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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 27, 2025Ramsey County, Washington County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2025, 8:31 PM CDT for Ramsey County, Washington County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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 27, 2025, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2025, 11:26 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Ramsey County, MN, Washington County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 27, 8:37 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Wnw Falcon Heights, MN	Flooding reported on Broadway Street near Highway 280.
Jul 27, 8:41 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 S Maplewood, MN	Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing; Cropland/Yard/Basement 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, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 49 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3582 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1249 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 7.3

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The text

As transmitted.

808 
WGUS53 KMPX 280131
FFWMPX
MNC123-163-280530-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0011.250728T0131Z-250728T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
831 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Ramsey County in east central Minnesota...
  Central Washington County in east central Minnesota...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 831 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 
  inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.

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

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  St. Paul, Woodbury, Maplewood, Roseville, Oakdale, Shoreview, 
  White Bear Lake, New Brighton, West St. Paul, Stillwater, Hudson, 
  Vadnais Heights, Arden Hills, St. Anthony, Lake Elmo, Mahtomedi, 
  Bayport, Afton and North St. Paul.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4497 9321 4503 9321 4504 9322 4508 9321
      4510 9280 4506 9280 4503 9277 4498 9277
      4493 9276 4492 9292 4492 9315 4494 9320

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Borghoff

1 follow-up statement

194 
WGUS73 KMPX 280426
FFSMPX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1126 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MNC123-163-280436-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250728T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ramsey MN-Washington MN-
1126 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR RAMSEY AND CENTRAL 
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

Flash Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please 
continue to heed remaining road closures. Rain will continue, but 
will be at a low enough rate that additional flash flooding is not 
expected tonight.

&&

LAT...LON 4497 9321 4503 9321 4504 9322 4508 9321
      4510 9280 4506 9280 4503 9277 4498 9277
      4493 9276 4492 9292 4492 9315 4494 9320

$$

NDC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle	40 min
Jul 27, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	McLeod	53 min
Jul 27, 7:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Pope, Swift	67 min
Jul 27, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Hennepin, Ramsey	47 min
Jul 27, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Meeker, Wright	43 min
Jul 27, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, McLeod, Meeker, Wright	34 min
Jul 27, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey	32 min
Jul 27, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine	61 min
Jul 27, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MPX	Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington	38 min
Jul 27, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Carver, Scott, Sibley	50 min
Jul 27, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Dakota, Scott	45 min
Jul 27, 9:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine	42 days
Jul 27, 9:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Stevens	12 hr
Jul 27, 10:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Steele	66 min
Jul 27, 10:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Freeborn, Steele	37 min
Jul 27, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	47 min
Jul 28, 12:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	45 min
Jul 28, 10:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MPX	Pope, Stevens	6 hr
Jul 28, 11:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MPX	Redwood, Renville	21 days
Jul 28, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stevens	34 min
Jul 28, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Stevens	115 min
Jul 28, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas	47 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.