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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 13, 2026, 5:01 PM CDT for Goodhue County, Minnesota. It was in force for 5 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
- Apr 13, 2026, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2026, 9:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Goodhue County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
033
WGUS53 KMPX 132201
FFWMPX
MNC049-140400-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0001.260413T2201Z-260414T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
501 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain 6 miles southeast of Cannon Falls, or 15 miles southwest
of Red Wing, moving northeast at 10 mph. Between 1 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Stanton, Welch, Frontenac, Vasa,
Wacouta, Bellechester, Hader, Wastedo, Frontenac State Park and
Central Point.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4448 9304 4454 9285 4454 9279 4456 9279
4461 9262 4460 9257 4457 9255 4458 9252
4455 9233 4454 9231 4449 9229 4445 9224
4445 9243 4437 9243 4437 9255 4435 9255
4429 9304
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
JRB2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KMPX 140129
FFSMPX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
829 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
MNC049-140400-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260414T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Goodhue MN-
829 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GOODHUE COUNTY...
At 829 PM CDT, Storms this evening produced 1 and 3 inches of rain.
Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected. We have received reports of water in fields and ditches
full.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Goodhue, Stanton, Welch, Frontenac, Vasa,
Wacouta, Bellechester, Hader, Wastedo, Frontenac State Park and
Central Point.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4448 9304 4454 9285 4454 9279 4456 9279
4461 9262 4460 9257 4457 9255 4458 9252
4455 9233 4454 9231 4449 9229 4445 9224
4445 9243 4437 9243 4437 9255 4435 9255
4429 9304
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JRB491
WGUS73 KMPX 140249
FFSMPX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
949 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
MNC049-140259-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260414T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Goodhue MN-
949 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GOODHUE COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flash Flooding
is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed
remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 4448 9304 4454 9285 4454 9279 4456 9279
4461 9262 4460 9257 4457 9255 4458 9252
4455 9233 4454 9231 4449 9229 4445 9224
4445 9243 4437 9243 4437 9255 4435 9255
4429 9304
$$
MPGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rice | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 58 min |
| Apr 13, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 61 min |
| Apr 13, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Nicollet | 50 min |
| Apr 13, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Martin, Watonwan | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice | 61 min |
| Apr 13, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet | 56 min |
| Apr 13, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Watonwan | 58 min |
| Apr 13, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Watonwan | 67 min |
| Apr 13, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Rice, Steele, Waseca | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.