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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at Jul 2, 2010, 12:31 PM CDT for Dakota County, Hennepin County, Scott County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jul 5, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2010, 12:31 PM CDT (17:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 5, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2010, 9:40 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Scott County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Minnesota River at Savage (SAVM5).
- Action stage
- 697 ft
- Minor stage
- 702 ft
- Moderate stage
- 710 ft
- Major stage
- 712 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05330890, 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.
207 WGUS43 KMPX 021731 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1231 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON WATER MOVING DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE MINNESOTA RIVER SYSTEM. RAINFALL FROM THE LAST WEEKEND IN JUNE LED TO RISES IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER PARTS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER. AS THE WATER HAS WORKED DOWNSTREAM...WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BETTER IDENTIFY HOW HIGH THE RIVER LEVELS WILL RISE AT SAVAGE. A COMPLICATING FACTOR TO THIS FORECAST IS THE RAIN EVENT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. THIS FORECAST DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THAT POTENTIAL RAINFALL. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON THE POSITIONING AND AMOUNT OF RAINFALL AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE MINNESOTA RIVER ABOVE SAVAGE. HENCE AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO THE RAINFALL EVENT...ADDITIONAL UPDATES TO THE FORECAST AT SAVAGE ARE POSSIBLE. INDIVIDUALS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER AT SAVAGE ARE ENCOURAGED TO 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...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC037-053-139-032331- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0029.100704T1200Z-100708T1200Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.100704T1200Z.100705T0600Z.100707T1800Z.NO/ 1231 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 11:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 699.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 702.3 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 702.5 FEET ON MAR 24 1985. $$
5 follow-up statements
723 WGUS83 KMPX 021859 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 159 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 ...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 HENDERSON AFFECTING LE SUEUR...SCOTT AND SIBLEY COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... THE INITIAL CREST WAVE IS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE MINNESOTA VALLEY NEAR HENDERSON. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INTO MUCH OF SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND GRADUALLY SAG SOUTHEAST ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY. THE SPEED AND THE POSITIONING OF THE FRONT WILL BE CRITICAL FOR A FOCUS FOR THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. CURRENTLY THE AXIS OF HEAVIER RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE IN IOWA. HOWEVER IF THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT SLOWS DOWN...THEN HEAVIER RAIN WOULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE BLUE EARTH...LE SUEUR...AND MINNESOTA RIVER BASINS. GIVEN THAT THIS AREA WAS THE FOCUS REGION FOR THE HEAVY RAINS LAST WEEKEND...THE SOILS ARE FAIRLY SATURATED AND DO NOT HAVE MUCH CAPACITY TO ABSORB ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME..AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. THE IMPACT TO THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT THIS POINTS LOOKS TO MAINLY SLOW DOWN THE RECESSION AFTER THE INITIAL CRESTS THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER IF HIGHER WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS ARE RECEIVED THEN SECONDARY RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GIVEN THAT THIS EVENT IS STILL 36 TO 60 HOURS IN THE FUTURE...POTENTIAL RAINFALL IS NOT INCLUDED THE CURRENT FORECAST. WE WILL BEGIN TO INCORPORATE THE RAINFALL EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE UPDATES ISSUED SATURDAY MORNING. INDIVIDUALS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC013-015-103-040059- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-100708T0000Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100701T1230Z.100706T1200Z.NO/ 159 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * AT 7:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 798.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. $$ MNC013-103-040059- /O.ROU.KMPX.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MNKM5.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 159 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO. * AT 12:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ MNC079-139-143-040059- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-100705T1200Z/ /HENM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100702T1800Z.100704T1800Z.NO/ 159 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT HENDERSON. * AT 12:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 732.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 732.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE IS APPROACHING ITS CREST OF 732.7 FEET THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FALL TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 732.5 FEET...WATER BEGINS ENCROACHING ON HIGHWAY 19 EAST OF HENDERSON. MN DOT REPORTED THAT THE BRIDGE TO HENDERSON WAS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 732.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS IMPACTING RESIDENCES AND AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS NORTH AND SOUTH OF HENDERSON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 732.7 FEET ON JUN 19 2001. $$ MNC019-139-040059- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-100706T1200Z/ /JDNM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100703T1200Z.100705T1800Z.NO/ 159 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN. * AT 12:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 28.5 FEET...HIGHWAY 41 AT CHASKA MAY CLOSE. * IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS ENCROACHING ON HIGHWAY 101 AT SHAKOPEE. THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED IF WATER RISES MUCH HIGHER. * IMPACT...AT 26.5 FEET...THE RIVER CROSSING AT SCOTT COUNTY ROAD 9 AND CARVER COUNTY ROAD 11/JONATHAN CARVER PARKWAY WILL CLOSED AT THIS RIVER LEVEL. MN DOT REPORTED THAT THE BRIDGE AT JORDAN IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD AND PRIVATE SANITARY SEWERS MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 25.3 FEET ON MAR 20 2007. $$ MNC019-053-139-040058- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-100708T1535Z/ /SKPM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100704T0600Z.100707T0335Z.NO/ 159 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE. * FOR SHAKOPEE, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE IS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 708.