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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 18, 201230 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood watch at Jun 18, 2012, 4:31 PM CDT for 30 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 19, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 45 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2012, 4:31 PM CDT (21:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 21, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Flood severity
None
All 33 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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 nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 47 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2012-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1781 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2012-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1781 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-125 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
981 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

550 
WGUS63 KMPX 182131
FFAMPX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
431 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
WATCH AREA INCLUDE LITTLE FALLS...MORA...ST. CLOUDY...WILLMAR...
HUTCHINSON...THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...OWATONNA...
RED WING...RIVER FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS
A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A
COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY
OCCUR IN THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR
LIKELY. THE GROUND IS QUITE WET FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE
PAST TWO WEEKS AND REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN.

MNZ042>044-048>050-055>058-065-190545-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0004.120619T0900Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA
431 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BENTON...KANDIYOHI... 
  MEEKER...MORRISON...RENVILLE...STEARNS AND TODD. IN EAST 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MILLE LACS. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... 
  CHIPPEWA...POPE AND SWIFT. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO LOCALLY SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-190545-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0004.120619T0900Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
431 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA... 
  CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI... 
  KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD...RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT... 
  SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN... 
  PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO LOCALLY SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
091 
WGUS63 KMPX 190227
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
927 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
WATCH AREA INCLUDE LITTLE FALLS...MORA...ST. CLOUDY...WILLMAR...
HUTCHINSON...THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...OWATONNA... RED
WING...RIVER FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED
BY A COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
MAY OCCUR IN THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES AN
HOUR LIKELY. THE GROUND IS QUITE WET FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER
THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY IN AREAS WHERE
REPEATED ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN.

MNZ042>044-048>050-055>058-065-191030-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.120619T0900Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA
927 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND 
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BENTON...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...MORRISON... 
  RENVILLE...STEARNS AND TODD. IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MILLE 
  LACS. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...POPE AND SWIFT. 

* FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO LOCALLY SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-191030-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.120619T0900Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
927 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND 
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO LOCALLY SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
568 
WGUS63 KMPX 190951
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
451 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA
INCLUDE LITTLE FALLS...MORA...ST. CLOUDY...WILLMAR...
HUTCHINSON...THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...OWATONNA... RED
WING...RIVER FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY
AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY
A COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY
OCCUR IN THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR
LIKELY. THE GROUND IS QUITE WET FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE
PAST TWO WEEKS. REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN.

MNZ042>044-048>050-055>058-065-191800-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA
451 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND 
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BENTON...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...MORRISON... 
  RENVILLE...STEARNS AND TODD. IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MILLE 
  LACS. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...POPE AND SWIFT. 

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO LOCALLY SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-191800-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
451 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND 
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO LOCALLY SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
964 
WGUS63 KMPX 191937
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
237 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA
INCLUDE LITTLE FALLS...MORA...ST. CLOUDY...WILLMAR...
HUTCHINSON...THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...OWATONNA...RED
WING...RIVER FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL MAY OCCUR IN THE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF
2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO
RAPID RUNOFF ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 
1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
LATE WEDNESDAY IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS
TRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

MNZ042>044-048>050-055>058-065-200345-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA
237 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND 
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BENTON...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...MORRISON... 
  RENVILLE...STEARNS AND TODD. IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MILLE 
  LACS. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...POPE AND SWIFT. 

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...LOCALLY AROUND 4 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-200345-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
237 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND 
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND
  4 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
348 
WGUS63 KMPX 200033
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
733 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA
INCLUDE LITTLE FALLS...MORA...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...
HUTCHINSON...THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...OWATONNA...RED
WING...RIVER FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... FOLLOWED
BY A COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
MAY OCCUR IN THE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES
PER HOUR LIKELY. THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS. REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF
ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE BY
LATE WEDNESDAY IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS
TRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

MNZ042>044-048>050-055>058-065-200845-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA
733 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND 
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BENTON...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...MORRISON... 
  RENVILLE...STEARNS AND TODD. IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MILLE 
  LACS. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...POPE AND SWIFT. 

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND
  4 INCHES...ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-200845-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
733 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND 
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS 
  AROUND 4 INCHES... ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
678 
WGUS63 KMPX 200830
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
330 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA
INCLUDE LITTLE FALLS...MORA...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR... HUTCHINSON...
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...OWATONNA...RED WING...RIVER
FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING AS
A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...
FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY
OCCUR IN THE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF WEEKS. REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF
ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE
THIS EVENING IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS
TRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

MNZ042>044-048>050-055>058-065-201630-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA
330 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND 
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BENTON...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...MORRISON... 
  RENVILLE...STEARNS AND TODD. IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MILLE 
  LACS. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...POPE AND SWIFT. 

* UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND
  4 INCHES...IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY
  RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN FLOODING
  AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS SATURATED WILL
  ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF FLASH
  FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT IN FLOODING ALONG
  AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-201630-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
330 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND 
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND
  4 INCHES...IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY
  RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN FLOODING
  AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS SATURATED WILL
  ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF FLASH
  FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT IN FLOODING ALONG
  AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
672 
WGUS63 KMPX 201203
FFAMPX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
703 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA
INCLUDE ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS...MORA...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...
HUTCHINSON... THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...OWATONNA...RED
WING...RIVER FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING
AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING... FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL MAY OCCUR IN THE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL
LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES...
ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS EVENING IN AREAS WHERE REPEATED ROUNDS
OF THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

MNZ041-047-201800-
/O.EXA.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS
703 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL 
  MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...DOUGLAS AND 
  STEVENS. 

* UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS 
  AROUND 4 INCHES...IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ042>044-048>050-055>058-065-201800-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA
703 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND 
  WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BENTON...KANDIYOHI...MEEKER...MORRISON... 
  RENVILLE...STEARNS AND TODD. IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MILLE 
  LACS. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CHIPPEWA...POPE AND SWIFT. 

* UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS 
  AROUND 4 INCHES...IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-201800-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
703 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND 
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS 
  AROUND 4 INCHES...IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
046 
WGUS63 KMPX 201753
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1253 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA
INCLUDE ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS...MORA...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...
HUTCHINSON... THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...OWATONNA...RED
WING...RIVER FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND BEHIND OF A COLD FRONT THAT AT 12
PM STRETCHED ALONG A LINE FROM RUSH CITY...TO ROCKFORD...TO NEW
ULM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY OCCUR IN THE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. THE GROUND IS
NEARLY SATURATED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA FROM PREVIOUS
RAINFALL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY
RAIN WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF ALONG WITH TO POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS EVENING IN
AREAS WHERE REPEATED ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

MNZ041>044-047>050-055>058-065-201900-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120620T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA
1253 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON. MOST ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL
FALL EAST OF THIS PORTION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...THEREFORE IT
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 PM.

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-210200-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
1253 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND 
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS 
  AROUND 4 INCHES...IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
795 
WGUS63 KMPX 202323
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
623 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...ALONG WITH A SMALL PART OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE
MORA...HUTCHINSON...THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...
OWATONNA...RED WING...RIVER FALLS...NEW RICHMOND AND BALSAM LAKE.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH
OF THE WATCH AREA. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY OCCUR IN A FEW OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE
GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA FROM
PREVIOUS RAINFALL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. ANY SUSTAINED
HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-210600-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
623 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...WASHINGTON AND 
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...PIERCE...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY

* RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN
  THUNDERSTORMS.

* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 
  HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME FREQUENTLY CAUSE URBAN 
  FLOODING AND CAN WASH OUT RURAL ROADS. ANY GROUND THAT IS 
  SATURATED WILL ADD TO FLOODING POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE 
  THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO RESULT 
  IN FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
437 
WGUS63 KMPX 210056
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
756 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED...

.THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A SMALL PART
OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...THE 
THREAT FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED.

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014-023-024-210200-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120621T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
756 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A SMALL PART
OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...THE 
THREAT FOR PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Swift39 min
Jun 17, 7:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Swift48 min
Jun 17, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPope, Swift26 min
Jun 17, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift39 min
Jun 17, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift67 min
Jun 17, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift47 min
Jun 17, 8:06 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift24 min
Jun 17, 8:25 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift35 min
Jun 17, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift42 min
Jun 17, 8:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Renville, Stearns and 2 more3 hr
Jun 17, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine45 min
Jun 17, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright49 min
Jun 17, 9:06 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXKandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker24 min
Jun 17, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville65 min
Jun 17, 9:25 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXCarver, McLeod, Meeker, Wright35 min
Jun 17, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine47 min
Jun 17, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright45 min
Jun 17, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, Wright40 min
Jun 17, 10:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker and 6 more3 hr
Jun 17, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott, Sibley and 1 more51 min
Jun 17, 10:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXRenville36 min
Jun 17, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Renville30 min
Jun 17, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley49 min
Jun 17, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi40 min
Jun 17, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Renville33 min
Jun 17, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Ramsey, Scott50 min
Jun 17, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley38 min
Jun 17, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Scott, Washington32 min
Jun 17, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville43 min
Jun 17, 11:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice6 hr
Jun 17, 11:50 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLe Sueur25 min
Jun 17, 11:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker52 min
Jun 17, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Le Sueur, Rice47 min
Jun 18, 12:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod40 min
Jun 18, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXScott50 min
Jun 18, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue49 min
Jun 18, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice45 min
Jun 18, 12:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXDakota, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott4 hr
Jun 18, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Rice40 min
Jun 18, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice33 min
Jun 18, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXScott30 min
Jun 18, 5:33 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice6 hr
Jun 18, 11:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXCarver10 days
Jun 18, 11:33 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue18 hr
Jun 17, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce, Saint Croix37 min
Jun 18, 12:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXBarron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and 2 more4 hr

Nearby

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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 sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.