Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 21, 2013, 12:50 AM CDT (05:50 UTC)

Expired

Jun 21, 2013, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Stevens County, MN

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625 
WGUS53 KMPX 210550
FFWMPX
MNC149-211100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0003.130621T0550Z-130621T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1250 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 1249 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. REPORTS OF WATER COVERED ROADS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MORRIS.

 
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 4576 9579 4551 9587 4554 9615 4575 9606

$$

SPD

507 
WGUS73 KMPX 210607
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
107 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

MNC149-211100-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130621T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STEVENS MN-
107 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTY
UNTIL 600 AM CDT...

AT 106 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH 
FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN MORRIS.  SOME STREETS IN MORRIS HAD A FOOT 
OF WATER COVERING THEM.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN 
HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS 
EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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 4576 9579 4551 9587 4554 9615 4575 9606

$$

SPD

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.