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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 21, 201342 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood watch at Jun 21, 2013, 3:16 PM CDT for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 21, 2013, 9:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2013, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 21, 2013, 9:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 22, 2013, 5:48 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Flood severity
None
All 51 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 17 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2013-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2013-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -340 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1820 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-340 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-402 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

485 
WGUS63 KMPX 212016
FFAMPX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
316 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

.MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO PARTS OF WESTERN WI TONIGHT. THERE ARE
INDICATIONS THAT MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR
THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH REGION. RAINFALL RATES WITH
THE HEAVIEST STORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH
PER HOUR RANGE...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE
TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 6 INCHES. MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA
RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT INTO THIS PAST
MORNING. AS A RESULT...SOILS ARE SATURATED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
AND WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING IF THESE HIGHER RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ARE SEEN.

MNZ054-056>060-062>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-220430-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0004.130622T0200Z-130622T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
316 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
  WISCONSIN...SOUTH OF AN APPLETON...TO TWIN CITIES...TO CHIPPEWA
  FALLS LINE.

* FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COUPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. GIVEN RECENT WET CONDITIONS...THIS WILL
  LEAVE THE WATCH AREA SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEEING FLASH FLOODING FOR
  AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
711 
WGUS63 KMPX 212155
FFAMPX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
455 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT POSSIBLE OVER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT.
THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD
OCCUR THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
RAINFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVIEST STORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH PER HOUR RANGE...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA...WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 6 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA. MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA RECEIVED 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT INTO THIS PAST MORNING. AS A
RESULT...SOILS ARE SATURATED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING IF THESE HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
SEEN.

MNZ041>045-047>053-055-061-WIZ014>016-220600-
/O.EXA.KMPX.FF.A.0004.130622T0200Z-130622T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-ANOKA-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...BLAINE...
AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
455 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDES ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
  MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

* FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COUPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. GIVEN RECENT WET CONDITIONS...THIS WILL
  LEAVE THE WATCH AREA SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEEING FLASH FLOODING FOR
  AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

MNZ054-056>060-062>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-220600-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.130622T0200Z-130622T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
455 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
  AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

* FROM 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COUPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. GIVEN RECENT WET CONDITIONS...THIS WILL
  LEAVE THE WATCH AREA SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEEING FLASH FLOODING FOR
  AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
083 
WGUS63 KMPX 220531
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1231 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT
ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. RAINFALL RATES WITH THE HEAVIEST STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 6 INCHES. SOILS ARE SATURATED ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA AND WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING IF
THESE HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE SEEN. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN IS NOT AS CLEAR...BUT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THESE
AREAS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
221345-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130622T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1231 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BENTON...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... 
  CARVER...CHIPPEWA...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...DOUGLAS...FARIBAULT... 
  FREEBORN...GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...KANDIYOHI...
   LAC QUI PARLE...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...MCLEOD...MEEKER...MILLE 
  LACS...MORRISON...NICOLLET...POPE...RAMSEY...REDWOOD... 
  RENVILLE...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS... 
  STEELE...STEVENS...SWIFT...TODD...WASECA...WASHINGTON... 
  WATONWAN...WRIGHT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...
   CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK...RUSK 
  AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH 1 PM SATURDAY

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT
  ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. GIVEN RECENT WET CONDITIONS...THIS
  WILL LEAVE THIS AREA QUITE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EXPERIENCING FLASH
  FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
156 
WGUS63 KMPX 221048
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
548 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...HEAVY RAIN NO LONGER A THREAT THIS MORNING...

.THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINS OBSERVED FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT HAVE DIMINISHED OVERNIGHT AND THE LIGHT RAIN THIS
MORNING IS NOT CAUSING ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING. WE WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING SITUATION THIS WEEKEND AS
THERE ARE STILL A COUPLE MORE CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN IN MINNESOTA
AND WISCONSIN. STAY TUNED TO UPDATES TO THE FORECAST AND ANY
FUTURE MESSAGES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
221200-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130622T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
548 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES THIS MORNING...THE
THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING THIS MORNING IS LOW. ALTHOUGH
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED THIS MORNING...WE WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE RAINFALL THIS WEEKEND. STAY TUNED
TO UPDATES TO THE FORECAST AND ANY FUTURE MESSAGES FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jun 21, 1:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 1:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
127 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1142 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

