Flash Flood Warning
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 1 AM CDT Saturday For Southeastern Blue Earth, Northeastern Faribault, Northwestern Freeborn, Southwestern Steele And Southern Waseca Counties
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 1126 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in southern Waseca county along MN Highway 30 and in New Richland. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Law enforcement reported.
Impacts
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... New Richland, Ellendale, Minnesota Lake, Geneva, Hartland and Matawan.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Blue Earth County, MN
- Faribault County, MN
- Freeborn County, MN
- Steele County, MN
- Waseca County, MN
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~40s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2VYN5XK7THRFBNR30XJKZEQ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eaeb77e0b590871f35f7dae9e3dbc0d420a61d7e.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
- AWIPS ID
- CAPMPX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6289
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSMPX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS73 KMPX 190426 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLUE EARTH, NORTHEASTERN FARIBAULT, NORTHWESTERN FREEBORN, SOUTHWESTERN STEELE AND SOUTHERN WASECA COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260919T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-19T01:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Blue Earth County, MN
- Faribault County, MN
- Freeborn County, MN
- Steele County, MN
- Waseca County, MN
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 027013 |
| SAME | 027043 |
| SAME | 027047 |
| SAME | 027147 |
| SAME | 027161 |
| UGC | MNC013 |
| UGC | MNC043 |
| UGC | MNC047 |
| UGC | MNC147 |
| UGC | MNC161 |
- Polygons
- 43.85,-94.06 43.91,-93.55 43.88,-93.19 43.78,-93.25 43.8,-93.65 43.79,-94.04 43.85,-94.06