Alert archive / Minnesota / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flood watch at Jun 20, 2011, 4:01 AM CDT for 26 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 20, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2011, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 20, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2011, 9:41 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- None
All 26 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1048 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 WGUS63 KMPX 200901 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 401 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... .A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WATCH IS MAINLY WEST OF LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO LONG PRAIRIE. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM FOR LATE JUNE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY TUESDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT...AND THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. DUE TO A VERY MOIST AIRMASS EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE...AND SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY...RAINFALL TOTALS WILL EXCEED THREE TO FOUR INCHES OVER A BROAD AREA OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. IN ADDITION TO STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING...EXPECT MANY FARM FIELDS TO FLOOD IF THESE CONDITIONS DEVELOP. ANY DEVIATION TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...AND EXPECTED HEAVIER RAINFALL BANDS...WILL LEAD TO FLOODING IN OTHER PARTS OF MINNESOTA. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-201715- /O.NEW.KMPX.FA.A.0004.110621T0600Z-110622T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 401 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...RENVILLE... STEARNS AND TODD. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...REDWOOD. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...DOUGLAS...LAC QUI PARLE... POPE...STEVENS...SWIFT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DUE TO A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE EXPECTED AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION...RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES WILL FALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING WITH STREAMS...CREEKS AND AREA RIVERS RISING SIGNIFICANTLY BY MIDWEEK. IF RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEED THREE TO FOUR INCHES OVER A BROAD AREA OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN...EXPECT MANY AREAS FROM MONTEVIDEO... DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES TO EXPERIENCE A RISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK...AND LIKELY GOING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ JLT
6 follow-up statements
854 WGUS63 KMPX 201406 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 906 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH EXPANDED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .THE FLOOD WATCH COVERING WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN EXPANDED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE FLOOD WATCH FOR BOTH AREAS NOW BEGINS MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUES TO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WATCH IS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO ST CLOUD TO FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED THREE INCHES AS A VERY MOIST AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. IN ADDITION TO STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING...EXPECT MANY LOW AREAS TO FLOOD IF THE HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS. MNZ066-067-074>077-082>085-091>093-202215- /O.EXB.KMPX.FA.A.0004.110621T0000Z-110622T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 906 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MCLEOD AND SIBLEY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... BLUE EARTH...BROWN...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...LE SUEUR... MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED THREE INCHES AS A VERY MOIST AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. * WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STREAMS...CREEKS AND AREA RIVERS RISING SIGNIFICANTLY BY MIDWEEK. IF THE HEAVY RAINS OCCUR...A BROAD AREA OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN MAY EXPERIENCE A RISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK...AND GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-202215- /O.EXT.KMPX.FA.A.0004.110621T0000Z-110622T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 906 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...RENVILLE...STEARNS AND TODD. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...REDWOOD. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... CHIPPEWA...DOUGLAS...LAC QUI PARLE...POPE...STEVENS...SWIFT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED THREE INCHES AS A VERY MOIST AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. * WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STREAMS...CREEKS AND AREA RIVERS RISING SIGNIFICANTLY BY MIDWEEK. IF THE HEAVY RAINS OCCUR...A BROAD AREA OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN MAY EXPERIENCE A RISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK...AND GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
418 WGUS63 KMPX 202021 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 321 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WATCH IS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO ST CLOUD TO FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED THREE INCHES AS A VERY MOIST AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. IN ADDITION TO STREAMS... CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING...EXPECT MANY LOW AREAS TO FLOOD IF THE HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-210430- /O.CON.KMPX.FA.A.0004.110621T0000Z-110622T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 321 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...KANDIYOHI...MCLEOD... MEEKER...RENVILLE...SIBLEY...STEARNS AND TODD. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN...FARIBAULT... FREEBORN...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...STEELE... WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...REDWOOD. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...DOUGLAS...LAC QUI PARLE... POPE...STEVENS...SWIFT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED THREE INCHES AS A VERY MOIST AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. * WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STREAMS...CREEKS AND AREA RIVERS RISING SIGNIFICANTLY BY MIDWEEK. IF THE HEAVY RAINS OCCUR...A BROAD AREA OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN MAY EXPERIENCE A RISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK...AND GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
