Good evening! Here are your latest updates:
Tonight a wave of energy and moisture will be moving through the area bringing the potential for torrential downpours. This will put southern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota in a slight risk for flash flooding. Rainfall totals will be between 1-2″ for the majority of this regions with localized pockets of 3-4+” expected.
Model predicted rainfall totals through Saturday evening:
Flash flood risk for Friday into Saturday (Yellow: Slight; Green: Marginal):
Flash flood guidance is a way to look at how much rain specific areas need to have a risk of flash flooding. Below is the 3 hour flash flood guidance which means the number corresponding to your area is the amount of rain that you’d need in 3 hours to have flash flooding. You’ll notice that most of the region is between 1.5 and 2.5 inches within a 3 hour period which will be likely with this system on Friday and Saturday.
Current 3 Hour Flash Flood guidance:
As always if you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to reach out! Have a wonderful evening!