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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 14, 2016Blue Earth County, Watonwan County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 2016, 3:47 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Watonwan County, Minnesota. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 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
Jun 14, 2016, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Watonwan County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 14, 4:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.4Madelia, MNOCCURRED IN LESS THEN 30 MINUTES. .
Jun 14, 6:00 PM CDTFLOOD5 E Lewisville, MNWATER FLOWING ACROSS ROAD.
Jun 14, 7:11 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 6.5Lake Crystal, MNREPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Jun 14, 7:45 PM CDTFLOOD6 E Madelia, MNCOUNTY ROAD 128 CLOSED BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 30 AND COUNTY ROAD 32. TIME ESTIMATED.

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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-188 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

717 
WGUS53 KMPX 142047
FFWMPX
MNC013-165-150045-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0004.160614T2047Z-160615T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
347 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN WATONWAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 346 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITH MORE RAIN
  MOVING IN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAKE CRYSTAL...MADELIA...LEWISVILLE AND GARDEN CITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4412 9412 4385 9425 4385 9447 4410 9441

$$
2 follow-up statements
765 
WGUS73 KMPX 150019
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
719 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

MNC013-165-150045-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160615T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WATONWAN MN-BLUE EARTH MN-
719 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN WATONWAN AND SOUTHWESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTIES...

AT 715 PM CDT...GAUGE REPORTS INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN HAD FALLEN
OVER THE WARNED AREA. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER
THE WARNING AREA. THE WATER WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAKE CRYSTAL...MADELIA...LEWISVILLE AND GARDEN CITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4412 9412 4385 9425 4385 9447 4410 9441

$$
834 
WGUS73 KMPX 150039
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

MNC013-165-150047-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160615T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WATONWAN MN-BLUE EARTH MN-
739 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN WATONWAN AND SOUTHWESTERN BLUE
EARTH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WITH
TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 4412 9412 4385 9425 4385 9447 4410 9441

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 8:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMartin53 min
Jun 14, 9:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth36 min
Jun 14, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXBlue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Steele and 2 more12 hr
Jun 14, 11:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca41 min
Jun 14, 2:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth, Watonwan42 min
Jun 14, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMartin, Watonwan46 min
Jun 14, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBrown, Redwood54 min
Jun 14, 3:29 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth46 min
Jun 14, 3:37 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXBlue Earth38 min
Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Faribault56 min
Jun 14, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet, Renville, Sibley35 min
Jun 14, 4:04 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMPXLe Sueur, Rice41 min
Jun 14, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Nicollet48 min
Jun 14, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXBlue Earth32 min
Jun 14, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFaribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Steele, Waseca57 min
Jun 14, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLe Sueur, Waseca19 min
Jun 14, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXRice49 min
Jun 14, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur22 min
Jun 14, 5:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet5 hr
Jun 14, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRice, Scott3 hr
Jun 14, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington3 hr
Jun 14, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Goodhue37 min
Jun 14, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.