Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN ยท US

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Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued September 19 At 1:07AM CDT Until September 19 At 5:00AM CDT By NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

FFWMPX The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Faribault County in south central Minnesota... Northern Freeborn County in south central Minnesota... Southern Steele County in south central Minnesota... Southern Waseca County in south central Minnesota... * Until 500 AM CDT. * At 107 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in southern Waseca county along the MN Highway 30 corridor. Between 5 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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... Blooming Prairie, New Richland, Ellendale, Geneva, Hartland, Otisco 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

  • Faribault County, MN
  • Freeborn County, MN
  • Steele County, MN
  • Waseca County, MN

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m13s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2W4F4MT6BS4KA7Q3WEZ51YN
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd1b220477d55a6174e58c65c830957b235c4f97.001.1
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.92
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWMPX
WMOidentifierWGUS53 KMPX 190607
flashFloodDetectionOBSERVED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0011.260919T0607Z-260919T1000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-19T05:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Faribault County, MN
  • Freeborn County, MN
  • Steele County, MN
  • Waseca County, MN
NameValue
SAME027043
SAME027047
SAME027147
SAME027161
UGCMNC043
UGCMNC047
UGCMNC147
UGCMNC161
Polygons
43.91,-93.77 43.94,-93.57 43.94,-93.46 43.89,-93.05 43.78,-93.05 43.77,-93.12 43.8,-93.4 43.8,-93.77 43.91,-93.77