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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 8, 2026Freeborn County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2026, 5:29 PM CDT for Freeborn County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 8, 2026, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2026, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Freeborn County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 8, 6:30 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 E Hayward, MN	Delayed report, time estimated from radar. 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in eastern Freeborn county. Water ran over 3 roads, leading to repairs the next day.

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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 146 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: 369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1085 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

939 
WGUS53 KMPX 082229
FFWMPX
MNC047-090130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0007.260708T2229Z-260709T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
529 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Freeborn County in south central Minnesota...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 529 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain near London, or 13 miles east of Albert Lea. Between 1.5
  and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
  0.5 to 1.5 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...
  Glenville, London, Hayward and Myrtle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9327 4364 9327 4371 9305 4350 9305

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

LPR

1 follow-up statement

761 
WGUS73 KMPX 090133
FFSMPX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
833 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026

MNC047-090143-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260709T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Freeborn MN-
833 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREEBORN
COUNTY...

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

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM CDT for a portion of
south central Minnesota.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9327 4364 9327 4371 9305 4350 9305

$$

LPR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 9:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Douglas	51 min
Jul 7, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift	43 min
Jul 7, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	32 min
Jul 7, 10:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Todd	47 min
Jul 7, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pope, Swift	56 min
Jul 7, 11:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Kanabec	26 min
Jul 7, 11:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Pope	59 min
Jul 7, 11:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Kanabec, Mille Lacs	66 min
Jul 8, 12:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Mille Lacs	3 hr
Jul 8, 12:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Benton	49 min
Jul 8, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Kanabec	31 min
Jul 8, 1:24 PM CDT	Flood Watch	MPX	Freeborn	8 hr
Jul 8, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Waseca	66 min
Jul 8, 4:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Freeborn	3 hr
Jul 8, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Freeborn	97 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.