Weather Alert in Minnesota
Flood Warning issued August 22 at 9:11PM CDT until August 30 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
AREAS AFFECTED: Carver, MN; Scott, MN; Sibley, MN
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Minnesota... Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County. Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Nicollet, Brown and Blue Earth Counties. Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Scott, Le Sueur and Sibley Counties. Minnesota River near Jordan affecting Scott, Sibley and Carver Counties. Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212 affecting Renville, Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties. Minnesota River at Morton affecting Redwood and Renville Counties. Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Lac qui Parle, Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties. .Little to no rainfall is in the forecast over the next several days. Upstream rivers will continue to gradually fall as rivers downstream continue to rise. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Minnesota River near Jordan. * WHEN...From Sunday morning to Saturday, August 30. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Low lying areas and some roads along the river begin to flood and private sanitary sewers may experience problems. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 845 PM CDT Friday, the stage was 23.9 feet. - The river is continuing to rise. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday morning to a crest of 25.5 feet Monday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday, August 29. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.5 feet on 04/06/1984.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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