Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
356 AM CDT WED JUL 26 2017

MNZ060>062-068>070-260930-
Anoka-Dakota-Hennepin-Carver-Ramsey-Scott-
356 AM CDT WED JUL 26 2017

...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED...

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL AFFECT
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

Anoka...Dakota...Hennepin...Carver...Ramsey...Scott...

At 354 AM CDT...very heavy rain was located over eastern Carver
county, most of Scott county, and southwest Hennepin county. The
heavy rain will track northeast across the metro for the next hour,
producing around an inch in a short period of time.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Eagan,
Eden Prairie, Burnsville, Blaine, Minnetonka, Edina and St. Louis
Park.

This includes  Mystic Lake Casino.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN
URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

LAT...LON 4493 9374 4519 9303 4513 9302 4512 9301
      4498 9298 4489 9299 4489 9302 4485 9301
      4467 9362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0854Z 245DEG 39KT 4489 9349
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