Deluge: Flash flood warnings cover Twin Cities
Flash flood warnings are in effect for basically the entire Twin Cities metro area. Rainfall rates of 2"+ per hour will cause localized flooding overnight. A flash flood watch remains in effect into Thursday morning.
Latest Twin Cities radar loop
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
844 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHERN CARVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN HENNEPIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
DAKOTA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 843 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY
OF PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ST. PAUL...BLOOMINGTON...EAGAN...WOODBURY...EDEN PRAIRIE...
BURNSVILLE...LAKEVILLE...APPLE VALLEY...SHAKOPEE...COTTAGE GROVE...
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS AND SAVAGE.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 2 TO 3
HOURS.