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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2011, 10:20 AM CDT for Carver County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2011, 10:20 AM CDT (15:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Carver County, MN
The river
Written for the forecast point South Fork Crow River near Mayer (MAYM5).
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05279000, 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.
807 WGUS43 KMPX 261520 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1020 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY .THE RAINFALL RECEIVED LAST WEEKEND IS CAUSING TO RISES ACROSS THE AREA. THE SOUTH FORK OF THE CROW RIVER HAS IS APPROACHING ITS CREST WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED THAT THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. A CREST IS NOT EXPECTED MID NEXT WEEK BASED ON THE RAINFALL ALREADY RECEIVED. HENCE A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ISSUED. A SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE FOCUS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WE WILL REMAIN IN AN ACTIVE PATTERN AS ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN A THIRD SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WILL BE AROUND A HALF AN INCH. THIS ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RIVER LEVEL FORECASTS. HENCE ADDITIONAL RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC037-053-139-272120- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0026.110529T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.110529T0600Z.110531T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1020 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 700.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 703.1 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 702.8 FEET ON OCT 1 1986. $$ MNC019-272119- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0027.110526T1520Z-110529T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.110526T1235Z.110527T0600Z.110529T0000Z.NO/ 1020 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.2 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON JUN 30 1953. $$ DFC/CARLYON
5 follow-up statements
858 WGUS83 KMPX 270114 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 814 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY .OVERVIEW... THE RAINFALL RECEIVED LAST WEEKEND IS STILL CAUSING RISES ON RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA. A NEW WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE FOCUS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WE WILL REMAIN IN AN ACTIVE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN AS ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION FROM THIS SECOND SYSTEM WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN A THIRD SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WILL BE AROUND A HALF AN INCH. THIS ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RIVER LEVEL FORECASTS. HENCE ADDITIONAL RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC015-103-280714- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110602T0600Z/ /NULM5.3.SM.110319T2100Z.110406T1230Z.110531T1800Z.NO/ 814 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL THURSDAY JUNE 02. * AT 3:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 797.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 797.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL THEN STAY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ALL WEEKEND. MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE BASIN LATER THIS WEEKEND COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC037-053-139-280714- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0026.110529T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.110529T0600Z.110531T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 814 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 700.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 703.1 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 704.6 FEET ON JUN 22 2001. $$ MNC019-280714- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110529T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.110526T1235Z.110527T0015Z.110529T0000Z.NO/ 814 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 7:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE NEAR 11.7 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...THE RIVER WILL THEN STAY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ALL WEEKEND. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BASIN LATER THIS WEEKEND COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$ CARLYON
039 WGUS83 KMPX 271547 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1047 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY .OVERVIEW... A WIDESPREAD QUARTER INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN BY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO A HALF INCH OR SLIGHTLY MORE OVER THE WEST HALF OF MINNESOTA DURING THIS SAME TIME. THIS EXTRA RAINFALL WILL HELP KEEP THE MINNESOTA AND CROW RIVER BASINS SATURATED AND THE WATER LEVELS HIGH. KEEP IN MIND THE WATER IS VERY CHILLY AND THE CURRENTS ARE VERY STRONG IN ALL THE RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION THIS SPRING. STAY SAFE THIS WEEKEND IF YOU PLAN TO BE NEAR THE RIVERS...YOU WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN BOATING ON THE RIVERS AND PLAYING AROUND THE RIVERS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE MINNESOTA AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS...AND ALL THE TRIBUTARIES WE WILL REMAIN IN AN ACTIVE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS CRISS CROSS THE REGION AND BRING MULTIPLE WIDESPREAD RAINS WITH SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WILL BE AROUND A HALF AN INCH... AND AN ADDITONAL INCH COULD FALL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALL THIS EXTRA RAINFALL IS NOT IN THE CURRENT RIVER FORECAST. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE ANTICIPATED NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC015-103-282147- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110604T0600Z/ /NULM5.3.SM.110319T2100Z.110406T1230Z.110602T1800Z.NO/ 1047 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL SATURDAY JUNE 04. * AT 7:25 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 797.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 797.3 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL THEN STAY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ALL WEEKEND. MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE BASIN LATER THIS WEEKEND COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC037-053-139-282146- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0026.110529T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.110529T1200Z.110531T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1047 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 700.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 702.7 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 704.6 FEET ON JUN 22 2001. $$ MNC019-282146- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110530T1200Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.110526T1235Z.110527T1800Z.110530T0600Z.NO/ 1047 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 9:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.7 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL THEN STAY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ALL WEEKEND. MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE BASIN LATER THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$
