Heavy Rains Fall Over Southeast Minnesota June 20-21, 2002

Heavy rains fell over southeast Minnesota on June 20 and June 21, 2002. The heaviest rains fell over Rice and Goodhue Counties. The heaviest rainfall reported from a volunteer rain gauge was 5.05 inches in extreme southeast Rice County, about 5 miles west of Kenyon. Listed here below are some National Weather Service Public Information Statements about the event.




PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
912 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2002
 VALUES REPRESENT YESTERDAYS HIGHS...LOW OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS
 AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 6AM  
   
.BR MSP  0621  C DH00/TX/DH06/TAIRZP/PP
: 
:
:             COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS
:VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 8 AM LOCAL TIME
:
:          STATION             MAX     MIN     24-HR   
:           NAME               TEMP    TEMP    PCPN    
MPXM5:  CHANHASSEN MN  NWS    : 76  /   59  /  1.06  
ALBM5:  ALBERT LEA MINNESOTA  : 77  /   62  /  0.29  
AXNM5:  ALEXANDRIA MN 6MI NO  :  M  /    M  /  0.24  
BMRW3:  BLOOMER WISCONSIN     : 81  /   63  /  0.08  
FIRM5:  FAIRMONT MINNESOTA    : 78  /   60  /  0.44  
FORM5:  FOREST LAKE MINNESOTA :  M  /    M  /  0.00  
MLCM5:  MILACA MINNESOTA      : 77  /   60  /  0.15  
SCOM5:  ST CLOUD MN (SCSU)    :  M  /    M  /  0.57  
WASM5:  WASECA MINNESOTA      : 77  /   61  /  0.84  
BTNM5:  BROWNTON MINNESOTA    :  M  /    M  /  0.40  
CANM5:  CANBY MINNESOTA       :  M  /    M  /  1.20  
CKTM5:  COKATO MINNESOTA      :  M  /    M  /  1.21  
DAWM5:  DAWSON MINNESOTA      :  M  /    M  /  0.85  
DELM5:  DELANO MINNESOTA      :  M  /    M  /  1.94  
FRMM5:  FARMINGTON MINNESOTA  :  M  /    M  /  0.40  
HSTM5:  HASTINGS LOCK & DAM 2 :  M  /    M  /  0.11  
LGPM5:  LONG PRAIRIE MINNESOTA:  M  /    M  /  0.14  
LSAM5:  LOWER ST ANTHONY FALLS:  M  /    M  /  0.05  
MADM5:  MADISON MINNESOTA     :  M  /    M  /  0.94  
MKAM5:  MANKATO MINNESOTA     :  M  /    M  /  0.25  
MGMM5:  MONTGOMERY MINNESOTA  :  M  /    M  /  0.78  
NRFM5:  NORTHFIELD MINNESOTA  :  M  /    M  /  1.40  
OWAM5:  OWATONNA MINNESOTA    :  M  /    M  /  0.85  
RDWM5:  RED WING LOCK & DAM 3 :  M  /    M  /  0.01  
RKFM5:  ROCKFORD MINNESOTA    :  M  /    M  /  1.80  
SAVM5:  SAVAGE MINNESOTA      :  M  /    M  /  0.95  
STAW3:  STANLEY WISCONSIN     :  M  /    M  /  0.07  
WTTM5:  WATERTOWN MINNESOTA   :  M  /    M  /  0.25  
ZBRM5:  ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA    : 78  /   54  /  2.06  
LSE  : LA CROSSE MUNI ARPT    : 82  /   63  /  0.83
RST  : ROCHESTER INTL ARPT    : 77  /   57  /  1.85
PDC  : PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARPT  : 82  /   66  /  0.15
MDZ  : MEDFORD WI ARPT        : 75  /   61  /  0.05
CMY  : SPARTA FT MCCOY WI     : 82  /   61  /  0.44
ONA  : WINONA MN ARPT         : 79  /   61  /  0.05
CCY  : CHARLES CTY IA ARPT    : 81  /   64  /  0.38
DEH  : DECORAH IA ARPT        : 82  /   66  /  0.02
TOB  : DODGE CTR ARPT         : 79  /   61  /  0.39
AUM  : AUSTIN MN ARPT         : 79  /   63  /  0.49
CRCI4: CRESCO 1NE IA COOP     :  M  /    M  /  0.59
WAUI4: WAUKON IA COOP         : 83  /   63  /  0.21
GMDM5: GRAND MEADOW MN COOP   : 79  /   60  /  0.71
HMYM5: HARMONY MN COOP        :  M  /    M  /  0.03
PTNM5: PRESTON MN COOP        : 81  /   62  /  0.20
RSRM5: ROCHESTER ARPT 2NE MN  :  M  /    M  /  1.91
RUDM5: RUSHFORD MN COOP       : 81  /   61  /  0.85
SPRM5: SPRING GROVE 4N MN COOP:  M  /    M  /  0.67
LNBM5: LANESBORO MN COOP      :  M  /    M  /  0.50
LCFW3: LA CROSSE 4NNW COOP    :  M  /    M  /  1.02
NELW3: NEILLSVILLE 3SW WI COOP: 81  /   60  /  0.49
ARX  : NWS LA CROSSE WI COOP  : 79  /   53  /  0.90
GMIW3: GAYS MILLS WI COOP     : 83  /   64  /     T
SPAW3: SPARTA WI COOP         : 84  /   60  /  0.53
REAW3: READSTOWN WI COOP      :  M  /    M  /  1.13
SBNW3: STEUBEN 4SE WI COOP    : 90  /   65  /     T
WESW3: WESTBY WI COOP         : 79  /   59  /  1.61
Y10W3: BIG FLATS 2E WI COOP   : 86  /   60  /  0.20
NCDW3: NECEDAH 2NE COOP       :  M  /    M  /  0.70


