Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood watch at Sep 20, 2016, 12:21 PM CDT for 25 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Sep 20, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2016, 12:21 PM CDT (17:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 20, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2016, 3:59 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Flood severity
- None
All 34 counties
Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 2137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
784 WGUS63 KMPX 201721 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1221 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016 ...MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BRING AN INCREASING RISK OF FLOODING THROUGH THURSDAY... .A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN BY LATE THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS HAVE A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF TRAINING AND PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. AFTER A POSSIBLE BREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING...WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN RATES. A FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHEAST AND FOCUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THURSDAY. AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94. 2 TO 3 INCHES SHOULD FALL FURTHER NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH. THE PATTERN FOR MIDWEEK CLOSELY MIMICS SEVERAL HIGH END RAINFALL EVENTS IN THE PAST...INCLUDING SEPTEMBER 23 2010 WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FELL ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MAJOR FLOODING RESULTED. MNZ067-069-070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-028-210130- /O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0007.160921T0300Z-160923T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE 1221 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA... BLUE EARTH...BROWN...DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE... LE SUEUR...MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...SCOTT...SIBLEY... STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN AND PIERCE. * FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER...VEGETATION THAT WILL NOT ABSORB AS MUCH WATER AS EARLIER IN THE YEAR...AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. 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. && $$ MNZ051>053-059>063-066-068-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-210130- /O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0007.160921T1800Z-160922T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- MCLEOD-CARVER-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS 1221 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA... CARVER...CHISAGO...HENNEPIN...ISANTI...MCLEOD...RAMSEY... SHERBURNE...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON... CHIPPEWA...DUNN...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER...VEGETATION THAT WILL NOT ABSORB AS MUCH WATER AS EARLIER IN THE YEAR...AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ BORGHOFF/JRB/DWE
5 follow-up statements
797 WGUS63 KMPX 210000 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 700 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016 ...MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BRING AN INCREASING RISK OF FLOODING THROUGH THURSDAY... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO APPLE VALLEY TO EAU CLAIRE. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS HAVE A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF TRAINING AND PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. AFTER A POSSIBLE BREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING...WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN RATES. A FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHEAST AND FOCUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THURSDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94. TWO TO 3 INCHES SHOULD FALL FURTHER NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. CONFIDENCE WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS FAIRLY HIGH. THE PATTERN FOR MIDWEEK CLOSELY MIMICS SEVERAL HIGH END RAINFALL EVENTS IN THE PAST...INCLUDING SEPTEMBER 23 2010 WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FELL ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MAJOR FLOODING RESULTED. MNZ067-069-070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-028-210800- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0007.160921T0300Z-160923T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE 700 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...MARTIN... NICOLLET...RICE...SCOTT...SIBLEY...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN AND PIERCE. * FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. 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. && $$ MNZ051>053-059>063-066-068-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-210800- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0007.160921T1800Z-160922T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- MCLEOD-CARVER-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS 700 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...HENNEPIN... ISANTI...MCLEOD...RAMSEY...SHERBURNE...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
532 WGUS63 KMPX 210859 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 359 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BRING AN INCREASING RISK OF FLOODING THROUGH THURSDAY... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO APPLE VALLEY TO EAU CLAIRE. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES. A FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHEAST AND FOCUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ON THURSDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94. TWO TO THREE INCHES SHOULD FALL FURTHER NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. CONFIDENCE WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS FAIRLY HIGH. THE PATTERN FOR MIDWEEK CLOSELY MIMICS SEVERAL HIGH END RAINFALL EVENTS IN THE PAST...INCLUDING SEPTEMBER 23 2010 WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FELL ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MAJOR FLOODING RESULTED. MNZ067-069-070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-028-211700- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-160923T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE 359 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...MARTIN... NICOLLET...RICE...SCOTT...SIBLEY...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN AND PIERCE. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. 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. && $$ MNZ051>053-059>063-066-068-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-211700- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0007.160921T1800Z-160922T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- MCLEOD-CARVER-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS 359 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...HENNEPIN... ISANTI...MCLEOD...RAMSEY...SHERBURNE...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX. * FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
883 WGUS63 KMPX 211650 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1150 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...HEAVY RAINFALL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO APPLE VALLEY TO EAU CLAIRE. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES. A FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHEAST AND FOCUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94. TWO TO THREE INCHES SHOULD FALL FURTHER NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. CONFIDENCE WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS FAIRLY HIGH. THE PATTERN FOR MIDWEEK CLOSELY MIMICS SEVERAL HIGH END RAINFALL EVENTS IN THE PAST...INCLUDING SEPTEMBER 23 2010 WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FELL ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MAJOR FLOODING RESULTED. MNZ067-069-070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-028-220100- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-160923T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE 1150 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...MARTIN... NICOLLET...RICE...SCOTT...SIBLEY...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN AND PIERCE. * THROUGH THURSDAY * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. 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. && $$ MNZ051>053-059>063-066-068-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-220100- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0007.160921T1800Z-160922T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- MCLEOD-CARVER-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS 1150 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...HENNEPIN... ISANTI...MCLEOD...RAMSEY...SHERBURNE...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
614 WGUS63 KMPX 220042 FFAMPX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 742 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO APPLE VALLEY TO EAU CLAIRE. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING WILL SINK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON EASTWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. CONFIDENCE WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS HIGH. THE PATTERN FOR MIDWEEK CLOSELY MIMICS SEVERAL HIGH END RAINFALL EVENTS IN THE PAST...INCLUDING SEPTEMBER 23 2010 WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES FELL ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MAJOR FLOODING RESULTED. MNZ067-069-070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-028-220845- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-160923T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE 742 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...BLUE EARTH...BROWN... DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...MARTIN... NICOLLET...RICE...SCOTT...SIBLEY...STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN AND PIERCE. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. 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. && $$ MNZ051>053-059>063-066-068-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-220845- /O.CON.KMPX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-160922T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- MCLEOD-CARVER-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS 742 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...HENNEPIN... ISANTI...MCLEOD...RAMSEY...SHERBURNE...WASHINGTON AND WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY * RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
537 WGUS63 KMPX 220859 FFAMPX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 359 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016 ...ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE... .A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS WELL AS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA MAKING IT MORE PRONE TO FLASH-FLOODING WITH ANY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. FLOODING IS ALREADY ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. MNZ067-069-070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-028-221700- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-160923T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.FF.A.0008.160922T0900Z-160923T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SIBLEY-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS... NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...EAU CLAIRE 359 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA... BLUE EARTH...BROWN...DAKOTA...FARIBAULT...FREEBORN...GOODHUE... LE SUEUR...MARTIN...NICOLLET...RICE...SCOTT...SIBLEY... STEELE...WASECA AND WATONWAN. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EAU CLAIRE...PEPIN AND PIERCE. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WATCH AREA. * DUE TO A VERY WET SUMMER AND CURRENT RIVER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING. 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. && $$ MNZ051>053-059>063-066-068-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-221000- /O.CAN.KMPX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-160922T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- MCLEOD-CARVER-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS 359 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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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.