There is 1 active alert for 56071 ALERT 1 - Flash Flood Watch A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1:00PM CDT SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Issue Time: 3:16PM CDT, Friday Jun 21, 2013 Valid Until: 11:30PM CDT, Friday Jun 21, 2013 Back to summary SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 11:30PM CDT Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Flood Watch National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 316 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2013 ... Significant Rainfall And Flash Flood Event Possible Over Southern Minnesota Into Western Wisconsin Through Saturday Morning... .More Thunderstorms With Heavy Rainfall Are Expected To Impact Southern Minnesota Into Parts Of Western WI Tonight. There Are Indications That Multiple Rounds Of Thunderstorms Could Occur Through The Night Across The Watch Region. Rainfall Rates With The Heaviest Storms Are Again Expected To Be In The 1 To 3 Inch Per Hour Range... With Another 2 To 4 Inches Of Rain Possible Tonight Across Much Of The Watch Area... With Localized Amounts Possibly Exceeding 6 Inches. Many Locations Across The Watch Area Received 1 To 3 Inches Of Rain Last Night Into This Past Morning. As A Result... Soils Are Saturated Across Much Of The Area And Will Be Susceptible To Flash Flooding If These Higher Rainfall Amounts Are Seen. Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Ramsey- Washington-Yellow Medicine-Renville-Mcleod-Sibley-Carver-Scott- Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan- Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-St. Croix- Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- Including The Cities Of... Madison... Montevideo... Willmar... Litchfield... Monticello... Minneapolis... St. Paul... Stillwater... Granite Falls... Olivia... Hutchinson... Gaylord... Chaska... Shakopee... Burnsville... Redwood Falls... New Ulm... St. Peter... Le Sueur... Faribault... Red Wing... St. James... Mankato... Waseca... Owatonna... Fairmont... Blue Earth... Albert Lea... Hudson... New Richmond... River Falls... Prescott... Menomonie... Boyceville... Durand... Pepin... Chippewa Falls... Bloomer... Eau Claire... Altoona 316 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2013 ... Flash Flood Watch In Effect From 9 PM CDT This Evening Through Saturday Afternoon... The National Weather Service In Twin Cities/Chanhassen Has Issued A * Flash Flood Watch For Portions Of Minnesota And West Central Wisconsin... South Of An Appleton... To Twin Cities... To Chippewa Falls Line. * From 9 PM CDT This Evening Through Saturday Morning. * There Is The Potential For A Couple Rounds Of Thunderstorms With Very Heavy Rainfall. Given Recent Wet Conditions... This Will Leave The Watch Area Susceptible To Seeing Flash Flooding For Areas That Receive The Heaviest Rainfall. Precautionary/Preparedness Actions... A Flash Flood Watch Means That Conditions May Develop That Lead To Flash Flooding. Flash Flooding Is A Very Dangerous Situation. You Should Monitor Later Forecasts And Be Prepared To Take Action Should Flash Flood Warnings Be Issued.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:21:37 +0000
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