LARGE MCS FROM LAST NIGHT HAS NOW PUSHED INTO ERN WI AND NRN IL.
IN ITS WAKE...STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAS DEVELOPED IN IOWA FROM
ROUGHLY THE QUAD CITIES BACK TO AROUND THE SIOUX CITY AREA. BASED
ON WIND FIELD...MAIN WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHES FROM SOUTH OF
CANBY SOUTHEAST TOWARD ST. JAMES AND ALBERT LEA.

WITH THE MORNING UPDATE...DID CUT BACK SIGNIFICANTLY ON POPS
THROUGH 00Z AS VERY FEW HI-RES CAMS SHOW ANY CONVECTION FORMING
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS IN MN/WI. COUPLE OF REASONS FOR THIS
APPEARS TO BE THE FACT THAT THE ATMO IS PRETTY WORKED OVER AFTER
LAST NIGHT /AS SEEN WITH 12Z KMPX SOUNDING AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
DOWN IN IA/...ALONG WITH THE PRESENCE OF A CAPPING EML MOVING IN
FROM NEB...WITH THE 16Z SPC MESO ANALYSIS SHOWING THE +12C
ISOTHERM AT H7 CLEAR UP TO THE US-212 CORRIDOR IN MN. FOR THIS
REASON...STILL FEEL THAT THE MPX AREA WILL REMAIN HIGH AND DRY
THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER...YOU CAN NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT SOMETHING
FORMING ALONG WITH WARM FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON /AS MENTIONED
IN THE SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK/. IF SOMETHING WERE TO DEVELOP...THEN THE RISK FOR
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY EVEN A TORNADO WILL
EXIST.

ONCE AGAIN HOWEVER...MORE ROBUST CONVECTION IN THE FORM OF AN MCS
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. BASED ON THE HRRR AND 21.12 MPXWRF...THIS MCS
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL EVOLVE FROM THE LARGE THUNDERSTORM CURRENTLY
OVER THE BADLANDS OF SODAK. TO GO ALONG WITH THESE...THE 9Z
MEMBERS OF THE HOPWRF SHOW A SIMILAR TREND OCCURRING WITH
CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AS WELL. LIKE LAST NIGHT...0-1KM
SHEAR WILL BE INCREASING AS NOCTURNAL LLJ INCREASES IN
STRENGTH...SO ANOTHER SEVERE BOW ECHO LOOKS LIKELY...JUST A MATTER
OF HOW FAR NORTH IT TRACKS.

GIVEN THE EXPECTATION OF ANOTHER MCS...MAY HAVE TO HOIST ANOTHER
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT ONCE A BETTER FEEL FOR WHERE THIS
NEXT MCS WILL TRACK CAN BE DETERMINED.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 422 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

WE WILL KEEP THIS DISCUSSION SHORT AND SWEET. IT HAS BEEN A LONG
NIGHT. A MATURE MCS IS NOW IN THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST
AREA AFTER TRACKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE OF MN AND INTO WI
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LARGE-
SCALE FLOW REGIME ACROSS MN/WI OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS.
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH THE RIDGE OVERHEAD. 925MB-850MB
MOISTURE TRANSPORT EXPLODED LAST NIGHT AND WE SAW THE RESULT WITH
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER. THERE REALLY IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE
WITH THE UPCOMING SHORT TERM PATTERN. THERE IS DECENT CONSENSUS
AMONGST THE NAM/GFS/ECMWF WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANOTHER
CONVECTIVE COMPLEX LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE
MN/SD BORDER AND MARCHING THAT EAST WITH TIME. MODERATE TO HIGH
INSTABILITY VALUES WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM AS WE RELOAD TODAY AND
THE DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ORGANIZED
CONVECTION. SOME OF THE HIGHER RESOLUTION /CONVECTIVE ALLOWING
MODELS/ WE LOOK AT FOCUS MORE OF THE CONVECTION TO THE SOUTH IN
NE/IA. THIS WOULD BE FARTHER SOUTH THAN THE NAM/ECMWF/GFS/.
ADMITTEDLY SO...THESE THREE RUNS DO HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES. THE GFS
AND ECMWF ARE SIMILAR IN THE LOCATION OF CONVECTIVE INITIATION.
THE NAM IS FARTHER SOUTH BUT THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE SIMILAR.
HOWEVER...THE GFS IS FASTER. WE WILL HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE
OUTFLOW FROM THIS MORNING'S CONVECTION...THAT COULD BE A TRIGGER
TODAY. HOWEVER...THERE SHOULD BE AN EAST-WEST BOUNDARY...SO FLASH
FLOODING WILL AGAIN BE A MAJOR THREAT ALONG WITH THE HAIL AND
WIND...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE SATURATED SOILS AFTER THIS MORNING. SO
IN SUMMARY...GET READY TO DO THIS ALL AGAIN TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 422 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

