Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2013, 8:27 PM CDT for Washington County, Minnesota; Pierce County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 hr. 9 reports 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 21, 2013, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2013, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Washington County, MN, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 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 21, 8:40 PM CDT | FLOOD | Oakdale, MN | 2 FEET WATER ON GRANADA BETWEEN STILLWATER BLVD AND HADLEY. |
| Jun 21, 8:45 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Hudson, WI | 6 INCHES WATER 4TH AND LOCUST. SMALL BRANCHES 3 TO 4 INCHES DOWN. |
| Jun 21, 8:50 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.28 | 4 Ese Hudson, WI | FELL IN 30 MIN PERIOD. |
| Jun 21, 8:57 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.48 | Hudson, WI | FELL IN A 40 MINUTE PERIOD. |
| Jun 21, 8:59 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Baldwin, WI | 6 INCHES WATER ON ROAD HWY 63 AND HWY 12 N OF TOWN. |
| Jun 21, 9:13 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.5 | 5 S Hammond, WI | FELL IN 50 MINUTE PERIOD. |
| Jun 21, 9:15 PM CDT | FLOOD | Oakdale, MN | NUMEROUS INTERSECTIONS UNDER WATER. |
| Jun 21, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Roberts, WI | HIGH WATER RESCUES AT EXIT 10 ON I 94. TIME ESTIMATED |
| Jun 21, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nw Spring Valley, WI | ROAD WASHED OUT ON CR BB JUST SOUTH OF 30TH AVE.TIME OF EVENT ESTIMATED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 971 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 973 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
202
WGUS53 KMPX 220127
FFWMPX
MNC163-WIC093-109-220530-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0010.130622T0127Z-130622T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
827 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
* AT 827 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ELLSWORTH...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...HUDSON AND STILLWATER.
FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITH THESE STORMS UPSTREAM ACROSS
THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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 4475 9285 4478 9289 4477 9301 4489 9302
4490 9298 4512 9298 4513 9302 4517 9302
4521 9275 4520 9215 4512 9215 4512 9213
4471 9214
$$
SPD1 follow-up statement
233
WGUS73 KMPX 220349
FFSMPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1049 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013
MNC163-WIC093-109-220530-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130622T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON MN-ST. CROIX WI-PIERCE WI-
1049 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PIERCE...ST.
CROIX AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...
AT 1043 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH
FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ACROSS ST. CROIX COUNTY. ROADS HAVE BEEN
WASHED OUT ACROSS THE COUNTY...INCLUDING A BRIDGE. THE EASTBOUND
LANE OF INTERSTATE 94 JUST SOUTH OF ROBERTS HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ELLSWORTH...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...HUDSON AND STILLWATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4475 9285 4478 9289 4477 9301 4489 9302
4490 9298 4512 9298 4513 9302 4517 9302
4521 9275 4520 9215 4512 9215 4512 9213
4471 9214
$$
SPDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 7:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 20 min |
| Jun 21, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Nicollet | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Wright | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 9:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 10:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Scott, Sibley | 51 min |
| Jun 21, 11:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Brown, Martin, Watonwan | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Martin | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 6:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 22 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire | 78 min |
| Jun 21, 9:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dunn, Saint Croix | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.