Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood watch at Jul 22, 2016, 3:06 PM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota; Barron County, Polk County, Rusk County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2016, 6:56 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Benton County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Barron County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2248 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
926 WGUS63 KMPX 222006 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 306 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2016 ...FLOODING POTENTIAL INCREASING SATURDAY... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING CONDUCIVE FOR ANOTHER HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT THAT MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE...COMBINED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS TO SUPPORT FLASH FLOODING. MNZ043>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-230500- /O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0005.160723T1700Z-160724T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON- RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 306 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA... BENTON...CHISAGO...ISANTI...KANABEC...MILLE LACS AND MORRISON. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...BARRON...POLK AND RUSK. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH RAINFALL RATES...WITH LEAD TO AN INCREASE FLOODING THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA. 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. && $$ JLT
4 follow-up statements
205 WGUS63 KMPX 230304 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1004 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2016 ...FLOODING POTENTIAL INCREASING SATURDAY... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING CONDUCIVE FOR ANOTHER HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT THAT MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE...COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE DAKOTAS...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS TO SUPPORT FLASH FLOODING. MNZ043>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-231100- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0005.160723T1700Z-160724T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON- RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 1004 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BENTON...CHISAGO...ISANTI... KANABEC...MILLE LACS AND MORRISON. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... BARRON...POLK AND RUSK. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH RAINFALL RATES EXPECTED DURING THIS UPCOMING EVENT...WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE THE FLOODING THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
379 WGUS63 KMPX 231013 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 513 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE...COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH RECENT RAINFALL...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE FOR FLASH FLOODING. MNZ043>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-231815- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0005.160723T1700Z-160724T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON- RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 513 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BENTON...CHISAGO...ISANTI... KANABEC...MILLE LACS AND MORRISON COUNTIES. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... BARRON...POLK AND RUSK COUNTIES. * FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH RAINFALL RATES EXPECTED DURING THIS UPCOMING EVENT...WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE THE FLOODING THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA. 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. && $$
838 WGUS63 KMPX 232109 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 409 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL CONTINUES... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH TONIGHT. AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE... COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH RECENT RAINFALL...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS SUPPORTIVE FOR FLASH FLOODING. MNZ043>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-240515- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160724T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON- RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 409 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BENTON...CHISAGO...ISANTI... KANABEC...MILLE LACS AND MORRISON. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... BARRON...POLK AND RUSK. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH RAINFALL RATES EXPECTED DURING THIS UPCOMING EVENT...WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE THE FLOODING THREAT IN THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
414 WGUS63 KMPX 232356 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 656 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED SUCH THAT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. MNZ043>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-240100- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160724T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON- RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH 656 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED SUCH THAT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. $$
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.