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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at Jun 21, 2013, 10:54 AM CDT for Todd County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 21, 2013, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2013, 10:54 AM CDT (15:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2013, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Long Prairie River at Long Prairie (LGPM5). The gauge peaked at 6.19 ft at Jun 21, 2013, 9:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 8 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05245100, 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.
243 WGUS43 KMPX 211554 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1054 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OF 4.2 INCHES OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF 0.5 INCHES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. 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. && MNC153-222154- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0010.130621T2000Z-130627T1200Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.130621T2000Z.130623T0000Z.130626T1800Z.NO/ 1054 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.7 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. LUMBER YARD AND PRODUCE STORE PARKING LOTS FLOOD DUE TO WATER BACKING UP VENEWITZ CREEK. LIONS WESTSIDE PARK IMPACTED. && LAT...LON 4602 9505 4603 9490 4622 9485 4622 9473 4592 9482 $$ CARLYON / AKB
5 follow-up statements
744 WGUS43 KMPX 220253 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 953 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OF 4 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE PAST 36 HOURS AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF 0.5 INCHES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC153-230853- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130627T1200Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.130621T1845Z.130623T1800Z.130626T1800Z.NO/ 953 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 9:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. LUMBER YARD AND PRODUCE STORE PARKING LOTS FLOOD DUE TO WATER BACKING UP VENEWITZ CREEK. LIONS WESTSIDE PARK IMPACTED. && LAT...LON 4602 9505 4603 9490 4622 9485 4622 9473 4592 9482 $$
799 WGUS83 KMPX 221757 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1257 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .OVERVIEW...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND SECONDARY ROADS PERSISTED DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH OCCURRED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. 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. && MNC153-232357- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130627T1800Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.130621T1845Z.130624T0600Z.130627T0000Z.NO/ 1257 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 12:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.2 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 1ST AVENUE SW. SANDBAGS DEPLOYED TO PROTECT COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. LUMBER YARD AND PRODUCE STORE PARKING LOTS FLOOD DUE TO WATER BACKING UP VENEWITZ CREEK. LIONS WESTSIDE PARK IMPACTED. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...LOW AREA NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER ACROSS FROM LIONS WESTSIDE PARK PARTIALLY INUNDATED. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...CANOE LANDING AT RIVERSIDE PARK STARTS TO FLOOD. && LAT...LON 4602 9505 4603 9490 4622 9485 4622 9473 4592 9482 $$
539 WGUS43 KMPX 230156 FLWMPX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 856 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013 LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .AVERAGE RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY HAS AVERAGED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. THE INITIAL RISE WAS CAUSED BY THE NEARLY 4.5 INCHES RECEIVED IN LONG PRAIRIE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WHICH COULD BRING AN ADDITONAL 1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES OF RAIN. THE SECOND RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THAT IS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY EVENING IS RESULT OF THE RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT. IF WE SEE ACTUAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS HIGHER THAN THE FORECAST OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT THEN RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE EVEN HIGHER. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC153-240756- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130625T1200Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.130621T1845Z.130624T0000Z.130624T1800Z.NO/ 856 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 8:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. LUMBER YARD AND PRODUCE STORE PARKING LOTS FLOOD DUE TO WATER BACKING UP VENEWITZ CREEK. LIONS WESTSIDE PARK IMPACTED. && LAT...LON 4602 9505 4603 9490 4622 9485 4622 9473 4592 9482 $$ DFC/REC
368 WGUS83 KMPX 231531 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1031 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE SATURDAY. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. 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. && MNC153-242131- /O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130625T0600Z/ /LGPM5.1.ER.130621T1845Z.130624T0600Z.130624T1200Z.NO/ 1031 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 10:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...1ST AVENUE SW BECOMES INNUNDATED. LUMBER YARD AND PRODUCE STORE PARKING LOTS FLOOD DUE TO WATER BACKING UP VENEWITZ CREEK. LIONS WESTSIDE PARK IMPACTED. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...LOW AREA NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER ACROSS FROM LIONS WESTSIDE PARK PARTIALLY INUNDATED. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...CANOE LANDING AT RIVERSIDE PARK STARTS TO FLOOD. && LAT...LON 4602 9505 4603 9490 4622 9485 4622 9473 4592 9482 $$ BORGHOFF
392 WGUS83 KMPX 240221 FLSMPX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 921 PM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE AFFECTING TODD COUNTY .OVERVIEW... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT. && MNC153-240251- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130625T0600Z/ /LGPM5.N.ER.130621T1845Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 921 PM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LONG PRAIRIE RIVER AT LONG PRAIRIE. * AT 8:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5.8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...LOW AREA NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER ACROSS FROM LIONS WESTSIDE PARK PARTIALLY INUNDATED. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...CANOE LANDING AT RIVERSIDE PARK STARTS TO FLOOD. && LAT...LON 4602 9505 4603 9490 4622 9485 4622 9473 4592 9482 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 10:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 11:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Morrison | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 12:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Pope | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Stevens | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 12:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Stevens | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 12:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Todd | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pope | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Swift | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 1:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Pope, Stearns | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Stearns, Wright | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 2:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Wright | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 3:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Washington | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue, Rice | 65 min |
| Jun 21, 6:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Waseca | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 3:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 13 min |
| Jun 21, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 5:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Stearns | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 5:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 68 min |
| Jun 21, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Stearns | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Wright | 38 min |
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.