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 710.0 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 714.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 41... JUST SOUTH OF CHASKA. * IMPACT...AT 710.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 101... NORTH OF THE BRIDGE. * IMPACT...AT 708.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 101 BRIDGE ALONG THE RIVER...ESPECIALLY THE RV CAMPGROUND AND TRAILS. FLOOD WATERS ALSO BEGIN TO IMPACT HUBER PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 709.7 FEET ON JUN 22 2001. $$ MNC037-053-139-040058- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0029.100704T1200Z-100708T1200Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.100704T1200Z.100705T0600Z.100707T1800Z.NO/ 159 PM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * AT 12:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 699.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 702.3 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 705.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE PARK ROAD AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 701.6 FEET ON MAY 21 1999. $$
385 WGUS83 KMPX 031526 FLSMPX FLSFLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1026 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 ...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 HENDERSON AFFECTING LE SUEUR...SCOTT AND SIBLEY COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... THE INITIAL CREST WAVE IS CURRENTLY IN THE MINNESOTA VALLEY NEAR JORDAN. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... BUT PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA OF CONCERN TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... AND SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA OF CONCERN SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER... THE TIMING OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY COULD STILL CHANGE SLIGHTLY... WHICH WOULD GREATLY IMPACT THE AREA WHERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAIN OCCURS. CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS IN THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL GENERALLY BE UNDER AN INCH... BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE SHOULD THE TIMING OF FEATURES CHANGE FROM CURRENT EXPECTATIONS. GIVEN THAT THIS AREA WAS THE FOCUS REGION FOR THE HEAVY RAINS LAST WEEKEND... THE SOILS ARE FAIRLY SATURATED AND DO NOT HAVE MUCH CAPACITY TO ABSORB ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. THE IMPACT TO THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT THESE POINTS LOOKS TO MAINLY SLOW DOWN THE RECESSION AFTER THE INITIAL CRESTS THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER IF HIGHER WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE RECEIVED THEN SECONDARY RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE. INDIVIDUALS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC013-015-103-042126- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-100707T2100Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100701T1230Z.100706T0900Z.NO/ 1026 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * AT 7:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 798.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL... AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. $$ MNC079-139-143-042126- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-100705T1200Z/ /HENM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100703T0715Z.100704T1800Z.NO/ 1026 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT HENDERSON. * AT 9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 732.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 732.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL... AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 732.5 FEET...WATER BEGINS ENCROACHING ON HIGHWAY 19 EAST OF HENDERSON. * IMPACT...AT 732.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS IMPACTING RESIDENCES AND AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS NORTH AND SOUTH OF HENDERSON. $$ MNC019-139-042126- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-100706T2100Z/ /JDNM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100703T1800Z.100706T0300Z.NO/ 1026 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN. * AT 9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 26.7 FEET...THE BRIDGE AT SCOTT COUNTY ROAD 9 AND CARVER COUNTY ROAD 11/JONATHAN CARVER PARKWAY WILL BE CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD AND PRIVATE SANITARY SEWERS MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 25.3 FEET ON MAR 20 2007. $$ MNC019-053-139-042126- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-100708T1930Z/ /SKPM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100704T1200Z.100707T0730Z.NO/ 1026 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE. * FOR SHAKOPEE, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE IS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 708.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 710.6 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 714.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 41... JUST SOUTH OF CHASKA. * IMPACT...AT 710.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 101... NORTH OF THE BRIDGE. * IMPACT...AT 708.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 101 BRIDGE ALONG THE RIVER...ESPECIALLY THE RV CAMPGROUND AND TRAILS. FLOOD WATERS ALSO BEGIN TO IMPACT HUBER PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 709.7 FEET ON JUN 22 2001. $$ MNC037-053-139-042126- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0029.100705T1200Z-100706T0600Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.100705T1200Z.100705T1200Z.100705T1200Z.NO/ 1026 AM CDT SAT JUL 3 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * AT 9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 700.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 701.6 FEET ON MAY 21 1999. $$
