River Flood Warning 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Jun 10, 2018, 1:21 AM CDT (06:21 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 10, 2018, 4:24 AM CDT

Expired

Jun 10, 2018, 8:02 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Redwood County, MN

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Redwood River at Redwood Falls (RWDM5). The gauge peaked at 5.94 ft at Jun 10, 2018, 3:00 AM CDT.

Action stage

5 ft

Minor stage

6 ft

Moderate stage

15 ft

Major stage

16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05316500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

987 
WGUS43 KMPX 100621
FLWMPX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
121 AM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018

...The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a flood 
warning for the following rivers in Minnesota... 

  Redwood River near Redwood Falls affecting Redwood County


.This river forecast is based on observed heavy rain that occurred over the past the last 48 hours. No additional rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours.  The National Weather Service will monitor this developing situation and  issue followup statements as conditions or forecasts change.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars through flooded areas.  Turn Around...Don't Drown. 

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your local radio or TV station 
for the latest information concerning this flood event.

&&

MNC127-110800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0018.180610T0924Z-180611T0800Z/
/RWDM5.1.ER.180610T0924Z.180610T1200Z.180610T1400Z.NO/
121 AM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018

The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Redwood River near Redwood Falls.
* from early this morning to late tonight.
* At 12:30 AM Sunday the stage was 5.8 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by early this morning, 
  crest near 6.1 feet, and then fall below flood stage by this afternoon.
* Impact...At 6.0 feet...Low lying areas, mainly farmland, and some 
  roads along the river begin to experience flooding.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4458 9514 4453 9505 4444 9539 4451 9546

$$

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861 
WGUS83 KMPX 101302
FLSMPX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
802 AM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018

...The flood warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Minnesota...
 
  Redwood River near Redwood Falls affecting Redwood County

.Overview...The river has crested and fallen below flood stage.
The river will continue to recede.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars through flooded areas.  Turn Around...Don't Drown. 

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your local radio or TV station 
for the latest information concerning this flood event.

&&

MNC127-101332-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-180611T0800Z/
/RWDM5.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
802 AM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Redwood River near Redwood Falls.
* At  7:30 AM Sunday the stage was 5.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river crested below flood stage at 5.9 feet. The 
  river will fall to 4.9 feet by tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 6.0 feet...Low lying areas, mainly farmland, and some 
  roads along the river begin to experience flooding.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4458 9514 4453 9505 4444 9539 4451 9546

$$

River Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018

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.