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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND-GRAND FORKS

1015 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001...CORRECTED FOR TIME...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FERGUS FALLS...

  EASTERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...



* UNTIL 1200 PM CDT



* AT 1011 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND DOPPLER RADAR 

  REPORTED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...MOVEMENT WAS  

  TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH.



* FOXHOME...CARLISLE...ELIZABETH...FERGUS FALLS...AND FERGUS FALLS   

  WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM RADAR  

  INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED    

  AREA IN THE PAST HOUR. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICALS REPORTED WATER     

  OVER HIGHWAY 210 EAST FERGUS FALLS. HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE FOR  

  THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND THIS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING.  

  THE RABBIT RIVER AT FOXHOME MAY GO OUT ITS BANKS QUICKLY REMAIN ON 

  ALERT AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF FLOOD WATERS APPROACH..



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL

FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM.



LAT...LON 4638 9648 4615 9634 4627 9581 4656 9604 



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