WEEKEND. BUT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FALLING INTO THE 20S...WE WILL SEE A SLOWER MELT. FOR AREAS THAT RECEIVED THE RAINFALL....WE MAY SEE SOME RESPONSES IN THE SMALLER RIVERS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE EXPECTED ON THE MAINSTEM RIVERS. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE A SLOWER RECESSION ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND MINNESOTA RIVERS. FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE...WHILE RIVER LEVELS ARE STILL HIGH...SINCE THE PRECIPITATION MAINLY FELL AS SNOW IN UPSTREAM LOCATIONS...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY FALL THIS WEEK. THUS THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING AT LONG PRAIRIE WAS CANCELLED. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-129-173-011610- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090329T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1110 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SANITARY SEWERS BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.2 FEET ON APR 24 2001. $$ MNC023-129-173-011609- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTEM5.1.ER.090326T1906Z.090330T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1110 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT GRANITE FALLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 890.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 888.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 889.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 889.0 FEET...THE TOP OF THE CONTROLLING BANK AT HIGHWAY 212. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 891.6 FEET ON APR 27 2001. $$ MNC013-015-103-011609- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.090329T1022Z.090404T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1110 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 797.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 799.9 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC145-011609- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STCM5.2.ER.090324T1750Z.090328T1830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1110 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAUK RIVER AT ST CLOUD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...TWO HOMES ALONG THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.2 FEET ON APR 25 2001. $$ MNC009-141-145-011609- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090403T1800Z/ /SCOM5.1.ER.090324T1930Z.090330T1900Z.090403T0000Z.UU/ 1110 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD SCSU. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON JUN 14 2005. $$ MNC153-311640- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090331T1610Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.090323T0740Z.090327T0500Z.090331T0730Z.NR/ 1110 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2:30 AM TUESDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.9 FEET ON APR 8 1997. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 22, 7:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 7:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
710 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009
.DISCUSSION...
AN ACTIVE PERIOD LIES AHEAD WITH VERY AMPLIFIED UPPER FLOW PATTERN
IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. EARLY
AFTERNOON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER RIDGING OVERHEAD WITH A
DEEP UPPER LOW OVER NORTHEASTERN CANADA AND A VERY SHARP LONGWAVE
TROUGH WORKING ONTO THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH IS ALSO VISIBLE WORKING INTO EASTERN MONTANA IN CONJUNCTION
WITH A SFC LOW WORKING ACROSS THE SAME AREAS...WITH ANOTHER
SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. VERY PRONOUNCED AND
EXPANSIVE AREA OF MID LEVEL DRYING TRAILS THESE WAVES ACROSS THE
ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS. LOCALLY...SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES
TO TIGHTEN AHEAD OF THE LOW OUT TO THE WEST KEEPING VERY STRONG
WINDS IN PLACE WHICH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.
THE WEST COAST TROUGH DIGS INLAND TONIGHT BUT DOES BROADEN AS IT
WORKS INTO THE FOUR CORNERS. THE NORTHERN PLAINS LOW WILL LEAVE A
SFC TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES AND
WHICH WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AND CLOSE OFF OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO
AS THE WESTERN UPPER TROUGH ADVANCES EASTWARD. LOW LEVEL FLOW
REMAINS STRONG ACROSS THE PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
TONIGHT WITH 50+ KT LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPING FROM TEXAS INTO
MANITOBA AND WESTERN ONTARIO. SFC WINDS WILL ALSO STAY STRONG AND
WILL STICK WITH THE WIND ADVISORY BUT IT IS MARGINAL. MASSIVE
MOISTURE ADVECTION TAKES PLACE TONIGHT WITH ISENTROPIC ASCENT AND
DIFFLUENT FLOW BEHIND DEPARTING UPPER RIDGE. PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES MORE THAN DOUBLE FROM THEIR CURRENT HALF INCH AMOUNT TO 1 TO
1.25 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. BEST MOISTURE TRANSPORT IS JUST WEST OF
THE AREA THIS EVENING BUT DRIFTS EASTWARD. ATMOSPHERE BECOMES
MINIMALLY UNSTABLE ACROSS WESTERN MN THIS EVENING THIS EVENING.
RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO FAR SOUTHWEST MN WITH ADDITIONAL
COVERAGE FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. SOME SHOWERS/ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE WORKING INTO THE SOUTHWEST EDGES OF THE FORECAST
AREA AT 20Z. THIS ACTIVITY WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND TRANSLATE
EASTWARD WITH TIME THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AS THE NEBARSKA/SOUTH
DAKOTA SHORTWAVE MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA. THIS RESULTS IN WIDESPREAD
COVERAGE OF RAIN ACROSS THE CWA ALONG WITH
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA.
COVERAGE MAY BE A BIT MORE SCATTERED ACROSS FAR EAST CENT MN AND
WEST CENT WI GIVEN LESSER FORCING AVAILABLE ACROSS THESE AREAS. THE
WI CWA WILL ALSO SEE A THREAT OF SHOWERS WITH A NARROW BAND OF WARM
ADVECTION AND MOIST ASCENT MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING. FAIRLY
DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE HOWEVER...BUT WILL STILL INCLUDE A PERIOD OF
SLIGHT POPS WITH A DRY PERIOD EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MAIN AREA
OF RAIN MOVES IN TOWARDS DAYBREAK MONDAY. EXPECT ONE HALF TO PERHAPS
ONE INCH OF RAIN IN MANY LOCATIONS OF THE MN CWA
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA. WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST
WHERE SOME FROST LIKELY REMAINS IN THE GROUND AND THE MELTWATER FROM
THE SNOW HAD BEEN MOST SUBSTANTIAL. SEVERAL RIVER POINTS WILL RISE
TO ACTION OR POSSIBLY FLOOD STAGE INCLUDING THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER
AT LONG PRAIRIE...SAUK RIVER AT ST. CLOUD...AND THE MINNESOTA RIVER
AT MONTEVIDEO. ALSO EXPECT THAT SOME LOW LAND AND STREET FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
MONDAY-TUESDAY NIGHT...THE SFC LOW WILL MAKE SLOW PROGRESS INTO
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA BY MONDAY EVENING. EXPECT A BIT OF A LULL IN
THE PRECIPITATION FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING MONDAY MORNING BEFORE
ANOTHER SURGE OF MOIST ADVECTION MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST JUST
AHEAD OF THE LOW. BETTER SIGNAL FOR INSTABILITY APPEARS FOR MONDAY
NIGHT SO EXPECT ANOTHER WIDESPREAD PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND AT LEAST
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WITH CURRENT TIMING OF THE LOW THE ATTENDANT
COLD FRONT WILL PASS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE CENTER OF
THE CIRCULATION PASSING OVER THE NORTHWEST CWA. THE FRONT WILL
PROBABLY BRING A LINE OF BETTER ORGANIZED CONVECTION ALONG IT AS IT
MOVES EASTWARD. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BE RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF THE
SFC LOW AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING A DRY SLOT WITH IT WHICH LOOKS TO
CUT PRECIP CHANCES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE DEFORMATION ZONE PRECIPITATION WORKS INTO WEST CENTRAL MN
TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES FALL QUITE A BIT WITH STRONG COLD
ADVECTION TUESDAY EVENING SO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RESULT WITH
WEST AND NORTHWEST AREAS POSSIBLY TURNING TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT.
SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BUT WILL BE DIFFICULT OUTSIDE OF
HEAVIER INTENSITIES DUE TO THE WET AND RELATIVELY WARMER GROUND THAT
WILL RESULT. MILD TEMPS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY BUT VALUES
WILL BE A BIT TRICKY DUE TO THE RAINFALL. GENERALLY EXPECT TEMPS
FROM 50 TO 60 THESE DAYS BUT A FEW LOCATIONS COULD BE HELD INTO THE
UPPER 40S IN THE RAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE SFC LOW WILL BE WORKING
NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE ADVECTING SOUTHWARD WITH H85 TEMPS DROPPING
TO -4 TO -12 C. SOME PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO LINGER ACROSS THE NORTH
AND EAST WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH WOULD RESULT IN SOME LIGHT SNOW.
