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Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN

August 10, 201642 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood watch at Aug 10, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT for 42 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Aug 10, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT (16:00 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 10, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 11, 2016, 7:04 PM CDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Flood severity
None
All 49 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:01 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 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 23 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 2016-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 537 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 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 2016-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 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
537 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
910 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

608 
WGUS63 KMPX 101600
FFAMPX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1100 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING INCREASING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, AS WELL ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN, FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY
MORNING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AN
ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO RAINFALL
RATES OF 2 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY TRAIN
ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT IN PLACE, LEADING
TO A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT AND FLASH FLOODING.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-WIZ014-023-110000-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-POLK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...OSCEOLA...HUDSON
1100 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA... 
  BENTON...BROWN...CARVER...CHIPPEWA...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... 
  DOUGLAS...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...KANDIYOHI...LAC QUI 
  PARLE...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD...MEEKER...MILLE LACS...MORRISON... 
  NICOLLET...POPE...RAMSEY...REDWOOD...RENVILLE...SCOTT... 
  SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS...STEVENS...SWIFT...TODD... 
  WASHINGTON...WRIGHT AND YELLOW MEDICINE. IN WISCONSIN...POLK 
  AND ST. CROIX. 

* FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* HIGH RAINFALL RATES COMBINED WITH THE THREAT FOR TRAINING STORMS
  WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
930 
WGUS63 KMPX 102144
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
444 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING INCREASING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AS WELL ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN... FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES
METROPOLITAN AREA.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AN
ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO
RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS
MAY TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT IN
PLACE... LEADING TO A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT AND FLASH FLOODING.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-WIZ014-023-110600-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160811T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-POLK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...OSCEOLA...HUDSON
444 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BENTON...BROWN...CARVER... 
  CHIPPEWA...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...DOUGLAS...HENNEPIN...ISANTI... 
  KANABEC...KANDIYOHI...LAC QUI PARLE...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  MEEKER...MILLE LACS...MORRISON...NICOLLET...POPE...RAMSEY... 
  REDWOOD...RENVILLE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS... 
  STEVENS...SWIFT...TODD...WASHINGTON...WRIGHT AND YELLOW 
  MEDICINE. IN WISCONSIN...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH 10 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING

* HIGH RAINFALL RATES...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
  TIMES...COMBINED WITH SLOW MOVING OR TRAINING STORMS WILL LEAD
  TO AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$
801 
WGUS63 KMPX 110310
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1010 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... 

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AS WELL ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA.

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
LEAD TO RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR. THE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO A NEARLY STATIONARY
FRONT IN PLACE...LEADING TO A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT AND FLASH
FLOODING.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-WIZ014-023-111200-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160811T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-POLK-ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...OSCEOLA...HUDSON
1010 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BENTON...BROWN...CARVER... 
  CHIPPEWA...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...DOUGLAS...HENNEPIN...ISANTI... 
  KANABEC...KANDIYOHI...LAC QUI PARLE...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD... 
  MEEKER...MILLE LACS...MORRISON...NICOLLET...POPE...RAMSEY... 
  REDWOOD...RENVILLE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...SIBLEY...STEARNS... 
  STEVENS...SWIFT...TODD...WASHINGTON...WRIGHT AND YELLOW 
  MEDICINE. IN WISCONSIN...POLK AND ST. CROIX. 

* UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY

* HIGH RAINFALL RATES...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR 
  AT TIMES...COMBINED WITH SLOW MOVING OR TRAINING STORMS WILL 
  LEAD TO AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$
406 
WGUS63 KMPX 110928
FFAMPX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
428 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...AS WELL ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING. THE WATCH WAS EXTENDED INTO
TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS WATCH INCLUDES
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...EAU CLAIRE...MANKATO AND
ALBERT LEA.

