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River Flood Warning 52, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 7, 2011Todd County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at Aug 7, 2011, 7:27 AM CDT for Todd County, Minnesota. It took effect at Aug 7, 2011, 11:16 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2011, 7:27 AM CDT (12:27 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 7, 2011, 11:16 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 11, 2011, 7:32 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Flood severity: Minor

County Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Long Prairie River at Long Prairie (LGPM5). The gauge peaked at 6.30 ft at Aug 8, 2011, 4:00 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.

579 
WGUS43 KMPX 071227
FLWMPX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
727 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 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 OVER AN 
INCH OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND PRE EXISTING HIGH RIVER FLOWS.  
HEAVY RAINS IN THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW 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.

&&

MNC153-081827-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0052.110807T1800Z-110810T1200Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1800Z.110808T1200Z.110809T1800Z.NO/
727 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT  6:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 6.2 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.2 FEET 
  ON APR 22 1975.

$$

8 follow-up statements

078 
WGUS83 KMPX 071645
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1145 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...
 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE AND
  YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 

.OVERVIEW...TWO STORMS SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE FLOOD REGION THIS
WEEK. THE FIRST TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL BE
IN THE ONE TENTH OF AN INCH...TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH RANGE. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE THE FLOOD REGION FRIDAY INTO
EARLY SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ONE QUARTER
TO FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE FLOOD REGION. BOTH
THESE SYSTEMS WILL HAVE NEGLIBLE EFFECTS ON THE CONTINUED SLOW RETREAT
OF WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS. 

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.

&&

MNC023-073-173-082245-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110811T1200Z/
/MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.110810T1800Z.NO/
1145 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 11:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY FALL 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 CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.3 FEET
  ON JUN 26 2008.

$$

MNC153-082244-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0052.110807T1616Z-110810T1200Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1315Z.110808T0600Z.110809T1800Z.NO/
1145 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.1 FEET BY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY 
  EARLY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THEREAFTER.
* 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.

$$

303 
WGUS83 KMPX 081126
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
626 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...
 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA..
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE 
  AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 

.OVERVIEW...TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE FLOOD REGION THIS
WEEK. THE FIRST TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL BE
IN THE ONE TENTH OF AN INCH...TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH RANGE. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE THE FLOOD REGION FRIDAY INTO
EARLY SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ONE QUARTER
TO FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE FLOOD REGION. BOTH
THESE SYSTEMS WILL HAVE NEGLIBLE EFFECTS ON THE CONTINUED SLOW RETREAT
OF WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS. 

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.

&&

MNC023-073-173-091726-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110811T1200Z/
/MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.110810T1800Z.NO/
626 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  6:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.2 FEET BY THIS
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.
* 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 12.3 FEET
  ON JUN 26 2008.

$$

MNC153-091726-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110812T0000Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1315Z.110808T0945Z.110811T0600Z.NO/
626 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT  5:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 6.4 FEET THEN FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY 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.

$$

718 
WGUS83 KMPX 090144
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
844 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...
 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE AND
  YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 

.OVERVIEW...A DRY...AND COOLER AIRMASS WILL MARCH INTO MINNESOTA
BEHING A SURFACE BOUNDARY BY LATE TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL
PRODUCE AT BEST ONE TENTH OF AN INCH...BUT WELL PAST THE FLOOD
REGION. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
OCCUR ON FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS A WEAK SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TREKS INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS SURFACE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT EXITS
EASTERN MINNESOTA BY DAWN ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
AVERAGE BETWEEN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH...AND FOUR TENTHS OF
AN INCH ACROSS THE FLOOD REGION. THIS NEW STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE 
NEGLIBLE EFFECTS ON THE CONTINUED SLOW RETREAT OF WATER LEVELS ON
AREA RIVERS. 



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.