POTENT RIDGE OVER THE WRN CONUS WITH LONGWAVE TROUGHING OVER THE
WRN CONUS WILL PROMOTE PROGRESSIVE SWLY FLOW OVER THE UPR MISS
RIVER VALLEY REGION. DEEP MOISTURE...WITH PWATS NEARING 2
INCHES...WILL BE COMMON SAT THRU MON. SEVERAL SHTWV DISTURBANCES
FLYING WITHIN THE SW FLOW ALONG WITH A DEEPENING LOW PRES CENTER
OVER THE ERN DAKOTAS INTO WRN MN WITH THE WFO MPX CWFA IN THE WARM
SECTOR SPELLS ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND TSTMS THRU THE
WEEKEND. INSTABILITY REMAINS HIGH...WITH MLCAPES IN THE 3000-4000
J/KG RANGE...AND THE SAT PERIOD MAY START OUT WITH AN MCS AND/OR
CLUSTER OF TSTMS EXITING THE AREA. WIDESCALE LIFT...STEEP LAPSE
RATES AND ENHANCED BULK SHEAR WILL AGAIN PROMOTE THE RE-
DEVELOPMENT OF TSTMS BY SAT EVE INTO SAT NIGHT...SOME OF WHICH MAY
BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DMGG WINDS. A SIMILAR SITUATION WILL
THEN PRESENT ITSELF FOR SUN AS THE UPR TROUGH SHIFTS SLIGHTLY E...
HELPING DROP H5 HEIGHTS WHILE ENHANCING MID- AND UPR-LEVEL
JETTING. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MAY WELL AGAIN CONTINUE FROM LATE SAT
NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN AGAIN BECOME REINVIGORATED
FROM MIDDAY HEATING TO SPARK LATE AFTN AND EVE TSTMS FOR SUN. THE
DEEP MOISTURE REMAINING IN PLACE WILL AGAIN PROMOTE HEAVY RAIN AS
WELL. THIS LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL LIFT OUT GOING INTO MON...BUT WILL
GRADUALLY BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY NEAR
ALASKA THAT WILL DROP ACROSS WRN CANADA INTO THE NRN PLAINS WED
THROUGH THU. THIS WILL THEN CREATE THE WRN RIDGE/ERN TROF PATTERN
THAT WILL SHOVE A LOW PRES CENTER NEWD ACRS MN INTO THE GRT LAKES
WED WITH THE UPR LOW TRAILING IT THRU THU. MID TO HIGH CHC RANGE
POPS WILL REMAIN IN THE FCST THRU THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH
AGAIN CHCS FOR STRONG TSTMS ALONG WITH HVY RAIN. VERY LITTLE
CHANGE IN AIRMASS IS EXPECTED THRU THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...
WHICH MEANS HIGHS IN THE MID-UPR 80S AND LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO
LWR 70S. IN ADDITION...DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 60S TO LWR
70S WHICH MEANS HEAT INDEX VALUES UP INTO THE MID 90S.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 127 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

