Minnesota confronted extreme climate on Wednesday because the Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) Twin Cities/Chanhassen issued a number of twister warnings and flash flood warnings throughout south-central and east-central areas, together with Mankato, Minneapolis, Albert Lea, and Rochester.Â
The alerts, pushed by a moist, unstable ambiance, sign heightened dangers of tornadoes and flooding, placing residents on edge amid a unstable storm season, in response to the NWS press launch.Â
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Twister Warnings
At 4:16 PM CDT, a twister warning remained lively for northeastern Blue Earth and southeastern Le Sueur counties, close to Mankato, with a extreme thunderstorm able to producing a twister transferring northeast at 27 knots close to Madison Lake, per NWS.Â
Radar-indicated rotation threatened Waterville, Elysian, and Sakatah Lake State Park, with dangers of flying particles, cellular dwelling destruction, and tree injury. Earlier, a twister warning for northwestern Freeborn and southwestern Steele counties, together with Albert Lea, was canceled by 4:19 PM because the storm weakened, per NWS.Â
A separate warning close to Albert Lea earlier confirmed a twister close to Hartland, transferring northeast at 35 mph. Rochester and surrounding Olmsted County had been underneath a twister watch till 10 PM, with potential for funnel clouds.Â
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Flash Flood Warning
A flash flood warning was issued at 3:51 PM for southeastern Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, and components of Carver and Washington counties, together with Minneapolis and St. Paul, till 7:45 PM, per NWS.Â
Doppler radar confirmed thunderstorms dumping 1–2 inches of rain per hour, inflicting city flooding in low-lying areas like highways and underpasses. Places like Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, and Woodbury confronted inundated roadways, with 1–3 inches extra anticipated.Â
One other flood warning at 3:02 PM focused Minneapolis and St. Paul, warning of ponding water affecting the night commute, per NWS. Renville County noticed 3–5 inches of rain, triggering a flood warning till 5:45 PM.Â
