Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 21, 2013, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)

Expired

Jun 22, 2013, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Kandiyohi County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

461 
WGUS53 KMPX 220251
FFWMPX
MNC067-127-129-173-220900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0013.130622T0251Z-130622T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
951 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN REDWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  WESTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY

* AT 951 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...
  OLIVIA AND REDWOOD FALLS.



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 4479 9550 4477 9553 4477 9548 4482 9548
      4489 9534 4489 9526 4494 9525 4498 9518
      4497 9483 4480 9477 4446 9512 4441 9557
      4447 9561 4462 9561 4462 9572 4468 9575

$$

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206 
WGUS73 KMPX 220714
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
214 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

MNC067-127-129-173-220727-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130622T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANDIYOHI MN-REDWOOD MN-RENVILLE MN-YELLOW MEDICINE MN-
214 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW
MEDICINE...WESTERN RENVILLE...NORTHWESTERN REDWOOD AND SOUTHERN
KANDIYOHI COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4479 9550 4477 9553 4477 9548 4482 9548
      4489 9534 4489 9526 4494 9525 4498 9518
      4497 9483 4480 9477 4446 9512 4441 9557
      4447 9561 4462 9561 4462 9572 4468 9575

$$

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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.