WINDS STARTING TO SETTLE BACK TO THE EAST IN THE WAKE OF LAST
NIGHTS SYSTEM. GOING OF THE H7 TEMP MESOANALYSIS...BELIEVE THE MPX
AREA IS CAPPED FOR ANY CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON...INSTEAD WE ARE
WAITING ON THE GROWING AREA OF STORMS OVER SODAK FOR MORE TSRA
ACTIVITY. RELIED HEAVILY ON THE HRRR TO TIME THESE SODAK STORMS
ACROSS THE TERMINALS TONIGHT. AT THE MOMENT...IS LIKELY THEY MAY
SKIRT JUST TO THE SOUTH OF AXN/STC...SO HAVE NO TEMP GROUPS THERE.
AFTER THAT...HRRR IS INDICATING STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FIRE ON
THE NOSE OF THE LLJ OVER SE SODAK AND CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST...SO
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR RWF IN PARTICULAR TO SEE AT LEAST A
COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF STORMS TONIGHT. MVFR CIGS WILL LINGER ACROSS
WRN WI FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SHOULD THEN SEE VFR CONDS
UNTIL NEXT ROUND OF STORMS MOVE IN...WITH CIGS EXPECTED TO BEHAVE
VERY SIMILAR TO HOW THEY DID OVERNIGHT INTO THIS PAST MORNING.

KMSP...HRRR HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH TRACKING ANOTHER STRONG TO
SEVERE LINE OF STORMS ACROSS MSP THIS EVENING...THOUGH A BIT
EARLIER TONIGHT...WITH THE 3Z-6Z PERIOD LOOKING LIKE THE MOST
LIKELY WINDOW FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS. HRRR IS SHOWING STORMS
CONTINUING TO FIRE THROUGH THE NIGHT WEST OF THIS FIRST LINE.
CURRENT THINKING IS THAT ADDITIONAL CONVECTION WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH
OF THE FIELD...BUT IF THIS ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY DOES GO FARTHER
NORTH THAN CURRENTLY INDICATED...THEN THERE COULD BE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS DUE TO CONVECTION FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING.
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION TO END THE TAF.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/

SUN...TSRA LIKELY. VFR OUTSIDE OF TSRA. WINDS SSW 10-15 KTS.
MON...CHC TSRA. VFR OUTSIDE OF TSRA. WINDS S 5-10 KTS.
TUE...CHC TSRA. VFR OUTSIDE OF TSRA. WINDS SSE 10-15 KTS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 422 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE
AREA...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. THE
PRIMARY TIME OF CONCERN WILL BE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...AND
AGAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN IS SUCH
THAT A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS...AND A
HIGH PRESSURE AREA ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS...ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
VERY LITTLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WHICH MEANS WE WILL REMAIN IN
A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT EACH
AFTERNOON/NIGHT. THIS SETUP HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR
GULF MOISTURE TO BEGIN STREAMING INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. SURFACE
DEW POINT TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 70 DEGREES WITH PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 INCHES. IN ADDITION...STRONG
MOISTURE TRANSPORT FROM THE GULF WILL AID IN DEVELOPING HEAVY
RAINFALL RATES. THIS MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...AND GIVEN THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE
AVAILABLE...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER
HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT TRAVERSE THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANTECEDENT SOIL CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY
MOIST GIVEN THE WET SPRING...WHICH ENHANCES THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING. THROUGH NEXT WEEK...RAINFALL TOTALS COULD RANGE
FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WHICH WILL ALSO LEAD TO RISES ON MAIN STEM
RIVERS NEXT WEEK.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...NONE.
WI...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...MPG
SHORT TERM...CLF
LONG TERM...JPC
AVIATION...MPG
HYDROLOGY...JPC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 11:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1104 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
221615-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
1104 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL
FLOODING DUE TO THE CONTINUED RISK FOR TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.

THERE IS A CHANCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. IF STORMS DO FORM IN THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THEY
WILL POSE A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND AN
ISOLATED TORNADO.

MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT
AS THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT STORMS OVER THE DAKOTAS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL ONCE AGAIN CONGEAL INTO A STRONG TO SEVERE LINE OF
STORMS THAT WILL THEN TRACK ACROSS MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN
TONIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY WOULD POSE MAINLY A THREAT FOR WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY...INCREASING THE THREAT FOR FLOODING
GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINS OBSERVED LAST NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...MAINLY DURING THE EVENING AND NIGHTTIME HOURS. THERE
IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
ACROSS THE ENTIRE COVERAGE AREA. THE GREATEST HAZARDS WILL BE
HAIL IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH
MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON FOR WEST
CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 12:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1202 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MORRIS                  45.59N 95.91W
06/21/2013  M5.60 INCH       STEVENS            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

CARLYON
Local storm report, Jun 21, 12:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1227 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 PM     FLOOD            GLENWOOD                45.65N 95.38W
06/21/2013                   POPE               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVERING ROAD AT 5TH STREET IN TOWN.

0145 AM     FLOOD            LONG PRAIRIE            45.98N 94.86W
06/21/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVERING 4TH STREET SOUTH OF TOWN.

0358 AM     FLOOD            2 N LONG PRAIRIE        46.01N 94.86W
06/21/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVING SOUTH BOUND LANE HIGHWAY 71.

0512 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LONG PRAIRIE            45.98N 94.86W
06/21/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BUISNESS LOST ROOF IN TOWN.

&&

CARLYON
Local storm report, Jun 21, 12:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1252 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0952 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAGLE BEND              46.17N 95.03W
06/20/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND LIMBS DOWN AROUND TOWN. POWER OUT.

&&

CARLYON
Local storm report, Jun 21, 12:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1255 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1205 PM     FLOOD            1 E BROWERVILLE         46.09N 94.85W
06/21/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY RD 16 CLOSED DUE TO WATER COVERING.

&&

CARLYON
Local storm report, Jun 21, 1:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
145 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSE ALEXANDRIA        45.82N 95.34W
06/21/2013  M54 MPH          DOUGLAS            MN   MESONET

            MNDOT SITE ON I-94.

1140 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 S STARBUCK            45.48N 95.53W
06/20/2013  M62 MPH          POPE               MN   MESONET

            MNDOT SENSOR HWY 29

0209 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 WSW CLARA CITY        44.95N 95.41W
06/21/2013  M52 MPH          CHIPPEWA           MN   MESONET

0300 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NW RICE               45.77N 94.26W
06/21/2013  M55 MPH          BENTON             MN   MESONET

            MNDOT SENSOR

&&

CARLYON
Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:10 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
310 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 PM     HAIL             3 SSW MORA              45.83N 93.31W
06/20/2013  M1.00 INCH       KANABEC            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0435 PM     HAIL             5 SSW MORA              45.81N 93.33W
06/20/2013  E1.00 INCH       KANABEC            MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA SHAVE. TIME ESTIMATED.

0455 PM     HAIL             3 WNW GRASSTON          45.81N 93.21W
06/20/2013  E1.25 INCH       KANABEC            MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA SHAVE. TIME ESTIMATED.

0508 PM     HAIL             WNW GRASSTON            45.79N 93.15W
06/20/2013  E1.00 INCH       KANABEC            MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA SHAVE. TIME ESTIMATED.

0510 PM     HAIL             3 N GRASSTON            45.84N 93.15W
06/20/2013  E1.75 INCH       KANABEC            MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA SHAVE.

0510 PM     HAIL             1 NNW GRASSTON          45.81N 93.16W
06/20/2013  E1.00 INCH       KANABEC            MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA SHAVE. TIME ESTIMATED.

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N HAWKINS             45.53N 90.71W
06/20/2013                   RUSK               WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0943 PM     HAIL             WEST UNION              45.80N 95.08W
06/20/2013  M1.00 INCH       TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0948 PM     HAIL             1 W EAGLE BEND          46.17N 95.05W
06/20/2013  M1.00 INCH       TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0952 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAGLE BEND              46.17N 95.03W
06/20/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND LIMBS DOWN AROUND TOWN. POWER OUT.

