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Areal Flood Warning 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 14, 2013Dakota County, Rice County, Scott County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this areal flood warning at Jul 14, 2013, 1:15 AM CDT for Dakota County, Rice County, Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 14, 2013, 1:15 AM CDT (06:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Dakota County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jul 13, 8:07 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 8:07 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 12:52 PM CDT, 12 hours 23 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 6:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine	4 hr
Jul 14, 7:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MPX	Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stevens, Todd	4 hr
Jul 14, 9:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Goodhue	34 hr
Jul 14, 10:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Dakota	24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.