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River Flood Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 18, 2016Brown County, Minnesota

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.

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 3:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault and 16 more24 hr
Jul 19, 4:00 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMPXAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more4 days

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.