Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Sep 21, 2016, 10:07 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 7 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2016, 10:07 PM CDT (03:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2016, 5:01 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 12:32 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Waseca, MN | HWY 13 CLOSED NEAR HWY 14. |
| Sep 22, 1:51 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Waseca, MN | MANY INUNDATED ROADS WITH STALLED VEHICLES IN WASECA. ASSISTANCE TO MOTORISTS AND A FEW HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. 8.72 OF RAIN HAS FALLEN TONIGHT SO FAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -361 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 596 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.6
The text
As transmitted.
408
WGUS53 KMPX 220307
FFWMPX
MNC013-049-131-147-161-220700-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0032.160922T0307Z-160922T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1007 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
* AT 1006 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
OWATONNA...FARIBAULT...WASECA...PINE ISLAND...ZUMBROTA...
JANESVILLE...KENYON...MAPLETON...MEDFORD...WANAMINGO...
MORRISTOWN AND ST. CLAIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4408 9408 4420 9367 4420 9353 4425 9352
4437 9309 4435 9255 4420 9256 4419 9305
4394 9305 4393 9409
$$
BORGHOFF2 follow-up statements
348
WGUS53 KMPX 220631
FFWMPX
MNC013-049-131-147-161-221100-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160922T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
131 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
STEELE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
WASECA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT
* AT 123 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MANY
FLOODED ROADS AND BASEMENTS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. WIDESPREAD 3
TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS BETWEEN 7
AND 9 INCHES IN THE WASECA AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS
ALREADY OCCURRING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
OWATONNA...FARIBAULT...WASECA...PINE ISLAND...ZUMBROTA...
JANESVILLE...KENYON...MAPLETON...MEDFORD...WANAMINGO...
MORRISTOWN AND ST. CLAIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4408 9408 4420 9367 4420 9353 4425 9352
4437 9309 4435 9255 4420 9256 4419 9305
4394 9305 4393 9409
$$
FRANKS819
WGUS73 KMPX 221001
FFSMPX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
501 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016
MNC013-049-131-147-161-221008-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160922T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STEELE MN-BLUE EARTH MN-RICE MN-GOODHUE MN-WASECA MN-
501 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR STEELE...SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH...
SOUTHERN RICE...SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE AND WASECA COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES AND IF YOU ARE
NEAR RIVERS...CREEKS...OR STREAMS...BE ADVISED THAT RISES ARE LIKELY
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
LAT...LON 4408 9408 4420 9367 4420 9353 4425 9352
4437 9309 4435 9255 4420 9256 4419 9305
4394 9305 4393 9409
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 30 min |
| Sep 21, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 50 min |
| Sep 21, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 11:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin | 5 hr |
| Sep 21, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 39 min |
| Sep 22, 12:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 24 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca | 24 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 70 hr |
| Sep 22, 6:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 43 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.