759 WGUS83 KMPX 041523 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1023 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010 ...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 HENDERSON AFFECTING LE SUEUR...SCOTT AND SIBLEY COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... A FEW REMAINING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA VALLEY TODAY... BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING WERE GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND HALF OF AN INCH... AND AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OR SO IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS RAINFALL SHOULD NOT HAVE A SIGNFICANT IMPACT ON RIVER LEVELS... AND WILL MAINLY SERVE TO SLIGHTLY DELAY THE RECESSION OF HIGHER LEVELS. THERE WILL BE A FEW MORE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH MIDWEEK BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE FIRMLY ESTABLISHES ITSELF OVER THE REGION DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK... BUT NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. INDIVIDUALS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION FOR UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND... DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC013-015-103-052123- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-100707T2100Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100701T1230Z.100706T0900Z.NO/ 1023 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FOR NEW ULM, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE WAS AVAILABLE. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL... AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON TUESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. $$ MNC079-139-143-051800- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-100705T1800Z/ /HENM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100703T0715Z.100705T0000Z.NO/ 1023 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT HENDERSON. * AT 9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 732.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 732.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL... AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 732.5 FEET...WATER BEGINS ENCROACHING ON HIGHWAY 19 EAST OF HENDERSON. * IMPACT...AT 732.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS IMPACTING RESIDENCES AND AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS NORTH AND SOUTH OF HENDERSON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 732.7 FEET ON JUN 19 2001. $$ MNC019-139-052122- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-100707T1500Z/ /JDNM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100704T1200Z.100706T2100Z.NO/ 1023 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN. * AT 9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING... WILL BEGIN FALLING THIS AFTERNOON... AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 26.7 FEET...THE BRIDGE AT SCOTT COUNTY ROAD 9 AND CARVER COUNTY ROAD 11/JONATHAN CARVER PARKWAY WILL BE CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD AND PRIVATE SANITARY SEWERS MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 25.3 FEET ON MAR 20 2007. $$ MNC019-053-139-052122- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-100709T2100Z/ /SKPM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100705T0600Z.100708T0900Z.NO/ 1023 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE. * FOR SHAKOPEE, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE WAS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 708.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 710.8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW... THEN BEGIN FALLING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 714.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 41... JUST SOUTH OF CHASKA. * IMPACT...AT 710.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 101... NORTH OF THE BRIDGE. * IMPACT...AT 708.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 101 BRIDGE ALONG THE RIVER...ESPECIALLY THE RV CAMPGROUND AND TRAILS. FLOOD WATERS ALSO BEGIN TO IMPACT HUBER PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 709.7 FEET ON JUN 22 2001. $$ MNC037-053-139-052122- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0029.100705T1200Z-100708T0600Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.100705T1200Z.100706T0600Z.100707T1200Z.NO/ 1023 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * AT 9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 701.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 702.3 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 705.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE PARK ROAD AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 701.6 FEET ON MAY 21 1999. $$
554 WGUS83 KMPX 051050 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 550 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BLUE EARTH...BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... THERE WILL BE A FEW MORE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH MIDWEEK BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE FIRMLY ESTABLISHES ITSELF OVER THE REGION DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK... BUT NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC013-015-103-061650- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-100707T2100Z/ /NULM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100701T1230Z.100706T0900Z.NO/ 550 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FOR NEW ULM, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE IS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 796.5 FEET THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC019-139-061650- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-100707T1500Z/ /JDNM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100704T1200Z.100706T2100Z.NO/ 550 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN. * AT 5:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD AND PRIVATE SANITARY SEWERS MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 25.3 FEET ON MAR 20 2007. $$ MNC019-053-139-061650- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-100709T2100Z/ /SKPM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.100705T1200Z.100708T0900Z.NO/ 550 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE. * FOR SHAKOPEE, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE IS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 708.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 710.7 FEET THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 710.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 101... NORTH OF THE BRIDGE. * IMPACT...AT 708.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 101 BRIDGE ALONG THE RIVER...ESPECIALLY THE RV CAMPGROUND AND TRAILS. FLOOD WATERS ALSO BEGIN TO IMPACT HUBER PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 709.7 FEET ON JUN 22 2001. $$ MNC037-053-139-061650- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0029.100705T1200Z-100708T0600Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.100705T1200Z.100706T0600Z.100707T1200Z.NO/ 550 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * AT 5:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 701.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 702.3 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 701.6 FEET ON MAY 21 1999. $$
