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River Flood Watch 28, NWS Twin Cities, MN

September 23, 2010Dakota County, Goodhue County, Minnesota; Pierce County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood watch at Sep 23, 2010, 12:06 PM CDT for Dakota County, Goodhue County, Minnesota; Pierce County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 23, 2010, 12:06 PM CDT (17:06 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2010, 3:39 PM CDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Flood severity
None

Counties Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Pierce County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:07 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 Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 3 - Red Wing (RDWM5).

Action stage
679.5 ft
Minor stage
680.5 ft
Moderate stage
681.5 ft
Major stage
683 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood watch 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 watch went out at Sep 23, 12:02 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 12:02 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 4:47 AM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
447 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
241000-
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-
447 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY.
FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WERE COMMON
AS OF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING...AND
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF MANY AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS.

IN ADDITION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE PRIMARY THREATS
WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND FLASH FLOODING. A
TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT EITHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED FROM THE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY STORM
SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO RISES ON MANY LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS. THIS
MAY RESULT IN SEVERAL RIVERS REACHING OR EXCEEDING FLOOD
STAGE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...FROM LATER THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 23, 9:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
924 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      TRUMAN                  43.83N 94.44W
09/23/2010                   MARTIN             MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS FLOODED IN TRUMAN. FOUR TO FIVE FEET OF WATER IN
            BASEMENTS. EGRESS WINDOWS BROKEN DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

DEVINNY
Local storm report, Sep 23, 9:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
946 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 AM     FLOOD            ST JAMES                43.98N 94.63W
09/23/2010                   WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS STREETS UNDERWATER WITH SOME CLOSED. A FEW
            APARTMENTS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO WATER.

0940 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ST JAMES                43.98N 94.63W
09/23/2010  M8.75 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MTF
Local storm report, Sep 23, 9:56 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
956 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW KIESTER            43.56N 93.75W
09/23/2010  M4.20 INCH       FARIBAULT          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL THUS FAR

&&

TRH
Local storm report, Sep 23, 11:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1104 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 PM     HAIL             4 SW BUTTERFIELD        43.92N 94.85W
09/22/2010  M1.25 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0710 PM     HAIL             BUTTERFIELD             43.96N 94.79W
09/22/2010  M1.25 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RANGED FROM PEA TO HALF DOLLAR

0745 PM     HAIL             1 SW SOUTH BRANCH       43.87N 94.57W
09/22/2010  M1.00 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0750 PM     HAIL             2 SSE SOUTH BRANCH      43.85N 94.54W
09/22/2010  M1.00 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0754 PM     HAIL             1 W TRUMAN              43.83N 94.46W
09/22/2010  M1.50 INCH       MARTIN             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0803 PM     HAIL             NW NORTHROP             43.74N 94.44W
09/22/2010  M1.00 INCH       MARTIN             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0825 PM     HAIL             WINNEBAGO               43.77N 94.17W
09/22/2010  M1.00 INCH       FARIBAULT          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0900 PM     HEAVY RAIN       NEW ULM                 44.31N 94.46W
09/22/2010  M1.75 INCH       BROWN              MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0908 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE DARFUR             44.09N 94.80W
09/22/2010  M2.35 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0930 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SPRINGFIELD             44.24N 94.98W
09/22/2010  E2.20 INCH       BROWN              MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0935 PM     FLOOD            LAKE CRYSTAL            44.10N 94.22W
09/22/2010                   BLUE EARTH         MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROAD CLOSED IN LAKE CRYSTAL DUE TO HIGH WATER IN EXCESS

            OF A FOOT. 3-4 INCHES OF WATER COVERING ROADS IN RAPIDAN.

1030 PM     FLOOD            PORTER                  44.64N 96.17W
09/22/2010                   YELLOW MEDICINE    MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROAD AT HWY 68

1045 PM     HEAVY RAIN       WSW ST JAMES            43.98N 94.63W
09/22/2010  M5.50 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CANNON FALLS            44.52N 92.90W
09/23/2010  M4.10 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            MEASURED AT BILSBY DAM SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

1210 AM     FLOOD            FAIRMONT                43.64N 94.46W
09/23/2010                   MARTIN             MN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            CURB FLOODING REPORTED IN TOWN

0229 AM     FLOOD            MINNESOTA LAKE          43.84N 93.83W
09/23/2010                   FARIBAULT          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            7.38 INCHES OF RAIN. LIFT STATION FLOODING WITH REPORTS
            OF BASEMENTS FILLING WITH WATER.

0300 AM     FLOOD            4 E WALNUT GROVE        44.23N 95.39W
09/23/2010                   REDWOOD            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROAD AT COUNTY RD 7 SOUTH OF US HWY 14

0300 AM     FLOOD            2 E WALNUT GROVE        44.23N 95.43W
09/23/2010                   REDWOOD            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROAD AT HWY 10 SOUTH OF US HWY 14

0400 AM     FLASH FLOOD      OWATONNA                44.09N 93.22W
09/23/2010                   STEELE             MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING IN OWATONNA. INTERSECTIONS CLOSED. HOMES
            EVACUATED ALONG MAPLE CREEK. SANDBAGGING ALONG THE
            STRAIGHT RIVER WHICH IS OUT OF ITS BANKS.

0430 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GOODHUE                 44.40N 92.62W
09/23/2010  M4.50 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0440 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CANNON FALLS            44.52N 92.90W
09/23/2010  M4.85 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0515 AM     HEAVY RAIN       JORDAN                  44.67N 93.63W
09/23/2010  M2.35 INCH       SCOTT              MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0545 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ZUMBROTA                44.29N 92.67W
09/23/2010                   GOODHUE            MN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            HIGHWAY 52 CLOSED FROM NEAR ZUMBROTA TO PINE ISLAND DUE
            TO WATER OVER THE ROADS /RUNOFF FROM FARM FIELDS/.
            NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES IN ZUMBROTA COUNTY INCLUDING
            HIGHWAY 60 NEAR BOMBAY AND HIGHWAY 56 NEAR WEST CONCORD
            DUE TO OVERFLOWING CREEKS.

