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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at May 27, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT for Brown County, Minnesota. It took effect at May 28, 2012, 4:46 AM CDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT (04:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2012, 4:46 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2012, 4:43 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Brown County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 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 Cottonwood River (MN) at New Ulm (NWUM5). The gauge peaked at 11.43 ft at May 29, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05317000, 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.
078 WGUS43 KMPX 280400 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1100 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN. MORE RECENTLY ON SUNDAY...MANY AREAS RECEIVED 0.5 TO AROUND 1.0 INCHES OF RAIN. AN ADDITIONAL 1.0 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IS INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST FOR RAINFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING. A DRY STRETCH IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE STORMS OVERNIGHT COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. 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. && MNC015-291000- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0006.120529T0254Z-120530T1800Z/ /NWUM5.1.ER.120529T0254Z.120529T1200Z.120530T0000Z.NO/ 1100 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM. * FROM MONDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS...AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON MAR 7 1994. $$ DFC
6 follow-up statements
245 WGUS83 KMPX 280716 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 216 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN COUNTY .OVERVIEW... THE RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN. MORE RECENTLY IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ...AN AVERAGE OF 1.0 TO NEARLY 3 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 0.25 INCHES OF RAIN IS INCLUDED IN THE FORECAST FOR RAINFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A DRY STRETCH IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. IF WE SEE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS...THIS MAY CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC015-291316- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0006.120528T0946Z-120531T1800Z/ /NWUM5.1.ER.120528T0946Z.120529T0600Z.120531T0000Z.NO/ 216 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 1:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.6 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS...AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.5 FEET ON JUN 24 2011. $$ DFC
005 WGUS83 KMPX 290243 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 943 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD AFFECTING HENNEPIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN COUNTY .OVERVIEW... THE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...WITH NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF IS NOT COMPLETED WHICH WILL CONTINUE SLOW RISES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BEFORE DROPPING. IF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...OR OCCURS...THESE FORECASTS WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. 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. && MNC015-300843- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120531T1800Z/ /NWUM5.1.ER.120528T2340Z.120529T1800Z.120531T0000Z.NO/ 943 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.5 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS...AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ MNC019-300843- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120602T1200Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.120528T0745Z.120530T1200Z.120602T0600Z.NO/ 943 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 9:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. $$ MNC053-171-300842- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0007.120530T0000Z-120605T0000Z/ /RKFM5.1.ER.120530T0000Z.120601T1200Z.120604T0600Z.NO/ 943 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO MONDAY JUNE 04. * AT 8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.0 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 9.2 FEET...HEIGHT OF THE TOP OF THE BANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER. $$
884 WGUS83 KMPX 291532 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1032 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD AFFECTING HENNEPIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN COUNTY .OVERVIEW... THE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...WITH NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF IS NOT COMPLETED WHICH WILL CONTINUE SLOW RISES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BEFORE DROPPING. IF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...OR OCCURS...THESE FORECASTS WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC015-302132- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120531T1800Z/ /NWUM5.1.ER.120528T2340Z.120529T1800Z.120531T0000Z.NO/ 1032 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS...AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.5 FEET ON JUN 24 2011. $$ MNC019-302132- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120602T1800Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.120528T0745Z.120530T0600Z.120602T1200Z.NO/ 1032 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.1 FEET ON JUN 28 2011. $$ MNC053-171-302132- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0007.120530T0300Z-120603T1800Z/ /RKFM5.1.ER.120530T0300Z.120531T1800Z.120603T0000Z.NO/ 1032 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD. * FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FOR ROCKFORD, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE IS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 10.8 FEET THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 9.2 FEET...HEIGHT OF THE TOP OF THE BANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.1 FEET ON JUL 31 1997. $$
203 WGUS83 KMPX 300254 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 954 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN COUNTY SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD AFFECTING HENNEPIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS L/D #2 AFFECTING DAKOTA... WASHINGTON AND PIERCE COUNTIES .OVERVIEW... THE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK...WITH NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RUNOFF IS NOT COMPLETED WHICH WILL CONTINUE SLOW RISES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BEFORE DROPPING. IF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...OR OCCURS...THESE FORECASTS WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. 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. && MNC015-310854- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120531T1200Z/ /NWUM5.1.ER.120528T2340Z.120529T1900Z.120530T1800Z.NO/ 954 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS...AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ MNC019-310854- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120602T1500Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.120528T0745Z.120530T0600Z.120602T0900Z.NO/ 954 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 9:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. $$ MNC053-171-310854- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120603T1800Z/ /RKFM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120531T1800Z.120603T0000Z.NO/ 954 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FOR ROCKFORD, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE IS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 10.9 FEET THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. $$ MNC037-163-WIC093-310854- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0008.120601T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /HSTM5.1.ER.120601T0600Z.120604T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 954 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS L/D #2. * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. $$