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
935 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2002

 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING
 
LOCATION                   COUNTY              RAINFALL
 
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN AWOS                MOWER                 0.23
DAKOTA                     WINONA                1.15
DODGE CENTER 2W            DODGE                 0.28
LA CRESCENT DAM 7          WINONA                0.74
LAKE CITY                  WABASHA               0.70
LANSING                    MOWER                 0.30
REDWING DAM 3              GOODHUE               2.97
ROCHESTER AP ASOS          OLMSTED               0.20
BEAR CREEK IN ROCHESTER    OLMSTED               0.19
CASCADE CREEK ROCHESTER    OLMSTED               0.32
SILVER CREEK IN ROCHESTER  OLMSTED               0.31
ROCHESTER BELTLINE         OLMSTED               0.28
RUSHFORD                   FILLMORE              0.21
SPRING GROVE 4N            HOUSTON               0.13
WABASHA                    WABASHA               0.71
 
...WISCONSIN...
ALMA DAM 4                 BUFFALO               1.11
VOLK FIELD                 JUNEAU                2.44
CATARACT                   MONROE                0.50
ELK MOUND                  DUNN                  1.40
ETTRICK 5SE                TREMPEALEAU           0.20
FOUR CORNERS 13NNE         MONROE                0.73
FOUNTAIN CITY 5WNW         BUFFALO               1.15
FOUNTAIN CITY 4SE          BUFFALO               0.99
GAD 6E                     TAYLOR                1.40
GENOA                      VERNON                0.10
GAYS MILLS                 CRAWFORD              0.05
HIXTON 5W                  JACKSON               0.96
HOLCOMBE                   CHIPPEWA              2.74
ISLAND LAKE                RUSK                  1.38
STATE ROAD COULEE          LA CROSSE             0.64
LA CROSSE 4NNW             LA CROSSE             0.43
LA CROSSE WFO              LA CROSSE             0.44
LA CROSSE ASOS             LA CROSSE             0.50
LUBLIN                     TAYLOR                1.10
MATHER                     JACKSON               1.01
MEDFORD TAYLOR CO AP 2S    TAYLOR                1.33
MEDFORD                    TAYLOR                1.08
NECEDAH 2SE                JUNEAU                1.25
TAYLOR                     JACKSON               1.40
TREMPEALEAU                TREMPEALEAU           1.43
TUNNEL CITY                MONROE                1.62


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