NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MNFF.W 0011September 19, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Faribault, Freeborn, Steele and 1 more, MN
The National Weather Service office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen issued a flash flood warning for Faribault, Freeborn, Steele and 1 more in Minnesota, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on September 19. It was the 11th flash flood warning the NWS office in Twin Cities/Chanhassen issued in 2026. Minnesota had 12 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
- Area
- Faribault, Freeborn, Steele and 1 more
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:07 a.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMPX FF.W 0011
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWMPX The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Faribault County in south central Minnesota... Northern Freeborn County in south central Minnesota... Southern Steele County in south central Minnesota... Southern Waseca County in south central Minnesota... * Until 500 AM CDT. * At 107 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in southern Waseca county along the MN Highway 30 corridor. Between 5 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Blooming Prairie, New Richland, Ellendale, Geneva, Hartland, Otisco and Matawan.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.