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING. EXPECT REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AFTERNOON
AND SPREADING OVER MUCH OF FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER
CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES
OR MORE PER HOUR. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL ONLY INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT INTO TONIGHT
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024>028-111730-
/O.EXB.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160812T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
428 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST 
  CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE... 
  MARTIN...RICE...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN WEST CENTRAL 
  WISCONSIN...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN AND PIERCE. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* HIGH RAINFALL RATES...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
  TIMES...COMBINED WITH NEARLY SATURATED GROUND FROM LAST NIGHTS
  STORMS...WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$

MNZ057>063-065>070-073>076-WIZ023-111730-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
ST. CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...HUDSON
428 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BROWN...CARVER... 
  DAKOTA...HENNEPIN...KANDIYOHI...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD...MEEKER... 
  NICOLLET...RAMSEY...REDWOOD...RENVILLE...SCOTT...SIBLEY... 
  WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* HIGH RAINFALL RATES...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
  TIMES...COMBINED WITH NEARLY SATURATED GROUND FROM LAST NIGHTS
  STORMS...WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>056-064-WIZ014-111500-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160811T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
YELLOW MEDICINE-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OSCEOLA
428 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BENTON...CHIPPEWA...CHISAGO...
   DOUGLAS...ISANTI...KANABEC...LAC QUI PARLE...MILLE LACS... 
  MORRISON...POPE...SHERBURNE...STEARNS...STEVENS...SWIFT...TODD 
  AND YELLOW MEDICINE. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...POLK. 

* UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING

* HIGH RAINFALL RATES...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
  TIMES...COMBINED WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL LEAD TO AN
  INCREASED 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.

&&

$$
609 
WGUS63 KMPX 111137
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
637 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...
AS WELL ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL 1 AM
TONIGHT. THE WATCH WAS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AS THE RAIN HAS ENDED AND SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
THE REMAINING WATCH INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN
AREA...EAU CLAIRE...MANKATO AND ALBERT LEA.

RAIN AND THUNDERSSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY END THIS MORNING. EXPECT
REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AFTERNOON...SPREADING
OVER MUCH OF FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES OR MORE PER
HOUR. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL ONLY INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT INTO TONIGHT
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

MNZ041>045-047>056-064-WIZ014-111245-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160811T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
YELLOW MEDICINE-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OSCEOLA
637 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NO LONGER
ANTICPATED...AS THE RAIN EXITS TO THE EAST THIS MORNING. 

$$

MNZ057>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-111945-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
637 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BLUE EARTH... 
  BROWN...CARVER...DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE... 
  HENNEPIN...KANDIYOHI...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...MCLEOD...MEEKER... 
  NICOLLET...RAMSEY...REDWOOD...RENVILLE...RICE...SCOTT... 
  SIBLEY...STEELE...WASECA...WASHINGTON...WATONWAN AND WRIGHT. 
  IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE... 
  PEPIN...PIERCE AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH
  RAINFALL RATES...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
  TIMES...COMBINED WITH NEARLY SATURATED GROUND FROM LAST NIGHTS
  STORMS...WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$
993 
WGUS63 KMPX 111516
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1016 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS
WELL ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL 1 AM TONIGHT.
THE WATCH INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...EAU
CLAIRE...MANKATO AND ALBERT LEA.

MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS FAR
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL INTERACT WITH AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER
CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE...LEADING TO RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES
OR MORE PER HOUR. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT WILL
ONLY INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

MNZ057>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-112330-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160812T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
1016 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...BLUE EARTH... 
  BROWN...CARVER...DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE... 
  HENNEPIN...KANDIYOHI...LE SUEUR...MARTIN...MCLEOD...MEEKER... 
  NICOLLET...RAMSEY...REDWOOD...RENVILLE...RICE...SCOTT... 
  SIBLEY...STEELE...WASECA...WASHINGTON...WATONWAN AND WRIGHT. 
  IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE... 
  PEPIN...PIERCE AND ST. CROIX. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH
  RAINFALL RATES...IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED WITH
  NEARLY SATURATED GROUND FROM LAST NIGHTS STORMS...WILL LEAD TO
  AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$
615 
WGUS63 KMPX 111711
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1211 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES TO THE SOUTH AND WEST
OF THE TWIN CITIES...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS
WELL ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL 1 AM TONIGHT.
THE WATCH INCLUDES WILLMAR...MANKATO...ALBERT LEA...RED WING AND
DURAND. HOWEVER...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL ON EASTWARD TO CHIPPEWA FALLS AND EAU
CLAIRE AS FURTHER SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN
THESE AREAS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THE STORMS WILL INTERACT WITH AN ABNORMALLY HIGH
WATER CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE...LEADING TO RAINFALL RATES OF 2
INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SINCE WEDNESDAY
EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT
WILL ONLY INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