0953 PM     HAIL             3 SW CHOKIO             45.54N 96.22W
06/20/2013  M0.88 INCH       STEVENS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1020 PM     HAIL             12 SW MORRIS            45.46N 96.08W
06/20/2013  M1.50 INCH       STEVENS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1020 PM     TSTM WND GST     12 SW MORRIS            45.46N 96.08W
06/20/2013  M71.00 MPH       STEVENS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN

1140 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 S STARBUCK            45.48N 95.53W
06/20/2013  M62.00 MPH       POPE               MN   MESONET

            MNDOT SENSOR HWY 29

1230 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ST CLOUD                45.55N 94.17W
06/21/2013                   STEARNS            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SOME 1-2 FEET DIAMETER TREES SNAPPED AT TRUNK, PEELED OFF
            ALONG TRUNK. FEW ENTIRELY UPROOTED. POWER OUT THROUGHOUT
            EASTERN ST CLOUD.

1230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GLENWOOD                45.65N 95.38W
06/21/2013                   POPE               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS UNDER WATER

1234 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CHOKIO                  45.57N 96.17W
06/21/2013                   STEVENS            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            APPLE TREES DOWN

1246 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 WSW MORRIS            45.57N 95.97W
06/21/2013  M68.00 MPH       STEVENS            MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT MORRIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

1250 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MORRIS                  45.59N 95.91W
06/21/2013                   STEVENS            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A LOT OF STREET FLOODING

0100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MILLERVILLE             46.07N 95.55W
06/21/2013                   DOUGLAS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 TO 18 INCH TREES TWISTED AND SNAPPED OFF. POWER OUT.

0120 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SAUK CENTRE             45.74N 94.96W
06/21/2013                   STEARNS            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0133 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 W BENSON              45.32N 95.65W
06/21/2013  M85.00 MPH       SWIFT              MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT BENSON AIRPORT KBBB

0135 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 E STARBUCK            45.62N 95.50W
06/21/2013  M65.00 MPH       POPE               MN   STORM CHASER

            CAR ROOF MOUNTED ANEMOMETER

0144 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 E GLENWOOD            45.65N 95.32W
06/21/2013  M56.00 MPH       POPE               MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT GLENWOOD AIRPORT

0145 AM     FLOOD            LONG PRAIRIE            45.98N 94.86W
06/21/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVERING 4TH STREET SOUTH OF TOWN.

0145 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSE ALEXANDRIA        45.82N 95.34W
06/21/2013  M54.00 MPH       DOUGLAS            MN   MESONET

            MNDOT SITE ON I-94.

0149 AM     TSTM WND DMG     STARBUCK                45.61N 95.53W
06/21/2013                   POPE               MN   STORM CHASER

            75 FOOT PINE DOWN AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER TREES

0149 AM     FLASH FLOOD      STARBUCK                45.61N 95.53W
06/21/2013                   POPE               MN   STORM CHASER

0156 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BELGRADE                45.45N 95.00W
06/21/2013                   STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AROUND A DOZEN 1 TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED WITH
            POWERLINES DOWN.

0200 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BROOTEN                 45.50N 95.12W
06/21/2013                   STEARNS            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1 FOOT BRANCHES DOWN AND FLAG POLE BENT TO GROUND

0205 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 W WILLMAR             45.13N 95.13W
06/21/2013  M61.00 MPH       KANDIYOHI          MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT WILLMAR AIRPORT

0209 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 WSW CLARA CITY        44.95N 95.41W
06/21/2013  M52.00 MPH       CHIPPEWA           MN   MESONET

0213 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 WSW PAYNESVILLE       45.37N 94.74W
06/21/2013  M64.00 MPH       STEARNS            MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT PAYNESVILLE AIRPORT

0240 AM     TSTM WND DMG     KINGSTON                45.20N 94.31W
06/21/2013                   MEEKER             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

0258 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OLIVIA                  44.78N 95.00W
06/21/2013                   RENVILLE           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1 TO 2 FOOT TREES DOWN

0300 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NW RICE               45.77N 94.26W
06/21/2013  M55.00 MPH       BENTON             MN   MESONET

            MNDOT SENSOR

0306 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BIRD ISLAND             44.76N 94.89W
06/21/2013                   RENVILLE           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BIRD ISLAND GRAIN ELEVATOR SUSTAINED DAMAGE. NUMEROUS
            TREES DOWN AROUND TOWN.

0307 AM     HAIL             WINSTED                 44.97N 94.05W
06/21/2013  M0.75 INCH       MCLEOD             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND.

