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River Flood Warning 50, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at Aug 2, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT for Todd County, Minnesota. It took effect at Aug 2, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT (05:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 2, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2011, 9:04 AM CDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Todd County, MN
The river
Written for the forecast point Long Prairie River at Long Prairie (LGPM5). The gauge peaked at 6.01 ft at Aug 2, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 8 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05245100, 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.
146 WGUS43 KMPX 020501 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1200 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF A POSSIBLE HALF INCH TO 1 INCH OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. 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. && MNC153-031100- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0050.110802T0600Z-110806T1800Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.110802T0600Z.110803T0600Z.110806T0000Z.NO/ 1200 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 11:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER 100 AM THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.4 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.4 FEET ON OCT 20 1984. $$
3 follow-up statements
739 WGUS83 KMPX 021410 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 910 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES .OVERVIEW...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MINNESOTA TODAY...AND A FAIR WEATHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW ACROSS THE REGION WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR ACROSS THE BASINS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS OF THE DAKOTAS...THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION...OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-173-032010- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 910 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A LEVEL NEAR 14.7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN BEGIN FALLING...THEN HOLD STEADY FOR A FEW DAYS. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN FLOODING ALONG WITH SOME BASEMENTS OF HOUSES ALONG THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 14.7 FEET ON JUN 2 2011. $$ MNC153-032009- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110806T0600Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.110802T1015Z.110803T1200Z.110805T1200Z.NO/ 910 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * AT 8:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON APR 7 2011. $$ CARLYON
810 WGUS83 KMPX 031415 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 915 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES .OVERVIEW...A FAIR WEATHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SOMEWHAT COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES...SUNNY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LOWER DEW POINT TEMPERATURES...WHICH MEANS LOWER HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE 5 STATE AREA. A NEW WARM FRONT BRINGS MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS TODAY...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA BRINGS ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTH DAKOTA AND MOST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW MOST OF THE BASINS TO SLOWLY DRAIN AWAY THE HIGH FLOWS WE HAVE EXPERINCED LATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC023-073-173-042015- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 915 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN FLOODING ALONG WITH SOME BASEMENTS OF HOUSES ALONG THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 14.7 FEET ON JUN 2 2011. $$ MNC153-041800- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110804T1800Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.110802T1015Z.110803T0445Z.110804T0000Z.NO/ 915 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON APR 7 2011. $$ CARLYON
858 WGUS83 KMPX 041404 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 904 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... A FAIR WEATHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE FROM MINNESOTA AND IOWA ACROSS WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS RETURN MORE HUMIDITY AND UNSTABLE AIR IN TO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND MOST OF WISCONSIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT BRINGS MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS TO MOST OF THE DAKOTAS TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA BRINGS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTH DAKOTA AND MOST OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW MOST OF THE BASINS TO SLOWLY DRAIN AWAY THE HIGH FLOWS WE HAVE EXPERINCED LATELY. 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. && MNC023-073-173-052004- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110810T1800Z/ /MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.110810T0000Z.NO/ 904 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 9 2011. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN FLOODING ALONG WITH SOME BASEMENTS OF HOUSES ALONG THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS LEVEL COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 16.3 FEET ON JUL 1 2011. $$ MNC153-041434- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110804T1800Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.110802T1015Z.110803T0445Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 904 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * AT 8:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5.9 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 5.7 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON APR 7 2011. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 5:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 6:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 6:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Swift | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 7:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 67 min |
| Aug 2, 7:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Carver, Isanti, McLeod, Sherburne, Sibley and 1 more | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 7:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wright | 48 min |
| Aug 2, 8:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 8:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Washington | 74 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.