Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Duluth, MN

Issued

May 27, 2012, 4:32 AM CDT (09:32 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2012, 8:30 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Duluth, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Aitkin County, MN, Cass County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

700 
WGUS53 KDLH 270932
FFWDLH
MNC001-021-035-271330-
/O.NEW.KDLH.FF.W.0002.120527T0932Z-120527T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
432 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AITKIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  CROW WING COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 830 AM CDT

* AT 430 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. THE BRAINERD AREA HAS RECEIVED AN INCH AND A HALF OF  
  RAIN SINCE 3 AM. RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS   
  SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND AITKIN COUNTIES. THE STORMS        
  CONTINUE TO GENERATE...AND THE LINE WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. HEAVY   
  RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BRAINERD...AITKIN...BACKUS...BAIN...BARROWS...BAXTER...BREEZY
  POINT...CASINO...CHICKAMAW BEACH...CROSBY...CROSSLAKE...CUYUNA...
  DEERWOOD...EAST GULL LAKE...EMILY...ESTERDY...FIFTY LAKES...FORT
  RIPLEY...GARRISON...GLEN...GLORY...HACKENSACK...HASSMAN...
  IRONTON...JENKINS...KIMBERLY...LAKE HUBERT...LAKE SHORE...LEADER
  AND LEGIONVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4680 9480 4682 9467 4696 9467 4681 9323
      4643 9344 4624 9344 4624 9380 4615 9382
      4615 9436 4624 9440 4628 9435 4631 9440
      4630 9455 4635 9466 4634 9473 4640 9479

$$

MELDE

779 
WGUS73 KDLH 271137
FFSDLH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
637 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

MNC001-021-035-271330-
/O.CON.KDLH.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120527T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROW WING MN-CASS MN-AITKIN MN-
637 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AITKIN...SOUTHERN CASS
AND CROW WING COUNTIES UNTIL 830 AM CDT...

AT 629 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
AND OBSERVATIONS SHOW 1.5 INCHES TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 
OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN CASS...MUCH OF CROW WING AND AITKIN 
COUNTIES. NEARLY 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN BRAINERD SINCE MIDNIGHT. 
RADAR ALSO INDICATES SOME 4 INCH ACCUMULATION IN SPOTS. RAIN 
CONTINUED OVER MOST OF CASS COUNTY...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
CROW WING AND AITKIN COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL AFFECT 
LEADER...PEQUOT LAKES...CASINO...POPLAR...CROSSLAKE...AND EMILY.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRAINERD...AITKIN...BACKUS...BAIN...BARROWS...BAXTER...BREEZY
POINT...CASINO...CHICKAMAW BEACH...CROSBY...CROSSLAKE...CUYUNA...
DEERWOOD...EAST GULL LAKE...EMILY...ESTERDY...FIFTY LAKES...FORT
RIPLEY...GARRISON...GLEN...GLORY...HACKENSACK...HASSMAN...IRONTON...
JENKINS...KIMBERLY...LAKE HUBERT...LAKE SHORE...LEADER AND 
LEGIONVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4680 9480 4682 9467 4696 9467 4681 9323
      4643 9344 4624 9344 4624 9380 4615 9382
      4615 9436 4624 9440 4628 9435 4631 9440
      4630 9455 4635 9466 4634 9473 4640 9479

$$

MELDE

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