607 WGUS63 KMPX 210243 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 943 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY... .A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WATCH IS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO ST CLOUD TO FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AFTER 2 AM TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY MORNING AND LIKELY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BECAUSE OF A VERY MOIST AIR MASS MOVING INTO THE REGION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SCATTERED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE UNDER TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...GRAND TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE AND A HALF INCHES ARE PROBABLE. WITH ALREADY WET SOILS...THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION TO STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING...EXPECT MANY LOW AREAS TO FLOOD IF EVEN HEAVIER RAINFALL DEVELOPS. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-211045- /O.CON.KMPX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110622T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 943 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...KANDIYOHI...MCLEOD... MEEKER...RENVILLE...SIBLEY...STEARNS AND TODD. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN...FARIBAULT... FREEBORN...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...STEELE... WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...REDWOOD. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...DOUGLAS...LAC QUI PARLE... POPE...STEVENS...SWIFT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE AND A HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SCATTERED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STREAMS...CREEKS AND AREA RIVERS RISING SIGNIFICANTLY BY MIDWEEK. IF THE HEAVY RAINS OCCUR...A BROAD AREA OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN MAY EXPERIENCE A RISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK...AND GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
936 WGUS63 KMPX 210955 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 455 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL REDEVELOPING TODAY AND PERSISTING INTO TONIGHT... .A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WATCH IS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO ST CLOUD TO FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT CAUSED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN. A FEW SPOTS MAY PICK UP 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WITH ALREADY WET SOILS... THESE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION TO STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING...EXPECT MANY LOW AREAS TO FLOOD AS THE HEAVIER RAINFALL DEVELOPS. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-211800- /O.CON.KMPX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110622T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 455 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...KANDIYOHI...MCLEOD... MEEKER...RENVILLE...SIBLEY...STEARNS AND TODD. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN...FARIBAULT... FREEBORN...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...STEELE... WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...REDWOOD. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...DOUGLAS...LAC QUI PARLE... POPE...STEVENS...SWIFT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT FOR MOST AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STREAMS...CREEKS AND AREA RIVERS RISING SIGNIFICANTLY BY MIDWEEK. IF MORE HEAVY RAINS OCCUR...A BROAD AREA OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN MAY EXPERIENCE A RISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK...AND GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
486 WGUS63 KMPX 211709 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1209 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WATCH IS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO ST CLOUD TO FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT BROUGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN. WITH SOILS ALREADY SATURATED...THE ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ISSUES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION TO STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING...EXPECT MANY LOW AREAS TO FLOOD AS THE HEAVIER RAINFALL DEVELOPS. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-220115- /O.CON.KMPX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110622T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1209 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...KANDIYOHI...MCLEOD... MEEKER...RENVILLE...SIBLEY...STEARNS AND TODD. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN...FARIBAULT... FREEBORN...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...STEELE... WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...REDWOOD. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...DOUGLAS...LAC QUI PARLE... POPE...STEVENS...SWIFT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. * WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT FOR MOST AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * WIDESPREAD AREAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STREAMS...CREEKS AND AREA RIVERS RISING SIGNIFICANTLY BY MIDWEEK. IF MORE HEAVY RAINS OCCUR...A BROAD AREA OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN MAY EXPERIENCE A RISE OVER THE NEXT WEEK...AND GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
157 WGUS63 KMPX 220241 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 941 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL RATES SHOULD NOT EXCEED OVER AN INCH PER HOUR. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-220345- /O.CAN.KMPX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110622T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 941 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH THERE STILL REMAINS A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD NOT POSE ANY MAJOR PROBLEM TO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 10:52 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Carver, Scott | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:52 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:52 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 25 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott | 12 days |
| Jun 20, 6:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 11 days |
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