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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND

1155 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2001





...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OTTERTAIL AND WADENA

COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARNES...CASS...

RANSOM...SARGENT...RICHLAND AND WILKIN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...



AT 1150 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL

HAD SHIFTED INTO NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA ALONG WITH A GENERAL

WEAKENING TREND NOTED.



WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED...AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO

HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THIS

AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.  FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING

AREAS IS STILL LIKELY AS RUNOFF CONTINUES. PERSONS IN THE WARNED

AREA NEED TO BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND OR PROTECT YOUR

PROPERTY FROM FLOODING.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.

DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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