Flood, Traverse
- When
- April 18, 2:00 AM CST to April 20, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Traverse County, 6.32 mi WSW of Charlesville to 4.8 mi SSW of Charlesville
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 45.900, -96.390
Flood in Minnesota, April 18 to 20, 2019
Snowmelt runoff brought flooding on Twelve Mile Creek above Wheaton for a short period of time from April 18th through the 20th. 7 feet on April 19th.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
Snowmelt runoff brought flooding on Twelve Mile Creek above Wheaton for a short period of time from April 18th through the 20th. The creek went above the flood stage of 18 feet to 19.7 feet on April 19th.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 17, 8:57 PM CST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 8:57 PM CST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 957 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 .UPDATE... Issued at 957 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 A few showers out west should dissipate over the next few hours. Otherwise, some fog is expected to develop tonight. Updated forecast. UPDATE Issued at 723 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 00z aviation discussion updated below. && .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Thursday Night) Issued at 723 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 The more steady rain showers of the day are exiting west central Minnesota at this hour, but have left behind a general quarter inch to as much as a half to one inch of rainfall. Additional shower activity will be spotty and light through tonight across north central/northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota as only weak support aloft remains. Abundant moisture and lessening winds/cooling temps may lead to patchy fog development tonight through Thursday morning. Lows will have a hard time dropping much below the mid 30s due to continued cloud cover. On Thursday afternoon, after a break during the overnight, another weak wave aloft may induce a few southeastward-moving showers mainly across portions of central South Dakota. High lapse rates may provide just enough instability for a rumble of thunder or two as well. High temps will rebound into the 50s across the board, with central South Dakota seeing potential for low 60s. Breezy northwest winds will be present during the afternoon as well. For the overnight into Friday morning, cloud cover should diminish leading to the potential for temps to drop into the low 30s. .LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday) Issued at 723 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 Generally quiet weather is expected in the long term. There are still some differences between how global models are handling next week's system with the ECMWF drier than the GFS in SD. Scattered low chance pops occasionally result due to the dichotomy in the latter portions of the extended. Temperatures will be seasonable next week with forecast highs around 60. Friday and Saturday, under ridging aloft, will see markedly warmer temps with highs near 70 on Saturday. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday Evening) Issued at 723 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 Mainly MVFR/low VFR ceilings are expected at ABR tonight and Thursday. ATY is expected to have ceilings fall to IFR along with vsbys in fog tonight remaining through much of the day Thursday. PIR/MBG should be mainly VFR through Thursday afternoon. Otherwise, another short wave trough will move in from the northwest tonight and Thursday bringing some scattered showers and isold thunderstorms on Thursday possibly affecting the airports at or in the vicinity. && .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && UPDATE...Mohr SHORT TERM...Lueck LONG TERM...Wise AVIATION...Mohr
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 2:13 PM CST, 11 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 313 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 SDZ003>006-009-010-015>018-033>037-045-048-051-182015- Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk- Spink-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- 313 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 /213 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Patchy fog may develop tonight, reducing visibilities. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Morning patchy fog is possible. Additionally, a few showers and thunderstorms may develop and last through the afternoon hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-182015- Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel- 313 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Patchy fog may develop tonight, reducing visibilities. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Morning patchy fog is possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LUECK
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 18, 2019
- Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in Mississippi, April 18, 2019
- Flood in Wisconsin, April 18 to 29, 2019
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Illinois, April 18, 2019
- Rip Current in California, April 18, 2019
- Strong Wind in Texas, April 18, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, April 18 to 19, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 18, 2019
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 18 to 22, 2019
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, April 18, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 18, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 18, 2019
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, April 2019
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 819567.