Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Watches in 2014
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood watch at Jun 16, 2014, 11:08 AM CDT for 16 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 16, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2014, 11:08 AM CDT (16:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 16, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2014, 11:44 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -158 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
832 WGUS63 KMPX 161608 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1108 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING... .NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA THAT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THESE STORMS OVER ALREADY SOGGY GROUND...WITH SOME AREAS OF CONTINUED STANDING WATER FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN EVENTS...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACCUMULATION AND THE HEIGHTENED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. MNZ064-065-067-073>078-082>085-091>093-170100- /O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0003.140616T2100Z-140617T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1108 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...RENVILLE AND SIBLEY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...GOODHUE. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...REDWOOD. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...YELLOW MEDICINE. * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BRING WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. * RAPID RISES OF RIVERS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE LIKELY IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. URBAN FLASH FLOODING AND RISING LAKE LEVELS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
327 WGUS63 KMPX 162027 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 327 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING... .NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THESE STORMS OVER ALREADY SOGGY GROUND...WITH SOME AREAS OF CONTINUED STANDING WATER FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN EVENTS...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACCUMULATION AND THE HEIGHTENED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. MNZ064-065-067-073>078-082>085-091>093-170500- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0003.140616T2100Z-140617T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 327 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...RENVILLE AND SIBLEY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... BLUE EARTH...BROWN...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...LE SUEUR... MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...GOODHUE. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... REDWOOD. IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...YELLOW MEDICINE. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BRING WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. * RAPID RISES OF RIVERS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE LIKELY IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. URBAN FLASH FLOODING AND RISING LAKE LEVELS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
406 WGUS63 KMPX 170444 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1144 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF MINNESOTA FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MNZ064-065-067-073>078-082>085-091>093-170545- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-140617T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1144 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF MINNESOTA FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Brown | 7 days |
| Jun 16, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 24 days |
| Jun 16, 1:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 2:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 3:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Martin | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 4:19 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MPX | Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 23 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 4:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 5:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Martin | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Watonwan | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 5:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Watonwan | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 6:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 6:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 31 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.