Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 21, 2013, 10:33 PM CDT (03:33 UTC)

Expired

Jun 22, 2013, 4:30 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Anoka County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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774 
WGUS53 KMPX 220333
FFWMPX
MNC003-037-053-123-220930-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0014.130622T0333Z-130622T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1033 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  RAMSEY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ANOKA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 430 AM CDT

* AT 1030 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS 
  THE TWIN CITIES AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING TO   
OCCUR. A LULL IN THE RAINFALL WILL LAST TO AROUND MIDNIGHT...BEFORE 
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL REACHES THE METRO AREA.  SOME LOCATIONS 
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  MINNEAPOLIS...ST 
PAUL...BLAINE...BLOOMINGTON...BROOKLYN PARK...COON   
RAPIDS...EAGAN...EDEN PRAIRIE...MAPLE GROVE...MAPLEWOOD...  
PLYMOUTH...ROSEVILLE...ST LOUIS PARK...THE LAKE MINNETONKA AREA AND 
TWIN CITIES AIRPORT.

NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO 
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. AGAIN...A LULL IN THE RAIN UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT 
WILL GIVE WAY TO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT THAT WILL CAUSE 
ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 4518 9302 4513 9302 4512 9298 4490 9298
      4489 9302 4482 9301 4478 9333 4482 9344
      4480 9345 4480 9350 4518 9349

$$

SPD!

761 
WGUS73 KMPX 220710
FFSMPX

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

MNC003-037-053-123-220721-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130622T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANOKA MN-DAKOTA MN-HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN-
210 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR RAMSEY...EASTERN
HENNEPIN...NORTHWESTERN DAKOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN ANOKA 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 4518 9302 4513 9302 4512 9298 4490 9298
      4489 9302 4482 9301 4478 9333 4482 9344
      4480 9345 4480 9350 4518 9349

$$

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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.