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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 9, 2020Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2020, 9:38 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Rusk County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 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
Jun 9, 2020, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2020, 1:19 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Chippewa County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Rusk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 10:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.531 Nnw Augusta, WI
Jun 9, 10:15 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.6Cadott, WIPHONED IN SPOTTER REPORT.
Jun 10, 12:35 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD9 Ssw Fall Creek, WITWEET FROM EAU CLAIRE COUNTY EM SAYING THAT CTH D WAS CLOSED IN ALLEN BY MARSHALL AVENUE DUE TO FLOODING.

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 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 00:00Z on 2020-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 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 00:00Z on 2020-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -73 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-258 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1498 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.3

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The text

As transmitted.

874 
WGUS53 KMPX 100238
FFWMPX
WIC017-035-107-100845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0001.200610T0238Z-200610T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
938 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2020

The National Weather Service in The Twin Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Rusk County in northwestern Wisconsin...
  Chippewa County in west central Wisconsin...
  Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 345 AM CDT Wednesday.

* At 937 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated 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...
  Eau Claire, Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Lake Hallie,
  Stanley, Lake Wissota, Augusta, Cornell, Cadott, Fall Creek and
  Boyd.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the 
warned area through early Wednesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 4538 9069 4537 9092 4468 9091 4460 9094
      4460 9157 4564 9116 4564 9068 4544 9067

$$

JLT
1 follow-up statement
695 
WGUS73 KMPX 100619
FFSMPX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
119 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020

WIC017-035-107-100628-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200610T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rusk WI-Chippewa WI-Eau Claire WI-
119 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR RUSK...CHIPPEWA AND EAU CLAIRE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

Widespread heavy rain has ended...and any additional flooding is no 
longer expected to pose an imminent threat. Scattered showers and 
isolated thunderstorms remain possible into this afternoon.

Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4538 9069 4537 9092 4468 9091 4460 9094
      4460 9157 4564 9116 4564 9068 4544 9067

$$

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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.