St. Croix

Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 10:24 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday evening...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin... including the following
areas... in Minnesota... Anoka... Benton... Carver... Chisago...
Dakota... Douglas... Freeborn... Goodhue... Hennepin... Isanti...
Kanabec... Kandiyohi... Le Sueur... McLeod... Meeker... Mille
Lacs... Morrison... Nicollet... Pope... Ramsey... Rice... Scott...
Sherburne... Sibley... Stearns... Steele... Stevens... Todd...
Waseca... Washington and Wright. In Wisconsin... Barron...
Chippewa... Dunn... Eau Claire... Pepin... Pierce... Polk... Rusk
and St. Croix.

* Through Monday evening

* a combination of saturated ground and the potential for heavy
rain through early Monday evening could lead to localized
areas of flash flooding.


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.




Record Report
Statement as of 1:37 am CDT on May 20, 2013

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Twin Cities MN...

A record rainfall of 1.16 inches was set at Twin Cities MN
yesterday. This breaks the old record of 0.99 set in 1925.



Local Storm Report


05/19/2013 0540 PM

Baldwin, St Croix County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


            Three inch diameter branches down.




05/19/2013 0615 PM

3 miles E of New Richmond, St Croix County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


            Spotter relayed information from scanner concerning
            reports of power lines down between New Richmond and Deer
            Park along Highway 64.




05/19/2013 0540 PM

Baldwin, St Croix County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


            Three inch diameter branches down.




05/19/2013 0615 PM

3 miles E of New Richmond, St Croix County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


            Spotter relayed information from scanner concerning
            reports of power lines down between New Richmond and Deer
            Park along Highway 64.




05/19/2013 0615 PM

3 miles E of New Richmond, St Croix County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


            Spotter relayed information from scanner concerning
            reports of power lines down between New Richmond and Deer
            Park along Highway 64.





05/19/2013 0540 PM

Baldwin, St Croix County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.


            Three inch diameter branches down.



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