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River Flood Watch 21, NWS Twin Cities, MN

September 22, 2010Carver County, Scott County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood watch at Sep 22, 2010, 11:50 AM CDT for Carver County, Scott County, Minnesota. It took effect at Sep 25, 2010, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 22, 2010, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 25, 2010, 6:00 AM CDT
Expired: Sep 24, 2010, 8:44 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Flood severity: None

Counties Carver County, MN, Scott County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:51 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 Jordan (JDNM5). The gauge peaked at 22.09 ft at Sep 25, 2010, 8:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 28 ft
Major stage: 34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05330000, 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.

360 
WGUS63 KMPX 221650
FFAMPX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 
1150 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...

  REDWOOD RIVER NEAR REDWOOD FALLS AFFECTING REDWOOD COUNTY 
  COTTONWOOD 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 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 

. A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA BEGINNING
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING WITH IT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN.

THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF 1 TO 3
INCHES THROUGH 7 AM.  HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM 7 AM THURSDAY
THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN
PREDICTED.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION AS OUR CERTAINTY ON RAINFALL TOTALS INCREASES WE WILL ISSUE
FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

MNC127-241650-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0017.100923T2248Z-000000T0000Z/
/RWDM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1150 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE REDWOOD RIVER NEAR REDWOOD FALLS
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.ADDITIONAL 
  REVISIONS TO THIS FORECAST ARE LIKELY.



$$

MNC013-015-103-241650-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0018.100924T2308Z-100929T1500Z/
/NWUM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1150 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM
* FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29.
* AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY FRIDAY EVENING.ADDITIONAL
  REVISIONS TO THIS FORECAST ARE LIKELY.



$$

MNC023-073-129-173-241650-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0019.100922T1650Z-000000T0000Z/
/MVOM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1150 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED ON SATURDAY.ADDITIONAL REVISIONS 
  TO THIS FORECAST ARE LIKELY.



$$

MNC013-015-103-241650-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0020.100922T1732Z-000000T0000Z/
/NULM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1150 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 794.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
  REVISIONS TO THIS FORECAST ARE LIKELY.



$$

MNC019-139-241650-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0021.100927T1200Z-000000T0000Z/
/JDNM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1150 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN
* FROM MONDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY MONDAY MORNING.ADDITIONAL
  REVISIONS TO THIS FORECAST ARE LIKELY.



$$

MNC019-053-139-241650-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0022.100927T1800Z-000000T0000Z/
/SKPM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1150 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE
* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 708.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
  ADDITIONAL REVISIONS TO THIS FORECAST ARE LIKELY.


$$

2 follow-up statements

319 
WGUS63 KMPX 230150
FFAMPX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MINNESOTA...

  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI 
  PARLE...RENVILLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 

  MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN AFFECTING CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTIES 

  MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE AFFECTING CARVER...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 
  COUNTIES 

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...

  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO AFFECTING BLUE EARTH AND NICOLLET 
  COUNTIES 

  MINNESOTA RIVER AT HENDERSON AFFECTING LE SUEUR...SCOTT AND SIBLEY
  COUNTIES 

  MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 
  COUNTIES 

  MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST PAUL AFFECTING DAKOTA...RAMSEY AND 
  WASHINGTON COUNTIES 

  MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS AFFECTING DAKOTA...
  WASHINGTON AND PIERCE COUNTIES 

.A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA OVERNIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING WITH IT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL.

THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF 1 TO 3
INCHES THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY. HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM 7 AM
THURSDAY THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN 
HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR 
THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND WILL ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

MNC023-073-129-173-250150-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0019.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MVOM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY NEXT WEEK AND ADDITIONAL
  REVISIONS TO THIS FORECAST ARE LIKELY.

$$

MNC013-103-250149-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0023.100926T0045Z-000000T0000Z/
/MNKM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY EVENING.

$$

MNC079-139-143-250149-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0024.100926T1930Z-000000T0000Z/
/HENM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT HENDERSON
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 722.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 732.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

MNC019-139-250149-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0021.100925T0900Z-000000T0000Z/
/JDNM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

MNC019-053-139-250149-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0022.100926T0214Z-000000T0000Z/
/SKPM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SHAKOPEE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 708.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

$$

MNC037-053-139-250149-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0025.100926T1200Z-000000T0000Z/
/SAVM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 692.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

MNC037-123-163-250149-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0026.100929T1630Z-000000T0000Z/
/STPM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST PAUL
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

MNC037-163-WIC093-250149-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.A.0027.100929T1600Z-000000T0000Z/
/HSTM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
850 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

816 
WGUS63 KMPX 241344
FFAMPX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 
844 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
MINNESOTA...

.PLEASE REFER TO THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

MNC019-139-241414-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FL.A.0021.100925T1100Z-000000T0000Z/
/JDNM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
844 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR JORDAN
* AT  8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 32.2 
  FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 22, 4:00 AM CDT	Flood Watch	MPX	Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more	46 hr
Sep 22, 11:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet	20 days
Sep 22, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MPX	Redwood	9 hr
Sep 22, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet	9 hr
Sep 22, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine	52 hr
Sep 22, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet	21 min
Sep 22, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MPX	Carver, Hennepin, Scott	45 hr
Sep 22, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Steele	44 min
Sep 22, 4:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Martin	9 hr
Sep 22, 4:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MPX	Blue Earth, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan	8 hr
Sep 22, 6:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MPX	Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Rice	6 hr
Sep 22, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Martin, Watonwan	61 min

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Minnesota, 2010 Every river flood watch in 2010

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.