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RWUS32 KFAR 221442

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MNZ006-009-221900-



URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND

942 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2001





...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE OF

THE WOODS AND NORTHERN BELTRAMI COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM...



SIGNIFICANT RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE BAUDETTE...CARP...AND WASKISH

AREAS OVERNIGHT. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT

AROUND ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THESE AREAS. REPORTS FROM

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY INDICATE WATER FILLED DITCHES AND PONDING

OF WATER. AN ADDITIONAL THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH MAY FALL THROUGH

EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH SOILS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS

RAINS...ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.



IF 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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FISCHER/EWENS



 

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