621 WGUS83 KMPX 051440 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 940 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN THROUGH MIDWEEK, NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. THE RIVER LEVEL AT SAVAGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC037-053-139-051510- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-100708T0600Z/ /SAVM5.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 940 AM CDT MON JUL 5 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 701.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 701.6 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 701.5 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 705.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE PARK ROAD AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 701.6 FEET ON MAY 21 1999. $$
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 Jul 2, 11:59 AM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 11:59 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1159 AM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 .UPDATE... UPDATED TO INCLUDE 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. && .DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1031 AM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010/ MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WERE APPARENT ON SATELLITE AND BY CRANING ONE/S NECK OUT THE WINDOW THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WERE QUICKLY RECOVERING THROUGH THE 70S ACROSS THE AREA... AND THE 12Z SOUNDING ALONG WITH LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGEST THEY SHOULD BE CLOSE TO PREVIOUSLY FORECAST VALUES... SO WILL NOT MAKE ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES AT THIS TIME. WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY... WINDS LOOK TO BE THE MAIN STORY... PARTICULARLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. VALUES LOOK LIKE THEY MAY FLIRT WITH ADVISORY LEVELS... BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING ANYTHING SINCE THE LATEST RUC AND NAM SUGGEST THE BETTER WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE IN TOWARD EVENING WHEN WE WILL START TO LOSE OUR BEST MIXING. HOWEVER... WILL BUMP UP FORECAST VALUES SLIGHTLY AND ACCOUNT FOR SOME SUSTAINED WINDS AOA 25KT AND GUSTS AOA 35KT IN THE GRIDS. OTHERWISE... KEPT THINGS PRETTY MUCH INTACT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .AVIATION.../18Z TAF ISSUANCE/ AVIATION WEATHER WILL REMAIN RATHER QUIET FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE FORECAST PERIOD AS RIDGING PERSISTS... WITH VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE FORECAST WILL BE GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. IT LOOKS LIKE SOME GUSTINESS WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP GOING MUCH OF THE NIGHT OVER THE WEST... BUT THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA SHOULD DECOUPLE SUFFICIENTLY TO LOSE GUSTINESS... BUT WILL STILL GENERALLY BE AOA 10KT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS. HOWEVER... WITH THE LOSS OF SURFACE GUSTINESS THERE WILL BE A NEED TO MENTION SOME NON-CONVECTIVE WIND SHEAR IN THE FORECAST FOR SEVERAL SITES OVERNIGHT... FROM KSTC AND KMSP EASTWARD. WIND DIRECTION WILL BE VERY CONSISTENT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD... GENERALLY FROM 170-200. KMSP... TAF REFLECTS FORECAST EXPECTATIONS WELL WITH MINIMAL UNCERTAINTY IN EXPRESSED VALUES. MAIN ISSUE WILL BE SOME WIND GUSTS AOA 25KT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. WINDS LOOK TO DECOUPLE TONIGHT TO END THE GUSTINESS... BUT THE PRESENCE OF A LOW LEVEL JET APPROACHING 50KT WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF NON- CONVECTIVE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT... SO INCLUDED THAT IN THE FORECAST. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 415 AM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010/ ANOTHER WARM AND BREEZY COUPLE OF DAYS AHEAD AS THE AREA REMAINS WEDGED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN STATES AND A COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR WC INTO SC MN...BUT WOULD LIKE TO SEE BIT MORE WIND IN PROFILE FOR 30 MPH SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS. 850 MB TEMPERATURES ACROSS AREA SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AS DEEPING TROUGH IN MT/WY PULLS THERMAL RIDGE A BIT FARTHER WEST. EXPECT MAX TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF YESTERDAY. NAM/GFS/CNDN MODELS ALL PRETTY CLOSE ON MOVEMENT OF COLD FRONT WITH GFS NOW MORE IN LINE WITH SLOWER PROGRESSION EARLIER ADVERTISED BY OTHER MODELS. WARMING 700 MB TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL LIMIT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT AS TEMPS FORECAST TO EXCEED 12C. MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES COOL SUFFICIENTLY EARLY SAT EVENING WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA. LACK OF 0-6KM SHEAR WILL LIMIT WIDESPREAD SEVERE THREAT. GREATER THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN LATER SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS PWATS INCREASE TO AOA 2 INCHES. SATURDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY IN THE NEXT WEEK AS WEDGE OF WARM AIR LIES ACROSS AREA AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. FRONT WILL SLIDE FAR ENUF EAST TO ALLOW FOR A MAINLY DRY DAY ON JULY 4TH EXCEPT FOR A LINGERING PRECIP THREAT IN WC WI INTO SC MN. ANOTHER TROF COMES THRU ON TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING A RETURN TO PRECIP CHANCE. COOLER PUSH OF AIR FOLLOWS THIS SYSTEM MID WEEK. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. && TRH/BAP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 10:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1024 AM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 031530- 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- 1024 AM CDT FRI JUL 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAINFALL FROM LAST WEEKEND HAS LED TO HIGH WATER LEVELS ALONG RIVERS IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND...FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. AT THIS TIME THE CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOW. HOWEVER... HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DO OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE MINNESOTA RIVER WILL BE IN MINOR FLOOD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK DOWNSTREAM FROM NEW ULM. SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.