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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 28, 20185 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at May 28, 2018, 5:35 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 94 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 2018, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 7:09 PM CDT
In force
94 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Anoka County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Wright County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 50 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 2018-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 367 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 2018-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
367 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-293 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

997 
WGUS53 KMPX 282235
FFWMPX
MNC003-053-123-141-171-290130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0001.180528T2235Z-180529T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
535 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East central Wright County in central Minnesota...
  Northern Hennepin County in east central Minnesota...
  Central Anoka County in east central Minnesota...
  Southeastern Sherburne County in central Minnesota...
  Northern Ramsey County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 830 PM CDT

* At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Andover, Fridley,
  Shoreview, White Bear Lake, Ramsey, Champlin, Elk River and Lino
  Lakes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 4529 9302 4513 9302 4512 9301 4509 9301
      4512 9367 4533 9366

$$

jrb
1 follow-up statement
488 
WGUS73 KMPX 290009
FFSMPX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
709 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

MNC003-053-123-141-171-290019-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180529T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wright MN-Hennepin MN-Anoka MN-Sherburne MN-Ramsey MN-
709 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WRIGHT...NORTHERN
HENNEPIN...CENTRAL ANOKA...SOUTHEASTERN SHERBURNE AND NORTHERN RAMSEY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended...and flooding is no longer expected to pose
a threat.Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please
continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4529 9302 4513 9302 4512 9301 4509 9301
      4512 9367 4533 9366

$$

jrb

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 3:50 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMPXAnoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and 1 more15 hr
May 28, 6:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd56 min
May 28, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault30 min
May 28, 3:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur35 min
May 28, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Scott66 min
May 28, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet, Sibley36 min
May 28, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXCarver, Hennepin, Scott27 min
May 28, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet35 min
May 28, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFaribault31 min
May 28, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMcLeod, Sibley46 min
May 28, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXHennepin, Wright29 min
May 28, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca33 min
May 28, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Hennepin42 min
May 28, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington29 min
May 28, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXHennepin, Wright26 min
May 28, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca34 min
May 28, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele28 min
May 28, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright31 min
May 28, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWaseca35 min
May 28, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Isanti, Sherburne26 min
May 28, 5:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRamsey36 min
May 28, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXAnoka, Isanti31 min
May 28, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXIsanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne51 min
May 28, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXChisago, Isanti, Kanabec47 min
May 28, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXFreeborn48 min
May 28, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBenton, Sherburne, Stearns38 min
May 28, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago28 min
May 28, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKanabec, Mille Lacs34 min
May 28, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChisago63 min
May 28, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele46 min

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.