0546 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BLUE EARTH              43.64N 94.10W
09/23/2010  M4.92 INCH       FARIBAULT          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       KENYON                  44.27N 92.99W
09/23/2010  M3.85 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL UP TO THAT POINT.

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       RED WING                44.58N 92.60W
09/23/2010  M2.73 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0603 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ST JAMES                43.98N 94.63W
09/23/2010  M6.00 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            911 DISPATCH REPORTS 6.00+ INCHES AND STILL RAINING.

0641 AM     HEAVY RAIN       S MAPLETON              43.92N 93.95W
09/23/2010  E6.00 INCH       BLUE EARTH         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER MEASURED 6+ INCHES OF RAINFALL. AMOUNT OVER 6
            INCHES IS UNKNOWN BECAUSE HIS GAUGE HAD OVERFLOWED.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MONTEVIDEO              44.95N 95.72W
09/23/2010  M1.92 INCH       CHIPPEWA           MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SPRINGFIELD             44.24N 94.98W
09/23/2010  M4.00 INCH       BROWN              MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NORTHFIELD              44.45N 93.17W
09/23/2010  M5.20 INCH       RICE               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0713 AM     HEAVY RAIN       AMBOY                   43.89N 94.16W
09/23/2010  M9.02 INCH       BLUE EARTH         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0715 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ENE MINNESOTA LAKE    43.85N 93.81W
09/23/2010                   FARIBAULT          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8.35 INCHES OF RAIN WITH PONDING AND STANDING WATER AND
            LOCAL STREAMS RISING QUICKLY.

0715 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WELCOME                 43.67N 94.62W
09/23/2010  M4.90 INCH       MARTIN             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ALDEN                   43.67N 93.57W
09/23/2010  M7.00 INCH       FREEBORN           MN   BROADCAST MEDIA

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      TRUMAN                  43.83N 94.44W
09/23/2010                   MARTIN             MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS FLOODED IN TRUMAN. FOUR TO FIVE FEET OF WATER IN
            BASEMENTS. EGRESS WINDOWS BROKEN DUE TO FLOODING.

0801 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW SOUTH BRANCH       43.87N 94.57W
09/23/2010  M9.82 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 S ST JAMES            43.90N 94.63W
09/23/2010  M8.00 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   PUBLIC

            SMALL LAKE LEVELS IN THE AREA HAVE INCREASED MARKEDLY.

0905 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW SOUTH BRANCH       43.87N 94.57W
09/23/2010  M9.82 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0940 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ST JAMES                43.98N 94.63W
09/23/2010  M8.75 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0940 AM     FLOOD            ST JAMES                43.98N 94.63W
09/23/2010                   WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS STREETS UNDERWATER WITH SOME CLOSED. A FEW
            APARTMENTS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO WATER.

0955 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW KIESTER            43.56N 93.75W
09/23/2010  M4.20 INCH       FARIBAULT          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL THUS FAR

1102 AM     HEAVY RAIN       AMBOY                   43.89N 94.16W
09/23/2010  M10.45 INCH      BLUE EARTH         MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            TWENTY FOUR HOUR TOTAL.

&&

AJZ
Local storm report, Sep 23, 11:33 AM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1133 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ZUMBROTA                44.29N 92.67W
09/23/2010  M5.76 INCH       GOODHUE            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            TWENTY FOUR HOUR TOTAL.

&&

AJZ
Local storm report, Sep 23, 11:41 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1141 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE DARFUR             44.09N 94.80W
09/23/2010  M5.66 INCH       WATONWAN           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MTF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan51 min
Sep 22, 7:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBrown, Redwood6 hr
Sep 22, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault38 min
Sep 22, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMPXBlue Earth, Nicollet36 hr
Sep 22, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMPXLe Sueur, Scott, Sibley36 hr
Sep 22, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMPXDakota, Hennepin, Scott36 hr
Sep 22, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMPXDakota, Ramsey, Washington36 hr
Sep 22, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMPXDakota, Washington36 hr
Sep 22, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth39 min
Sep 22, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Nicollet10 days
Sep 22, 9:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXRedwood15 days
Sep 22, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth45 min
Sep 22, 9:21 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Watonwan4 hr
Sep 22, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault33 min
Sep 22, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca39 min
Sep 22, 11:16 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 6 more10 hr
Sep 23, 12:14 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXGoodhue9 hr
Sep 23, 12:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele31 min
Sep 23, 12:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXGoodhue45 hr
Sep 23, 1:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXGoodhue68 hr
Sep 23, 1:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXGoodhue, Olmsted34 hr
Sep 23, 3:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Rice and 2 more6 hr
Sep 23, 6:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBrown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Watonwan3 hr
Sep 23, 8:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 11 more6 hr
Sep 23, 10:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXScott10 hr
Sep 23, 11:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Nicollet10 days
Sep 23, 11:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXLe Sueur, Scott, Sibley15 days
Sep 23, 11:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXCarver, Scott19 days
Sep 23, 11:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Scott18 days
Sep 23, 11:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Scott19 days
Sep 23, 12:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchMPXDakota, Goodhue5 days
Sep 23, 2:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 8 more48 hr
Sep 23, 5:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXYellow Medicine6 hr
Sep 23, 1:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXDunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce7 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Minnesota, 2010River Flood Watches in Wisconsin, 2010Every 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.