

000 

WGUS73 KMPX 070018

FFSMPX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

710 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006



MNC053-123-070130-

HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN-

710 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR

RAMSEY AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES...



AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MINNEAPOLIS. THERE 

HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS...OR EVEN 

ROADS CLOSED. IN PARTICULAR...INTERSTATE 494 BETWEEN NICOLLET AND 

12TH AVENUE...WAS REPORTED CLOSED. THERE WAS A FOOT OF WATER FLOWING 

OVER DIAMOND LAKE ROAD IN MINNEAPOLIS. OTHER REPORTS INCLUDE ONE 

FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD AT PORTLAND AND DIAMOND LAKE 

ROAD...AND PARTS OF KNOX AVENUE AND AMERICAN BOULEVARD, THE STORMS 

PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



EXPECT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP AND PASS OVER THE WARNED

AREA... RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED 

INCLUDE...MAPLEWOOD...ROSEVILLE...BLOOMINGTON....MINNEAPOLIS...ST 

PAUL...ST PAUL...AND MAPLEWOOD.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND 

PICKUPS. 



LAT...LON 4481 9340 4491 9316 4494 9302 4507 9305

      4509 9317 4493 9360



$$

JPR

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000 

WGUS73 KMPX 070018

FFSMPX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

710 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006



MNC053-123-070130-

HENNEPIN MN-RAMSEY MN-

710 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR

RAMSEY AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES...



AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MINNEAPOLIS. THERE 

HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS...OR EVEN 

ROADS CLOSED. IN PARTICULAR...INTERSTATE 494 BETWEEN NICOLLET AND 

12TH AVENUE...WAS REPORTED CLOSED. THERE WAS A FOOT OF WATER FLOWING 

OVER DIAMOND LAKE ROAD IN MINNEAPOLIS. OTHER REPORTS INCLUDE ONE 

FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD AT PORTLAND AND DIAMOND LAKE 

ROAD...AND PARTS OF KNOX AVENUE AND AMERICAN BOULEVARD, THE STORMS 

PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



EXPECT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP AND PASS OVER THE WARNED

AREA... RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED 

INCLUDE...MAPLEWOOD...ROSEVILLE...BLOOMINGTON....MINNEAPOLIS...ST 

PAUL...ST PAUL...AND MAPLEWOOD.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND 

PICKUPS. 



LAT...LON 4481 9340 4491 9316 4494 9302 4507 9305

      4509 9317 4493 9360



$$

JPR

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