Flood Advisory
829 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
CROW WING COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BRAINERD...
SOUTHERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT SUNDAY
* HEAVY RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT...WITH BOTH RADAR ESTIMATES AND
OBSERVATIONS SHOWING 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN CASS...MUCH OF
CROW WING AND PORTIONS OF AITKIN COUNTIES. THE BULK OF THE RAIN
HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME...ALTHOUGH SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL
OCCUR THIS MORNING. RUNOFF FROM LAST NIGHTS RAIN WILL CONTINUE
THIS MORNING...AND MAY LEAD TO SOME FLOODING. MORE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND COULD LEAD TO A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4681 9477 4682 9357 4676 9330 4634 9307
4615 9313 4614 9343 4624 9344 4624 9380
4617 9382 4621 9440 4628 9435 4631 9440
4630 9455 4635 9466 4634 9473 4640 9479
4665 9481
Flash Flood Watch
...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT AND BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
MUCH OF THE REGION HAS ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL THIS PAST
WEEK AND AGAIN THIS MORNING. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT OVER THE SAME AREAS...AREAL FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
MNZ012-019>021-026-034>038-WIZ001-006-007-271700-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...
GRAND MARAIS...GRAND RAPIDS...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...
DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER
333 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS...CENTRAL ST. LOUIS...CROW WING...
NORTHERN AITKIN...NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE...PINE...
SOUTHERN AITKIN...SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE...SOUTHERN ITASCA
AND SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
BURNETT...DOUGLAS AND WASHBURN.
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH 7 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING
* HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A COLD FRONT ON SATURATED SOILS WILL ALLOW
FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME POSSIBLE.
* IF YOU LIVE NEAR A RIVER...STREAM OR IN A LOW LYING AREA...BE
SURE TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND BE READY
TO HEAD TO COVER IN THE EVENT FLOODING OCCURS. THIS COULD BE A
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE WATER RISES VERY QUICKLY.
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.
&&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR AITKIN AFFECTING AITKIN COUNTY
MNC001-280218-
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/ATKM5.1.ER.120526T0930Z.120530T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
918 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR AITKIN.
* AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY
TUESDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* AT 13.0 FEET...SOME ROADS ARE COVERED WITH WATER..
&&
FLOOD TODAYS 24 HR FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STAGE STAGE CHG SUN MON TUE WED THU
DULUTH FORECAST POINTS
AITKIN 12 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.4
Hazardous Weather Outlook
351 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
EARLY THIS MORNING...AND EVENTUALLY DIMINISH AND LIFT TO THE NORTH
BY THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN
FROM THE WEST...WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CASS LAKE TO
MOOSE LAKE TO SHELL LAKE.
THERE IS ALSO A THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT
ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHLAND. IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT THE
HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL ALONG A NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR EXTENDING FROM
BRAINERD TO SPOONER...NORTHWARD THROUGH THE TWIN PORTS ALONG
HIGHWAY 61 AND 53...AND INTO THE TIP OF THE ARROWHEAD. VERY HEAVY
RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED
SOILS...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. CHECK THE
LATEST FLOOD WATCH FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
There are currently no Special Weather Statements Aitkin Ndb Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, .
There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Aitkin Ndb Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, .
Fog And Mist