818 WGUS83 KMPX 281618 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1118 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY .OVERVIEW... KEEP IN MIND THE WATER IS VERY CHILLY AND THE CURRENTS ARE VERY STRONG IN ALL THE RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION THIS SPRING. PLEASE STAY SAFE THIS WEEKEND IF YOU PLAN TO BE NEAR THE RIVERS...YOU WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN BOATING ON THE RIVERS AND PLAYING AROUND THE RIVERS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA NORTH OF MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL BRING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL REMAIN LIGHT ACROSS THE MINNESOTA AND CROW RIVER BASINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A QUARTER INCH OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...THEN A QUARTER TO HALF INCH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF MINNESOTA MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THESE ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL HELP KEEP THE MINNESOTA AND CROW RIVER BASINS SATURATED AND THE WATER LEVELS HIGH ALL THIS WEEKEND AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK TOO. THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN...AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN...AND ALL THE TRIBUTARIES WILL REMAIN IN AN ACTIVE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS CRISS CROSS THE REGION AND BRING MULTIPLE WIDESPREAD RAINS WITH SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC015-103-292218- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.3.SM.110319T2100Z.110406T1230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1118 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7:13 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 797.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO A STAGE OF 797.1 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC037-053-139-292218- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0026.110530T1200Z-110602T1200Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.110530T1200Z.110531T0600Z.110601T1800Z.NO/ 1118 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * FROM MONDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 701.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 702.2 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 701.6 FEET ON MAY 21 1999. $$ MNC019-292217- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110530T1800Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.110526T1235Z.110528T0945Z.110530T1200Z.NO/ 1118 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$
646 WGUS83 KMPX 290016 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 716 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... KEEP IN MIND THE WATER IS VERY CHILLY AND THE CURRENTS ARE VERY STRONG IN ALL THE RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION THIS SPRING. PLEASE STAY SAFE THIS WEEKEND IF YOU PLAN TO BE NEAR THE RIVERS...YOU WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN BOATING ON THE RIVERS AND PLAYING AROUND THE RIVERS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA NORTH OF MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL BRING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL REMAIN LIGHT ACROSS THE MINNESOTA AND CROW RIVER BASINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A QUARTER INCH OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...THEN A QUARTER TO HALF INCH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF MINNESOTA MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THESE ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL HELP KEEP THE MINNESOTA AND CROW RIVER BASINS SATURATED AND THE WATER LEVELS HIGH ALL THIS WEEKEND AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK TOO. THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN...AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN...AND ALL THE TRIBUTARIES WILL REMAIN IN AN ACTIVE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS CRISS CROSS THE REGION AND BRING MULTIPLE WIDESPREAD RAINS WITH SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC015-103-300616- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.3.SM.110319T2100Z.110406T1230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 716 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * FOR NEW ULM, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE IS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 797.2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC037-053-139-300616- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0026.110530T1200Z-110603T0600Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.110530T1200Z.110531T0000Z.110602T1200Z.NO/ 716 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * FROM MONDAY MORNING TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 701.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 702.3 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 701.6 FEET ON MAY 21 1999. $$ MNC019-300600- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110530T0600Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.110526T1235Z.110528T0945Z.110530T0000Z.NO/ 716 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 6:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$
418 WGUS83 KMPX 291455 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 954 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN AND NICOLLET COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... A WARM FRONT DRAPED OVER THE MIDWEST...WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. TODAY...SOME LIGHT OR SPRINKLES WILL OCCUR JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE WARM FRONT IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTH OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN BY MONDAY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS COULD RANGE FROM .25 TO NEARLY TWO INCHES IN SOME SPOTS. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ESPECIALLY RIVERS AND STREAMS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC015-103-302054- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NULM5.3.SM.110319T2100Z.110406T1230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 954 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * FOR NEW ULM, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE WAS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 796.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. * IMPACT...AT 795.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ACCESS ROADS IN THE FLOODPLAIN. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 798.3 FEET ON APR 4 1998. $$ MNC037-053-139-302053- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0026.110530T1200Z-110604T0000Z/ /SAVM5.1.ER.110530T1200Z.110601T0600Z.110603T0600Z.NO/ 954 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE. * FROM MONDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 9:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 701.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 702.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE SLOWLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 702.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT BLACK DOG ROAD IN BURNSVILLE. * IMPACT...AT 700.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO COVER SOME OF THE TRAILS AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 701.6 FEET ON MAY 21 1999. $$ MNC019-300000- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110530T0000Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.110526T1235Z.110528T0945Z.110529T1800Z.NO/ 954 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 9:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.7 FEET ON MAR 22 2007. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 8 days |
| May 26, 3:42 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | Chisago, Kanabec | 16 hr |
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