Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
133 WGUS53 KMPX 241534 FFWMPX MNC013-242130- /O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0008.240624T1534Z-240624T2130Z/ /00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1034 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... A Dam Break on the Blue Earth River below Rapidan Dam in... Central Blue Earth County in south central Minnesota... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 1034 AM CDT, dam operators reported the river has eroded earth around the dam and is uncontrolled. This may result in flash flooding downstream along the Blue Earth River. HAZARD...Flash flooding from the failure of Rapidan Dam. SOURCE...Dam operator. IMPACT...Flooding of areas downstream from the Rapidan Dam along the Blue Earth. This includes the following streams and drainages... Minneopa Creek, Blue Earth River and Le Sueur River. Flooding is occurring along the Blue Earth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you are in low lying areas below the Rapidan Dam you should move to higher ground immediately. && LAT...LON 4412 9413 4414 9411 4414 9409 4414 9407 4413 9405 4412 9404 4412 9405 4412 9406 4412 9407 4412 9408 4411 9410 4410 9411 4409 9410 4409 9412 4409 9413 4410 9414 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED DAM FAILURE...OCCURRING $$ Borghoff