Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2019
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2019, 6:49 PM CDT for Dakota County, Hennepin County, Scott County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2019, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2019, 9:42 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Scott County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 7:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.78 | 2 Sw Savage, MN | COCORAHS STATION MN-SC-32 SAVAGE 2WSW. |
| Jul 15, 7:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Eden Prairie, MN | PRESERVE BLVD AND ANDERSON LAKES PKWY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. VIA HENNEPIN COUNTY. |
| Jul 15, 8:33 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.08 | Bloomington, MN | STORM TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 12 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
- 1021 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
084
WGUS53 KMPX 152349
FFWMPX
MNC037-053-139-160345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0013.190715T2349Z-190716T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
649 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Hennepin County in east central Minnesota...
Northwestern Dakota County in east central Minnesota...
Northeastern Scott County in east central Minnesota...
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 649 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...
Bloomington, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Edina,
Shakopee, Richfield, Savage, Chanhassen, Prior Lake and Mendota
Heights.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
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 4474 9357 4480 9357 4481 9352 4488 9352
4489 9351 4489 9319 4474 9319
$$
CTG1 follow-up statement
100
WGUS73 KMPX 160242
FFSMPX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
942 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
MNC037-053-139-160252-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190716T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hennepin MN-Dakota MN-Scott MN-
942 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENNEPIN...NORTHWESTERN
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended...and flooding is no longer expected to pose
a threat. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please
continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4474 9357 4480 9357 4481 9352 4488 9352
4489 9351 4489 9319 4474 9319
$$
CTGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 96 min |
| Jul 14, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Morrison | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 65 min |
| Jul 15, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne, Wright | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti, Sherburne | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Wright | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver | 13 min |
| Jul 15, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Ramsey | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chisago | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 6:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 6:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Scott | 20 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.