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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 29, 2020Morrison County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 29, 2020, 6:42 PM CDT for Morrison County, Minnesota. It was in force for 5 hr. 9 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 29, 2020, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2020, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Morrison County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 29, 8:07 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 6.392 Sse Little Falls, MNMESONET STATION LXLM5 LITTLE FALLS 2SSE.
Jun 29, 8:34 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 6.886 N Royalton, MNNDAWN MESONET LOCATED 6SE LITTLE FALLS.
Jun 29, 8:39 PM CDTFLASH FLOODGenola, MNWATER ACROSS ROAD.
Jun 29, 8:41 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 E Sobieski, MNWATER ACROSS ROAD.
Jun 29, 8:43 PM CDTFLASH FLOODLittle Falls, MNSTREET FLOODING.
Jun 29, 8:50 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nne Flensburg, MNCORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 3 NE FLENSBURG. REPORT OF AROUND 8-12 INCHES OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 27, 2 MILES EAST OF FLENSBURG.
Jun 29, 8:50 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ne Flensburg, MNREPORT OF AROUND 8-12 INCHES OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 27, 2 MILES EAST OF FLENSBURG.
Jun 29, 8:56 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 7.172 Se Little Falls, MNAWOS STATION KLXL LITTLE FALLS AP. RAIN AMOUNT OCCURRED IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD.
Jun 29, 9:40 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 8.61 Sw Little Falls, MN

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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 2020-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 47 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 2020-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 300 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
47 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-327 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2186 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
300 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
406 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

698 
WGUS53 KMPX 292342
FFWMPX
MNC097-300445-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0007.200629T2342Z-200630T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
642 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2020

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Morrison County in central Minnesota...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 642 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Little Falls, Pierz, Flensburg, Lastrup, Sobieski, Genola and 
  Little Falls Airport.

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 4599 9461 4584 9460 4594 9393 4609 9402

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

TDH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:06 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXGoodhue24 min
Jun 28, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota31 min
Jun 28, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington35 min
Jun 28, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota29 min
Jun 28, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWashington2 hr
Jun 28, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBlue Earth, Nicollet23 min
Jun 28, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet45 min
Jun 28, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXNicollet, Sibley30 min
Jun 29, 12:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSibley29 min
Jun 29, 12:21 AM CDTTornado WarningMPXSibley39 min
Jun 29, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville, Sibley59 min
Jun 29, 1:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXMcLeod, Renville, Sibley3 hr
Jun 29, 1:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMPXAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 19 more10 hr
Jun 29, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa60 min
Jun 29, 2:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Scott48 min
Jun 29, 3:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Le Sueur, Rice57 min
Jun 29, 4:27 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle and 6 more8 hr
Jun 29, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley46 min
Jun 29, 4:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDakota, Goodhue, Rice, Washington57 min
Jun 29, 5:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPope, Swift56 min
Jun 29, 6:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXChippewa, Kandiyohi59 min
Jun 29, 7:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur57 min
Jun 29, 7:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet5 hr
Jun 29, 8:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXWright43 min
Jun 29, 8:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice3 hr
Jun 29, 8:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXLe Sueur, Rice26 min
Jun 29, 9:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXNicollet, Sibley57 min
Jun 29, 11:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXLe Sueur, Rice4 hr
Jun 29, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMille Lacs63 min
Jun 29, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd33 min
Jun 29, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison, Todd58 min
Jun 29, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison71 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.