STILL SOME DISAGREEMENT ON HOW FAST THE LOW EXITS BUT AM THINKING
THAT THINGS WILL DRY OUT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COL IN THE SFC
FLOW MOVES OVER THE AREA. UNCERTAINTY GROWS INTO THURSDAY WITH MODEL
RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY BEING LOW. UPPER TROUGHING WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOLLOWING THE EARLY WEEK SYSTEM AND THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE
TROUGH WILL BE PRIMED FOR A SHORTWAVE TO DROP SOUTHWARD BY MIDWEEK.
STRENGTH OF SUCH A WAVE IS NOT AGREED UPON BY THE MODELS. THE GFS
WANTS TO HAVE SFC LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP MORE QUICKLY WITH AN INVERTED
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOCAL AREA BY
LATER THURSDAY...SOMETHING THE ECMWF HAD SHOWN IN EARLIER RUNS. THE
ECMWF NOW CONCENTRATES THE LOW DEVELOPMENT FURTHER WEST INTO
THURSDAY AND REALLY RAMPS UP CYCLOGENESIS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN A
STRONG LOW TAKES SHAPE AND MOVES NORTHEAST FROM OKLAHOMA FRIDAY
NIGHT TOWARDS THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY. THE GFS
ALSO HAS THIS LOW DEVELOPING BUT TAKES IT FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST.
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS WITH THURSDAY/S WEATHER WITH THE ECMWF
KEEPING THE AREA DRY AND THE GFS FAVORING PRECIPITATION. WILL MAKE
LITTLE CHANGE TO THE GOING FORECAST FOR NOW FOR THIS PERIOD. WITH
THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY...PRECIP CHANCES FOR THE
WEEKEND ARE LOOKING REASONABLE BUT THE TRACK OF THE LOW REMAINS
UNCERTAIN. GIVEN THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION /MIX AND SNOW/ WOULD OCCUR IN OR NEAR THE FORECAST
AREA. ..MDB..
&&
.AVIATION.../00Z TAF ISSUANCE/
MULTIPLE AVIATION CONCERNS THRU TAF PRD WITH TSTMS/LOW CIGS AND
VSBYS AS WELL AS STG WNDS. TIGHT SFC PRES GRAD WL CONT INTO MONDAY
AS SFC LOW PRES AREA FORECAST TO RE-ORGANIZED OVER CENTRAL PLAINS
DURG THE PERIOD. THIS WILL ALLOW A MOIST SOUTHERLY AIRFLOW TO
CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WEATHER CONDITIONS LOWERING TO LIFR TO IFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND
FOG TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING OVER MOST TAF SITES. IN THE
MEANTIME..CLOUD AND CEILING HEIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WILL
VARY FROM 3-5 THOUSAND FEET OVER MOST OF TAF SITES...EXCEPT WHERE
THE PRECIPITATION WAS ALREADY OCCURRING.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR BLUE EARTH-BROWN-
CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-FARIBAULT-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MARTIN-
NICOLLET-POPE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-STEVENS-SWIFT-WATONWAN-
YELLOW MEDICINE.
FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MEEKER-POPE-
RENVILLE-STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-YELLOW MEDICINE.
WI...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 5:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 545 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 232245- 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-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 545 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER WEST CENTRAL...AND INTO PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT FOR MAINLY WESTERN MINNESOTA. SOME PARTS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA MAY RECEIVE ENOUGH RAIN TONIGHT TO CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM NEBRASKA TOWARD WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS TO RISE TO BANK FULL OR PERHAPS ABOVE BANK FULL THIS WEEK. THOSE WITH HYDROLOGICAL CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MINNESOTA. RAIN MAY CHANGE TO SNOW OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY NIGHT. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAINLY WEST OF WILLMAR AND MORRIS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...PLEASE REFER THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR SHERIFF OFFICIALS. JLT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 11:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 12 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 9 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:41 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Nicollet and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Benton, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 29 days |
| Mar 23, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 21 days |
| Mar 23, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 26 days |
| Mar 23, 12:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 10 days |
| Mar 23, 1:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Stearns | 16 days |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.