Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 21, 2013, 6:39 AM CDT (11:39 UTC)

Expired

Jun 21, 2013, 10:30 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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752 
WGUS53 KMPX 211139
FFWMPX
MNC043-047-211530-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0007.130621T1139Z-130621T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN FARIBAULT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN FREEBORN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 636 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE   
  FLASH FLOODING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BLUE 
  EARTH...HAYWARD...CONGER...KIESTER...AND PORTIONS OF I-35          
  AND I-90.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4351 9425 4364 9425 4364 9328 4375 9328
      4375 9304 4350 9303

$$

JRB

121 
WGUS73 KMPX 211408
FFSMPX

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

MNC043-047-211530-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130621T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FARIBAULT MN-FREEBORN MN-
908 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FREEBORN AND
SOUTHERN FARIBAULT COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 AM CDT...

AT 908 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES OF RAIN OCCURRED WITH THUNDERSTORMS 
EARLIER THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED... FLOODING OF LOW 
LYING STREAMS AND SECONDARY ROADS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH 1030 AM CDT.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BLUE
EARTH AND HAYWARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES.

&&

LAT...LON 4351 9425 4364 9425 4364 9328 4375 9328
      4375 9304 4350 9303

$$

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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.