Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Duluth, MN

Issued

Jun 20, 2012, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)

Expired

Jun 20, 2012, 10:22 PM CDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Duluth, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Carlton County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Douglas County, WI

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:29 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.

370 
WGUS53 KDLH 201526
FFWDLH
MNC017-137-WIC031-210330-
/O.NEW.KDLH.FF.W.0009.120620T1526Z-120621T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1026 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CARLTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  SOUTH CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 1026 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH    
  FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN EVACUATIONS IN    
  THE FOND DU LAC AND THOMPSON NEIGHBORHOODS...AS WELL AS SPAFFORD   
  TRAILER PARK IN CLOQUET. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CARLTON...
  CLOQUET...ESKO...FOND DU LAC...NEW DULUTH...OLIVER...PROCTOR...
  SCANLON AND THOMSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE FROM THE HEADWATERS OF THE CLOQUET 
RIVER DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FLOWING THROUGH THE ISLAND LAKE 
RESERVOIR. THAT FLOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES DOWNSTREAM ALONG 
THE SAINT LOUIS RIVER...AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING FOR ADJACENT 
AREAS ALONG THE SAINT LOUIS RIVER...INCLUDING CLOQUET...AS WELL AS 
THE THOMPSON AND FOND DU LAC NEIGHBORHOODS.

&&

LAT...LON 4661 9235 4664 9242 4670 9247 4674 9264
      4685 9255 4686 9247 4681 9241 4673 9218
      4676 9213 4674 9210 4667 9215 4663 9215
      4660 9225

$$

GROCHOCINKSI

656 
WGUS73 KDLH 210322
FFSDLH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1022 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

MNC017-137-WIC031-210327-
/O.CAN.KDLH.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120621T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARLTON MN-ST. LOUIS MN-DOUGLAS WI-
1022 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
DOUGLAS...SOUTH CENTRAL ST. LOUIS AND NORTHEASTERN CARLTON COUNTIES 
IS BEING REPLACED BY A FLOOD WATCH...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN IS AND WILL PERSIST OVER THE WARNED 
AREA...RESULTING IN CONTINUED REMARKABLE AND RECORD BREAKING 
FLOODING OF THE ST LOUIS RIVER AND NEARBY CREEKS AND STREAMS. FOR 
EXAMPLE...THE ST LOUIS RIVER AT SCANLON...DETAILED IN A RECENTLY 
ISSUED RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT...IS AT A RECORD BREAKING LEVEL AND IS 
STILL CONTINUING TO RISE.  IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE 
REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

AGAIN...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING 
FOR THE AREA SINCE SPECTACULAR AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF RIVERS... 
CREEKS AND STREAMS IS CONTINUING LONG AFTER TORRENTIAL RAIN HAS 
ENDED.

LAT...LON 4661 9235 4664 9242 4670 9247 4674 9264
      4685 9255 4686 9247 4681 9241 4673 9218
      4676 9213 4674 9210 4667 9215 4663 9215
      4660 9225

$$

EOM

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