Alert archive / Minnesota / River Flood Warnings in 2013
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at Mar 30, 2013, 5:16 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 30, 2013, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2013, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2013, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2013, 2:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Goodhue County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Middle Fork Zumbro River at Pine Island (PNLM5).
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05373130, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
897 WGUS43 KMPX 302216 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 516 PM CDT SAT MAR 30 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND AFFECTING GOODHUE COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON RAPID SNOW MELT OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS...IN ADDITION TO RAINFALL THIS MORNING. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO HOVER NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC049-311800- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0001.130330T2300Z-130331T1800Z/ /PNLM5.1.SM.130330T2300Z.130331T0400Z.130331T1021Z.NO/ 516 PM CDT SAT MAR 30 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 4:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18 FEET BY THIS EVENING. IT WILL SLOWLY RECEDE BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.2 FEET ON MAR 23 2011. $$ BB/MPG/MKM
3 follow-up statements
567 WGUS83 KMPX 310801 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 301 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA.. MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND AFFECTING GOODHUE COUNTY NORTH FORK ZUMBRO RIVER ABOVE WANAMINGO AFFECTING GOODHUE COUNTY .OVERVIEW... THE ZUMBRO RIVER HAS RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT PINE ISLAND AND ABOVE WANAMINGO. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS MORNING...WITH LEVELS DECREASING BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT BOTH SITES BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC049-311800- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130331T1800Z/ /PNLM5.1.SM.130330T2310Z.130331T0645Z.130331T1231Z.NO/ 301 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND. * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 2:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.2 FEET ON MAR 23 2011. $$ MNC049-312100- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130331T2100Z/ /WGOM5.1.SM.130330T2253Z.130331T0430Z.130331T1417Z.NO/ 301 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH FORK ZUMBRO RIVER ABOVE WANAMINGO. * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 2:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.0 FEET ON JUN 15 2012. $$
234 WGUS83 KMPX 311159 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 659 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... NORTH FORK ZUMBRO RIVER ABOVE WANAMINGO AFFECTING GOODHUE COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND AFFECTING GOODHUE COUNTY .OVERVIEW... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC049-011759- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PNLM5.1.SM.130330T2310Z.130401T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 659 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE... BUT REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.2 FEET ON MAR 23 2011. $$ MNC049-311229- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130331T2100Z/ /WGOM5.1.SM.130330T2253Z.130331T0430Z.130331T0745Z.NO/ 659 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH FORK ZUMBRO RIVER ABOVE WANAMINGO. * AT 6:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2:45 AM SUNDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGH TODAY. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.0 FEET ON JUN 15 2012. $$
043 WGUS83 KMPX 311923 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 223 PM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND AFFECTING GOODHUE COUNTY .OVERVIEW... THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND REMAINS HIGH DUE TO RECENT RAINS AND SNOWMELT... BUT HAD FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AS OF 125 PM... AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO SEE ANY SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RISES UNTIL ADDITIONAL SNOWMELT AND/OR PRECIPITATION OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC049-311953- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130331T1923Z/ /PNLM5.1.SM.130330T2310Z.130331T0745Z.130331T1825Z.NO/ 223 PM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MIDDLE FORK ZUMBRO RIVER AT PINE ISLAND. * AT 2:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 1:25 PM SUNDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 15.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.2 FEET ON MAR 23 2011. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 4:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 14 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.