Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 17, 2010, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)

Expired

Jun 18, 2010, 1:35 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Freeborn County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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995 
WGUS53 KMPX 180055
FFWMPX
MNC047-147-161-180700-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0003.100618T0055Z-100618T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
755 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY

* AT 750 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE         
  WARNED AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SLOW TO MOVE THROUGH  
  AT LEAST 1000 PM CDT. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF TWO TO THREE INCHES    
  HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF THESE THREE COUNTIES SINCE LATE       
  AFTERNOON.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ALBERT LEA...HAYWARD...OWATONNA...WASECA...ALDEN...BIXBY...BLOOMING
  PRAIRIE...CLARKS GROVE...CONGER...DEERFIELD...ELLENDALE...
  FREEBORN...GENEVA...GLENVILLE...HOLLANDALE...JANESVILLE...LONDON...
  MANCHESTER...MEDFORD...MYRTLE...NEW RICHLAND...OTISCO...STEELE     
  CENTER...TWIN LAKES...OWATONNA...INTERSTATE 90...AND INTERSTATE 35.

SOME OF THE RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED 
INCLUDE...FOSTER CREEK...BANCROFT CREEK...EAST BRANCH OF THE BLUE 
EARTH RIVER...STRAIGHT RIVER...CRANE RIVER...LITTLE COBB RIVER...AND 
BULL RUN CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4386 9366 4386 9377 4398 9378 4420 9377
      4420 9304 4351 9305 4351 9364

$$

TRH/MTF

946 
WGUS73 KMPX 180242
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
942 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

MNC047-147-161-180700-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100618T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASECA MN-STEELE MN-FREEBORN MN-
942 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN...STEELE AND
WASECA COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

AT 940 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT FLOODING ACROSS 
FREEBORN...STEELE...AND WASECA COUNTIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
DOPPLER RADAR HAD INDICATED THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS 
HAD PRIMARILY MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...SATURATED GROUND 
FROM TWO TO FOUR AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN FROM EARLIER WILL LEAD TO 
A VERY SLOW RECESSION OF THE WATER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FLOODING. SOME 
LOCATIONS THAT ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING 
INTO OVERNIGHT INCLUDE...ALBERT LEA...HAYWARD...OWATONNA...WASECA...
ALDEN...BIXBY...BLOOMING PRAIRIE...CLARKS GROVE...CONGER...
DEERFIELD...ELLENDALE...FREEBORN...GENEVA...GLENVILLE...HOLLANDALE...
JANESVILLE...LONDON...MANCHESTER...MEDFORD...MYRTLE. ..NEW 
RICHLAND...OTISCO...STEELE CENTER AND TWIN LAKES.

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODED ROADWAYS IN THE COMMUNITY OF 
WASECA....AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER AREAS ACROSS 
FREEBORN...STEELE...AND WASECA COUNTIES. SEVERAL ROADWAYS ARE 
CLOSED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4386 9366 4386 9377 4398 9378 4420 9377
      4420 9304 4351 9305 4351 9364

$$

MTF/TRH

717 
WGUS73 KMPX 180635
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
135 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

MNC047-147-161-180647-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100618T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASECA MN-STEELE MN-FREEBORN MN-
135 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FREEBORN...STEELE
AND WASECA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AND NO REPORTS 
OF ONGOING FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4386 9366 4386 9377 4398 9378 4420 9377
      4420 9304 4351 9305 4351 9364

$$

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