MNZ059>063-WIZ023-025-027-028-111815-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160812T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST PAUL...STILLWATER...HUDSON...MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
1211 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL ON EASTWARD
TO CHIPPEWA FALLS AND EAU CLAIRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS FURTHER
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THESE AREAS.

$$

MNZ057-058-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-120115-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160812T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND
1211 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... 
  CARVER...DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...KANDIYOHI...
   LE SUEUR...MARTIN...MCLEOD...MEEKER...NICOLLET...REDWOOD... 
  RENVILLE...RICE...SCOTT...SIBLEY...STEELE...WASECA AND 
  WATONWAN. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...PEPIN AND PIERCE. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH 
  RAINFALL RATES...IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED 
  WITH NEARLY SATURATED GROUND FROM LAST NIGHTS STORMS...WILL 
  LEAD TO AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$
955 
WGUS63 KMPX 112008
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
308 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES TO THE SOUTH OF THE
TWIN CITIES...

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS
WELL AS PEPIN COUNTY WISCONSIN UNTIL 1 AM TONIGHT. THE WATCH
INCLUDES REDWOOD FALLS...MANKATO...ALBERT LEA...RED WING AND
DURAND. HOWEVER...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
AREAS WEST OF THE TWIN CITIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUTCHINSON
AND WILLMAR...AS WELL AS FOR PIERCE COUNTY WISCONSIN...AS FURTHER
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THESE AREAS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THE STORMS WILL INTERACT WITH AN ABNORMALLY HIGH WATER CONTENT IN
THE ATMOSPHERE...LEADING TO RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES OR MORE PER
HOUR. PORTIONS OF THIS AREA HAVE ALREADY SEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL
ONLY INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

MNZ057-058-065>070-WIZ024-112115-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160812T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
308 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA TO THE WEST OF
THE TWIN CITIES AND FOR PIERCE COUNTY WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED
AS FURTHER SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THESE AREAS.

$$

MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-120415-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160812T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...DURAND
308 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... 
  FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...MARTIN... 
  NICOLLET...REDWOOD...RICE...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN 
  WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...PEPIN. 

* UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN
  MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  HIGH RAINFALL RATES...IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED
  WITH NEARLY SATURATED GROUND FROM LAST NIGHTS STORMS...WILL LEAD
  TO AN INCREASED 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.

&&

$$
894 
WGUS63 KMPX 120004
FFAMPX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
704 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ026-120115-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-160812T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PEPIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...DURAND
704 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT SHIFTING
INTO IOWA THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 3:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens44 min
Aug 10, 4:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope39 min
Aug 10, 4:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXStevens, Swift32 min
Aug 10, 4:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDouglas, Pope, Stearns, Swift, Todd43 min
Aug 10, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLac qui Parle, Swift57 min
Aug 10, 5:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison, Stearns, Todd42 min
Aug 10, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas27 min
Aug 10, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXKandiyohi33 min
Aug 10, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi42 min
Aug 10, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSwift29 min
Aug 10, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift34 min
Aug 10, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs60 min
Aug 10, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi43 min
Aug 10, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs2 hr
Aug 10, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi39 min
Aug 10, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne35 min
Aug 10, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Swift40 min
Aug 10, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXAnoka, Chisago47 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.