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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 2, 2024Goodhue County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2024, 7:13 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2024, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2024, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Goodhue County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 2024-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 59 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 2024-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 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
59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

123 
WGUS53 KMPX 030013
FFWMPX
MNC049-030315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0002.240603T0013Z-240603T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
713 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 713 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4420 9304 4431 9304 4441 9291 4446 9256
      4420 9261

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JPC
1 follow-up statement
508 
WGUS73 KMPX 030309
FFSMPX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1009 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

MNC049-030319-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240603T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Goodhue MN-
1009 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHWESTERN GOODHUE COUNTY...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4420 9304 4431 9304 4441 9291 4446 9256
      4420 9261

$$

JPC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDouglas23 min
Jun 2, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRice37 min
Jun 2, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStearns33 min
Jun 2, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXGoodhue28 min
Jun 2, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXTodd40 min
Jun 2, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXStevens40 min
Jun 2, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSteele35 min
Jun 2, 8:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXSwift46 min
Jun 2, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMorrison44 min
Jun 2, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXSwift42 min
Jun 2, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXMorrison40 min
Jun 2, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift43 min
Jun 2, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXKandiyohi, Swift45 min
Jun 2, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXMeeker28 min
Jun 2, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle24 min
Jun 3, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRenville25 min
Jun 3, 2:09 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXKandiyohi3 hr
Jun 3, 3:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXCarver, Hennepin, Scott, Sibley38 min
Jun 3, 4:09 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXCarver, Scott, Sibley4 hr
Jun 3, 4:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXDakota, Rice60 hr
Jun 3, 4:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMPXDakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott and 1 more17 hr
Jun 3, 9:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXLe Sueur, Scott, Sibley5 days
Jun 3, 9:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMPXCarver, Scott, Sibley9 days

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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.