0310 AM     TSTM WND GST     BUFFALO                 45.18N 93.87W
06/21/2013  M73.00 MPH       WRIGHT             MN   STORM CHASER

            MEASURED AT HOME WEATHER STATION

0312 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 SSW HUTCHINSON        44.87N 94.39W
06/21/2013  M61.00 MPH       MCLEOD             MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT THE HUTCHINSON AIRPORT

0314 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FORESTON                45.73N 93.71W
06/21/2013                   MILLE LACS         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE FORESTON AND MILACA TOWNSHIP
            AREAS

0314 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE BUFFALO            45.16N 93.84W
06/21/2013  M66.00 MPH       WRIGHT             MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT BUFFALO AIRPORT

0315 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S SANTIAGO            45.47N 93.82W
06/21/2013                   SHERBURNE          MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER OUT

0315 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 SSW PRINCETON         45.56N 93.60W
06/21/2013  M60.00 MPH       MILLE LACS         MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT PRINCETON AIRPORT

0319 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N BIG LAKE            45.41N 93.75W
06/21/2013                   SHERBURNE          MN   AMATEUR RADIO

            1 TO 2 FOOT TREES DOWN

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE MONTICELLO        45.30N 93.79W
06/21/2013                   WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE 30 IN. IN DIAMETER DOWN. SMALLER BRANCHES FROM
            OTHER
            TREES ALSO DOWN.

0337 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW MINNEAPOLIS       45.02N 93.30W
06/21/2013                   HENNEPIN           MN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TWO 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN... NUMEROUS 2 TO 5 INCH
            BRANCHES DOWN... VICTORY MEMORIAL PARKWAY.

0339 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 SW EDEN PRAIRIE       44.84N 93.47W
06/21/2013  M55.00 MPH       HENNEPIN           MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT

0340 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW ST PAUL            44.90N 93.18W
06/21/2013                   RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MANY TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN IN YARDS AND STREETS.

0350 AM     HAIL             ST PAUL                 44.95N 93.10W
06/21/2013  M0.88 INCH       RAMSEY             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0351 AM     TSTM WND GST     TWIN CITIES AIRPORT     44.88N 93.22W
06/21/2013  M47.00 MPH       HENNEPIN           MN   ASOS

            47 MPH GUST AND HALF INCH HAIL

0358 AM     FLOOD            2 N LONG PRAIRIE        46.01N 94.86W
06/21/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVING SOUTH BOUND LANE HIGHWAY 71.

0401 AM     HAIL             BURNSVILLE              44.76N 93.28W
06/21/2013  M0.50 INCH       DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0405 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 SSW STILLWATER        45.00N 92.87W
06/21/2013  M55.00 MPH       WASHINGTON         MN   AWOS

            MEASURED AT LAKE ELMO AIRPORT

0411 AM     HAIL             EAGAN                   44.82N 93.16W
06/21/2013  M0.75 INCH       DAKOTA             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0415 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE MANKATO            44.21N 93.93W
06/21/2013                   BLUE EARTH         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            20 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED OFF ROUGHLY SIX FEET ABOVE
            THE GROUND

0415 AM     TSTM WND GST     NEW RICHMOND            45.12N 92.54W
06/21/2013  M51.00 MPH       ST. CROIX          WI   ASOS

0425 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S DEER PARK           45.16N 92.39W
06/21/2013                   ST. CROIX          WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            5 TO 10 INCH DIAMETER POPLAR TREE DOWN ON ROAD.

0425 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 S NEW RICHMOND        45.11N 92.54W
06/21/2013  M57.00 MPH       ST. CROIX          WI   MESONET

            NEW RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL ESTIMATED TIME.

0434 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FARIBAULT               44.30N 93.27W
06/21/2013                   RICE               MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1 FOOT DIAMETER TREE BRANCH DOWN AT COURTHOUSE DOWNTOWN.

