Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2013, 11:21 PM CDT for Pipestone County, Minnesota; Moody County, South Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2013, 11:21 PM CDT (04:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2013, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pipestone County, MN, Moody County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:23 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pipestone, MN | PIPESTONE CREEK AT PIPESTONE HAS EXCEEDED FLOOD STAGE DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THUNDERSTORMS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 699 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1415 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
894
WGUS53 KFSD 230421
FFWFSD
MNC117-SDC101-230730-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0013.130623T0421Z-130623T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1121 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MOODY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
WESTERN PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT
* AT 1114 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES HAS
FALLEN WEST OF PIPESTONE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF AN INCH
IS EXPECTED THROUGH 230 AM CDT.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PIPESTONE AND PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4412 9627 4391 9630 4384 9650 4385 9651
4385 9652 4409 9650
$$
SHEEHAN3 follow-up statements
184
WGUS73 KFSD 230556
FFSFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1256 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
MNC117-SDC101-230730-
/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130623T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIPESTONE MN-MOODY SD-
1256 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOODY AND
WESTERN PIPESTONE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 1247 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES WEST OF
PIPESTONE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 230 AM CDT.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PIPESTONE AND PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4412 9627 4391 9630 4384 9650 4385 9651
4385 9652 4409 9650
$$
SHEEHAN630
WGUS53 KFSD 230726
FFWFSD
MNC117-SDC101-231030-
/O.EXT.KFSD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130623T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
226 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MOODY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
WESTERN PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
* UNTIL 530 AM CDT
* AT 215 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES RAINFALL TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF
PIPESTONE...AND POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL AS THE
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH 4 AM.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PIPESTONE AND PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT. PIPESTONE CREEK AND
TRIBUTARIES IN SOUTHWEST PIPESTONE AND SOUTHEAST MOODY COUNTY
WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4412 9627 4391 9630 4384 9650 4385 9651
4385 9652 4409 9650
$$
CHAPMAN478
WGUS73 KFSD 231027
FFSFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
527 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
MNC117-SDC101-231040-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130623T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIPESTONE MN-MOODY SD-
527 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOODY
AND WESTERN PIPESTONE COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 530 AM
CDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...HOWEVER A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
PIPESTONE CREEK AT PIPESTONE. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE
REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4412 9627 4391 9630 4384 9650 4385 9651
4385 9652 4409 9650
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Pipestone | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Pipestone, Rock | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 4:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Pipestone | 24 hr |
| Jun 22, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora | 52 min |
| Jun 22, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Jerauld and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jun 22, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Sanborn | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Jerauld, Sanborn | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson and 4 more | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, Miner | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 1:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Aurora, Davison | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 1:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 8:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 6 days |
| Jun 23, 8:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 56 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Beadle | 7 days |
| Jun 23, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings | 5 days |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.