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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Sep 6, 2026, 1:28 PM CDT for Faribault 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
- Sep 6, 2026, 1:28 PM CDT (18:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2026, 4:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Faribault County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -330 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1056 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
876
WGUS53 KMPX 061828
FFWMPX
MNC043-062230-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0009.260906T1828Z-260906T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
128 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Faribault County in south central Minnesota...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 128 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated 2 to 3 inches of rain have fallen, more
heavy rain expected to continue.
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...
Winnebago, Minnesota Lake, Easton and Delavan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4385 9381 4378 9384 4371 9392 4371 9408
4373 9424 4382 9425 4385 9425
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
JRB1 follow-up statement
450
WGUS73 KMPX 062126
FFSMPX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
MNC043-062136-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260906T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Faribault MN-
426 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN FARIBAULT
COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flash Flooding
is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed
remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 4385 9381 4378 9384 4371 9392 4371 9408
4373 9424 4382 9425 4385 9425
$$
MPGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 8:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 44 min |
| Sep 6, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 41 min |
| Sep 6, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 10:26 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Martin, Watonwan | 8 hr |
| Sep 6, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 1:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 23 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.