&&

MNC023-073-173-100744-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110812T1200Z/
/MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.110811T1800Z.NO/
844 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT  7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.2 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON....AND CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL 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 CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.7 FEET
  ON JUN 2 2011.

$$

MNC153-100744-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110811T1800Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1315Z.110809T0600Z.110811T0000Z.NO/
844 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  7:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.4 FEET BY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING...AND CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THEREAFTER. 
* 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.

$$

414 
WGUS83 KMPX 091605
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1105 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...
 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE AND
  YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 

.OVERVIEW...A DRY...AND COOLER AIRMASS WILL CONTIUE TO DOMINATE MINNESOTA
INTO WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS A WEAK SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TREKS INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS SURFACE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT EXITS
EASTERN MINNESOTA BY DAWN ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
AVERAGE BETWEEN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH...AND FOUR TENTHS OF
AN INCH ACROSS THE FLOOD REGION. THIS NEW STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE 
NEGLIBLE EFFECTS ON THE CONTINUED SLOW RETREAT OF WATER LEVELS ON
AREA RIVERS. 


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.

&&

MNC023-073-173-102205-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110812T1800Z/
/MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.110812T0000Z.NO/
1105 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING
  ...AND SLOWLY FALL THERAFTER.
* 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 CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.7 FEET
  ON JUN 2 2011.

$$

MNC153-102204-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110813T0600Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1315Z.110809T0600Z.110812T1200Z.NO/
1105 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  FRIDAY MORNING...AND SLOWLY FALL THEREAFTER.
* 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.

$$

015 
WGUS83 KMPX 091612
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1112 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA..
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE 
  AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 

.OVERVIEW...A DRY...AND COOLER AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE 
MINNESOTA INTO WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY 
MORNING...AS A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TREKS INTO 
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SURFACE SYSTEM 
WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT EXITS EASTERN MINNESOTA BY DAWN ON 
SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN TWO TENTHS OF 
AN INCH...AND FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS THE FLOOD REGION. 
THIS NEW STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE NEGLIBLE EFFECTS ON THE CONTINUED 
SLOW RETREAT OF WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS. 

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.

&&

MNC023-073-173-102212-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110812T1800Z/
/MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.110812T0000Z.NO/
1112 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY 
  EVENING...AND SLOWLY FALL THERAFTER.
* 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 CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.7 FEET
  ON JUN 2 2011.

$$

MNC153-102211-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110813T0600Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1315Z.110809T0600Z.110812T1200Z.NO/
1112 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  FRIDAY MORNING...AND SLOWLY FALL THERAFTER.
* 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.

$$

734 
WGUS83 KMPX 101552
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1052 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...
 
  MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO AFFECTING CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE AND
  YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 

.OVERVIEW...THE DRY AND COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE AWAY FROM 
THE REGION TODAY AND THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL OCCUR AS EARLY AS TONIGHT...WITH A BETTER CHANCE FROM 
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS A LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM MOVES INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY FRIDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

MNC023-073-173-112152-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110812T0000Z/
/MVOM5.1.ER.110624T2130Z.110718T1900Z.110811T0600Z.NO/
1052 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT MONTEVIDEO.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST CONTINUE
  TODAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* 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 CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.7 FEET
  ON JUN 2 2011.

$$

MNC153-112151-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110812T1200Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1315Z.110809T0600Z.110811T1800Z.NO/
1052 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY...AND THEN FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* 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

410 
WGUS83 KMPX 111336
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
836 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA..
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY 

.OVERVIEW...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY. 
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM ACROSS 
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN
TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. 
OTHERWISE...EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY. 

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST 
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES. SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT. 

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.

&&

MNC153-121200-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110812T1200Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1315Z.110809T0600Z.110811T1800Z.NO/
836 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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.

$$

730 
WGUS83 KMPX 120032
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
732 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...
 
  LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY

.OVERVIEW...
THE RIVER HAS JUST SLIPPED BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON...AND BASED
ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION 
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. 

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.

&&

MNC153-120102-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110812T1200Z/
/LGPM5.1.ER.110807T1315Z.110809T0600Z.110811T2200Z.NO/
732 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE.
* AT  7:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  5:00 PM THURSDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.8 FEET BY SATURDAY 
  MORNING.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET 
  ON APR 7 2011.

$$
CARLYON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 6, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Meeker, Stearns, Wright	33 min
Aug 6, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker	44 min
Aug 6, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	McLeod	47 min
Aug 6, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Meeker, Wright	43 min
Aug 6, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, McLeod, Sibley	44 min
Aug 6, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott	45 min
Aug 6, 10:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	43 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2011 Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.