Alert archive / Minnesota / River Flood Advisories in 2016
River Flood Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood advisory at Jul 18, 2016, 8:28 PM CDT for Brown County, Minnesota. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2016, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2016, 9:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
County Brown County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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 river
Written for the forecast point Cottonwood River (MN) at New Ulm (NWUM5). The gauge peaked at 13.10 ft at Jul 19, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05317000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
231 WGUS83 KMPX 190128 FLSMPX FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 828 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2016 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be extra careful when swimming or tubing in high river waters. River currents are much stronger than normal and can silently pull you under with little or no warning. Stay tuned to your favorite source of weather information... including NOAA Weather Radio...for later statements. && && MNC015-191328- /O.NEW.KMPX.FL.Y.0001.160719T0128Z-160720T1327Z/ /NWUM5.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 828 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2016 The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a * Flood Advisory for The Cottonwood River at New Ulm. * until Wednesday morning. * At 8:00 PM Monday the stage was 11.6 feet. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * Forecast...The river will rise to near 13.2 feet tomorrow evening. * Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.1 feet on Jun 20 2014. $$
1 follow-up statement
327 WGUS83 KMPX 190223 FLSMPX FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 923 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2016 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be extra careful when swimming or tubing in high river waters.The river currents are much stronger than normal and can silently pull you under with little or no warning. Stay tuned to your favorite source of weather information... including NOAA Weather Radio...for later statements. && && MNC015-190253- /O.CAN.KMPX.FL.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160720T1327Z/ /NWUM5.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 923 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2016 The Flood Advisory is cancelled for The Cottonwood River at New Ulm as a River Flood Warning is already in effect * until Wednesday morning. * At 9:00 PM Monday the stage was 11.7 feet. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * Forecast...The river will rise to near 13.2 feet tomorrow evening. * Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.1 feet on Jun 20 2014. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 3:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault and 16 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:00 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 4 days |
Nearby
River Flood Advisories in Minnesota, 2016Every river flood advisory in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.