Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 18, 2014, 10:44 PM CDT for Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2014, 10:44 PM CDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2014, 6:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 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 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -493 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1291 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
822
WGUS53 KMPX 190344
FFWMPX
MNC173-190730-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0011.140619T0344Z-140619T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1044 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT
* AT 1043 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES HAVE FALLEN ALREADY IN THE LAST
COUPLE HOURS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...UPPER
SIOUX AGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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 4476 9579 4479 9551 4478 9553 4475 9549
4476 9548 4474 9542 4470 9536 4454 9536
4454 9561 4462 9561 4463 9581
$$
BORGHOFF3 follow-up statements
226
WGUS73 KMPX 190406
FFSMPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1106 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014
MNC173-190730-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140619T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YELLOW MEDICINE MN-
1106 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW
MEDICINE COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 1105 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN JUST THE
PAST HOUR AND A HALF.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...UPPER
SIOUX AGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4476 9579 4479 9551 4478 9553 4475 9549
4476 9548 4474 9542 4470 9536 4454 9536
4454 9561 4462 9561 4463 9581
$$
BORGHOFF154
WGUS73 KMPX 190529
FFSMPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1229 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2014
MNC173-190730-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140619T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YELLOW MEDICINE MN-
1229 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW
MEDICINE COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 1227 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 4 TO 7 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IT IS POSSIBLE AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES MAY FALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...WOOD
LAKE...HANLEY FALLS...AND UPPER SIOUX AGENCY.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4476 9579 4479 9551 4478 9553 4475 9549
4476 9548 4474 9542 4470 9536 4454 9536
4454 9561 4462 9561 4463 9581
$$
BORGHOFF057
WGUS53 KMPX 190702
FFWMPX
MNC173-191130-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140619T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
202 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 630 AM CDT
* AT 159 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES
THAT 5 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE 945 PM CDT. FLASH
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA AS ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSH THROUGH.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...WOOD
LAKE...ECHO...HANLEY FALLS...AND UPPER SIOUX AGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN THE
TWIN CITIES.
&&
LAT...LON 4476 9579 4479 9551 4478 9553 4475 9549
4476 9548 4474 9542 4470 9536 4454 9536
4454 9561 4462 9561 4463 9581
$$
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Redwood, Yellow Medicine | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 10:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Redwood, Yellow Medicine | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 11:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver | 12 days |
| Jun 18, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 11:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott | 113 min |
| Jun 19, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 7:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet and 6 more | 3 days |
| Jun 19, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 70 min |
| Jun 19, 7:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Scott | 3 days |
| Jun 19, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 8:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Swift | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 8:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 4 more | 3 days |
| Jun 19, 9:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | McLeod, Nicollet, Sibley | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | McLeod, Nicollet, Sibley | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Le Sueur, Scott, Sibley | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Wright | 11 days |
| Jun 19, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 16 days |
| Jun 19, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Dakota, Washington | 17 days |
| Jun 19, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 14 days |
| Jun 19, 12:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 14 days |
| Jun 19, 12:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Washington | 11 days |
| Jun 19, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Martin, Watonwan | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Pope, Swift | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Renville | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Swift | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 52 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.