589 WGUS83 KMPX 301609 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1109 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN COUNTY SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER AFFECTING CARVER COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN.. SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER AT DELANO AFFECTING WRIGHT COUNTY CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD AFFECTING HENNEPIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS L/D #2 AFFECTING DAKOTA... WASHINGTON AND PIERCE COUNTIES .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST WEEK THE HEAVY RAINS CAUSED STRONG RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS. 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. && MNC015-311014- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120531T1014Z/ /NWUM5.1.ER.120528T2340Z.120529T1900Z.120530T1614Z.NO/ 1109 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NONFLOOD FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS...AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.5 FEET ON JUN 24 2011. $$ MNC019-312209- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120602T1800Z/ /MAYM5.1.ER.120528T0745Z.120530T1500Z.120602T1200Z.NO/ 1109 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER BELOW MAYER. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 13.5 FEET...VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 32 AND 86TH STREET IS CLOSED. CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 WEST OF YANCY AVENUE TO MCLEOD COUNTY LINE IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MILL AVENUE IS CLOSED NORTH OF WATERTOWN FROM CARVER COUNTY ROAD 10 TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY LINE. YANCY AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 30 AND 78TH STREET IS CLOSED. VEGA AVENUE BETWEEN CARVER COUNTY ROAD 33 AND 94TH STREET IS CLOSED. THE INTERSECTION OF UNION AVENUE AND 82ND STREET IS CLOSED. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 7 TO 42ND STREET NEAR WATERTOWN IS CLOSED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.1 FEET ON JUN 28 2011. $$ MNC171-312209- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0009.120531T0600Z-120602T1800Z/ /DELM5.1.ER.120531T0600Z.120531T0600Z.120602T0000Z.NO/ 1109 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER AT DELANO . * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 16.9 FEET...STORMS SEWERS MAY NEED PLUGGING TO PREVENT RIVER WATER FROM BACKING UP INTO CITY STREETS. * IMPACT...AT 15.4 FEET...WATER BEGINS ENCROACHING ON MILL AVENUE NORTH OF WATERTOWN. * IMPACT...AT 14.9 FEET...MINOR BASEMENT FLOODING MAY BEGIN TO OCCUR AT HOMES CLOSEST TO THE RIVER. * IMPACT...AT 13.9 FEET...CARVER COUNTY ROAD 123 BETWEEN MAYER AND WATERTOWN BECOMES FLOODED. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5 FEET ON OCT 2 2010. $$ MNC053-171-312209- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120604T0600Z/ /RKFM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120601T0600Z.120603T1200Z.NO/ 1109 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * FOR ROCKFORD, NO OBSERVED STAGE VALUE IS AVAILABLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 10.9 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 9.2 FEET...HEIGHT OF THE TOP OF THE BANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.1 FEET ON JUL 31 1997. $$ MNC037-163-WIC093-312209- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0008.120601T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /HSTM5.1.ER.120601T1800Z.120604T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1109 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS L/D #2. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.8 FEET ON APR 13 2011. $$
511 WGUS83 KMPX 302143 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 443 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM AFFECTING BROWN COUNTY .OVERVIEW... THE RIVER HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE HENCE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE LIGHT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL TYPICALLY BE A TENTH OF AN INCH AND LESS. THIS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH RAIN TO CAUSE A SECOND RISE. RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. && MNC015-302213- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120531T1014Z/ /NWUM5.1.ER.120528T2340Z.120529T1900Z.120530T1620Z.NO/ 443 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COTTONWOOD RIVER AT NEW ULM. * AT 4:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:20 AM WEDNESDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 9.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS...AND SOME ROADS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ DFC
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Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Chisago | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott | 60 min |
| May 27, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 48 min |
| May 27, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet, Sibley, Watonwan | 60 min |
| May 27, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 51 min |
| May 27, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 61 min |
| May 27, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 45 min |
| May 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca | 55 min |
| May 27, 7:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Chisago | 5 hr |
| May 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 53 min |
| May 27, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey | 34 min |
| May 27, 8:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Wright | 51 min |
| May 27, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti | 46 min |
| May 27, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 57 min |
| May 27, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec | 62 min |
| May 27, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Martin, Watonwan | 45 min |
| May 27, 9:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns | 62 min |
| May 27, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 62 min |
| May 27, 9:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 9:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Stearns | 4 hr |
| May 27, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca | 43 min |
| May 27, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs, Morrison | 51 min |
| May 27, 10:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 4 hr |
| May 27, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Freeborn, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 48 min |
| May 27, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Steele | 40 min |
| May 27, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue | 29 min |
| May 28, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chisago | 6 hr |
| May 28, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 6 days |
| May 28, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Stearns | 66 min |
| May 28, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 50 min |
| May 28, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs | 64 min |
| May 28, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs, Morrison | 61 min |
| May 28, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton | 44 min |
| May 28, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 42 min |
| May 28, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton | 40 min |
| May 28, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Isanti, Kanabec, Sherburne | 79 min |
| May 28, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec | 45 min |
| May 28, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 42 min |
| May 28, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 24 min |
| May 28, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.