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Areal Flood Advisory 25, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 16, 20114 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 16, 2011, 6:46 AM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2011, 6:46 AM CDT (11:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2011, 9:30 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at Jul 16, 4:13 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 4:13 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 5:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
521 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
171030-
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-
521 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF
THE REGION WILL DECREASE TO ISOLATED ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH A CHANCE FOR CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE ONE INCH CATEGORY
MAY OCCUR AS THESE STORMS PASS YOUR LOCATION.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...TO INCLUDE WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE LOW TO MID
90S...AND HEAT INDICES'S WILL SOAR INTO THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE
ACROSS MOST OF THIS AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. CHANCES INCREASE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AS A POTENT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MARCHES INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S...AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 100 DEGREES. THE
HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD APPROACH OR SLIGHTLY EXCEED 105 DEGREES
DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

PLEASE SEE THE LATEST EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 6:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Ramsey, Washington3 hr
Jul 16, 10:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXCarver, Scott10 hr
Jul 16, 10:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Scott10 hr
Jul 16, 10:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXDakota, Hennepin, Scott6 days
Jul 16, 10:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXStearns11 days
Jul 16, 8:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXDunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce3 hr
Jul 16, 8:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXChippewa, Dunn3 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Wisconsin, 2011Every areal flood advisory 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.