0512 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LONG PRAIRIE            45.98N 94.86W
06/21/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BUISNESS LOST ROOF IN TOWN.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MELROSE                 45.68N 94.81W
06/21/2013  M4.00 INCH       STEARNS            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ST CLOUD                45.55N 94.17W
06/21/2013  E2.19 INCH       STEARNS            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MORRIS                  45.59N 95.91W
06/21/2013  M5.60 INCH       STEVENS            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LONG PRAIRIE            45.98N 94.86W
06/21/2013  M4.20 INCH       TODD               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW PRINCETON         45.55N 93.65W
06/21/2013  M2.04 INCH       SHERBURNE          MN   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WNW RICE              45.77N 94.29W
06/21/2013  E3.77 INCH       STEARNS            MN   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WINNEBAGO               43.77N 94.17W
06/21/2013  M2.16 INCH       FARIBAULT          MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MORA                    45.88N 93.29W
06/21/2013  M3.50 INCH       KANABEC            MN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LITTLE FALLS            45.98N 94.36W
06/21/2013  M3.73 INCH       MORRISON           MN   COCORAHS

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE SWIFT FALLS        45.42N 95.41W
06/21/2013                   POPE               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE BARN...TWO POLE SHEDS...AND THREE OUT BUILDINGS
            DAMAGED.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       STACY                   45.40N 92.99W
06/21/2013  M2.46 INCH       CHISAGO            MN   COCORAHS

0710 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 WNW CAMBRIDGE         45.60N 93.34W
06/21/2013  M2.20 INCH       ISANTI             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0941 AM     HEAVY RAIN       11 NE WARMAN            46.15N 93.13W
06/21/2013  M3.92 INCH       KANABEC            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE 2AM

1123 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSE SILVER CREEK      45.26N 93.91W
06/21/2013  M0.60 INCH       WRIGHT             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1205 PM     FLOOD            1 E BROWERVILLE         46.09N 94.85W
06/21/2013                   TODD               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY RD 16 CLOSED DUE TO WATER COVERING.

1210 PM     FLOOD            GLENWOOD                45.65N 95.38W
06/21/2013                   POPE               MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVERING ROAD AT 5TH STREET IN TOWN.

&&

CARLYON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas42 min
Jun 20, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd66 min
Jun 20, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens61 min
Jun 20, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXTodd25 min
Jun 20, 10:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXBenton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker and 7 more9 hr
Jun 20, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine64 min
Jun 20, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope54 min
Jun 20, 11:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXPope, Stevens6 hr
Jun 21, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPope64 min
Jun 21, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Morrison47 min
Jun 21, 12:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXPope6 hr
Jun 21, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Stevens55 min
Jun 21, 12:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXStevens5 hr
Jun 21, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift64 min
Jun 21, 12:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd5 hr
Jun 21, 1:31 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXPope29 min
Jun 21, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Swift53 min
Jun 21, 1:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXPope, Stearns5 hr
Jun 21, 1:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine53 min
Jun 21, 2:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Stearns, Wright67 min
Jun 21, 2:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright67 min
Jun 21, 2:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi45 min
Jun 21, 2:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, McLeod, Wright64 min
Jun 21, 3:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne56 min
Jun 21, 3:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley61 min
Jun 21, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDakota, Ramsey, Scott, Washington57 min
Jun 21, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan53 min
Jun 21, 4:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXGoodhue, Rice65 min
Jun 21, 6:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd6 hr
Jun 21, 6:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Waseca4 hr
Jun 21, 6:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn4 hr
Jun 21, 7:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault32 min
Jun 21, 8:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault, Martin38 min
Jun 21, 10:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXTodd6 days
Jun 21, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine59 min
Jun 21, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle13 min
Jun 21, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine62 min
Jun 21, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Swift55 min
Jun 21, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine59 min
Jun 21, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stevens66 min
Jun 21, 5:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd6 hr
Jun 21, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Swift57 min
Jun 21, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns52 min
Jun 21, 5:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXPope, Stevens6 hr
Jun 21, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRedwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine63 min
Jun 21, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison68 min
Jun 21, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod43 min
Jun 21, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey and 3 more2 hr
Jun 21, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMeeker, Stearns49 min
Jun 21, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, McLeod, Wright38 min
Jun 20, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRusk58 min
Jun 20, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBarron, Rusk59 min
Jun 21, 4:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPepin41 min
Jun 21, 4:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, Saint Croix53 min
Jun 21, 5:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Eau Claire, Rusk58 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.