Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 2011, 1:19 PM CDT for Moody County, South Dakota; Murray County, Pipestone County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2011, 1:19 PM CDT (18:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2011, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Murray County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Moody County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:21 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2:10 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pipestone, MN | HIGHWAY 30 UNDERPASS UNDERWATER IN PIPESTONE |
| Jun 14, 2:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ssw Pipestone, MN | HIGHWAY 23 FLOODED BETWEEN IHLEN AND PIPESTONE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 208 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1476 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
969
WGUS53 KFSD 141819
FFWFSD
MNC101-117-SDC101-142130-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0005.110614T1819Z-110614T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
119 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
SOUTHEASTERN MOODY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 108 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE
TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA IN A
VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND ANOTHER ONE OR TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PIPESTONE...SLAYTON...CHANDLER...CURRENT LAKE...CURRIE...DOVRAY...
EDGERTON...HOLLAND...LAKE SHETEK STATE PARK...LAKE WILSON...
PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT...RUTHTON...TROSKY AND WOODSTOCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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 4401 9548 4385 9618 4386 9666 4412 9644
4420 9604 4420 9547
$$
BUSS3 follow-up statements
708
WGUS73 KFSD 141932
FFSFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
232 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
MNC101-117-SDC101-142130-
/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110614T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MURRAY MN-PIPESTONE MN-MOODY SD-
232 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOODY...
PIPESTONE AND MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 216 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN A BAND FROM SOUTH
OF PIPESTONE NEAR IHLEN...NORTHEAST TO JUST SOUTH OF PIPESTONE. AT
210 PM THE HIGHWAY 30 UNDERPASS IN PIPESTONE WAS REPORTED
FLOODED...AND AT 215 PM HIGHWAY 23 BETWEEN IHLEN AND PIPESTONE WAS
REPORTED FLOODED.
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...PIPESTONE...SLAYTON...CHANDLER...CURRENT LAKE...CURRIE...
DOVRAY...EDGERTON...HOLLAND...LAKE SHETEK STATE PARK...LAKE WILSON...
PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT...RUTHTON...TROSKY AND WOODSTOCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4401 9548 4385 9618 4386 9666 4412 9644
4420 9604 4420 9547
$$172
WGUS73 KFSD 142109
FFSFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
409 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
MNC101-117-SDC101-142130-
/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110614T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MURRAY MN-PIPESTONE MN-MOODY SD-
409 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOODY...
PIPESTONE AND MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...
AT 358 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY DUE TO RUNOFF. AT 315
PM CDT...PIPESTONE CREEK AT PIPESTONE WAS AT 17.4 FEET...OR 1.4 FEET
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND WAS STILL RISING.
HIGH WATER FROM PIPESTONE CREEKS...AND OTHER SMALL CREEKS IN
PIPESTONE...MOODY...AND MURRAY COUNTIES MAY CONTINUE TO RISE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. A NEW FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED BY 430 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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 4401 9548 4385 9618 4386 9666 4412 9644
4420 9604 4420 9547
$$
SCHUMACHER184
WGUS73 KFSD 142138
FFSFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
438 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
MNC101-117-SDC101-142149-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110614T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MURRAY MN-PIPESTONE MN-MOODY SD-
438 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MURRAY COUNTY...AS
WELL AS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF PIPESTONE COUNTY HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
A NEW FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS RECENTLY ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG THE
PIPESTONE CREEK FOR THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF PIPESTONE COUNTY...
NORTHWEST ROCK COUNTY MINNESOTA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MOODY
COUNTY...EXTREME NORTHEAST MINNEHAHA COUNTY IN SOUTH DAKOTA. IF YOU
OBSERVE ANY FLOODING...REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORECMENT.
LAT...LON 4401 9548 4385 9618 4386 9666 4412 9644
4420 9604 4420 9547
$$
MJFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Davison | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brule | 69 days |
| Jun 14, 12:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Gregory | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 9:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Nobles, Rock | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Pipestone, Rock | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 1:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Cottonwood | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Jackson, Murray, Nobles | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in South Dakota, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.