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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND

1202 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

  NORTHERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM FOR OTTER TAIL AND

  WILKIN COUNTIES...



* ADDITIONAL INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL

  OVER WILKIN AND OTTER TAIL COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. A FLASH FLOOD

  WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM FOR THIS AREA.



  AT 1150 PM THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE TORRENTIAL RAIN WERE

  MOVING INTO NORTHERN WILKIN COUNTY AND WILL BE MOVING INTO

  OTTER TAIL COUNTY BY 1215 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN

  EXCESS OF ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.



  THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE ROTHSAY...PELICAN

  RAPIDS...ELIZABETH...DENT AND FERGUS FALLS AREAS THROUGH 1 PM .

  THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RUNOFF QUICKLY ADDING FURTHER

  PROBLEMS TO ANY AREAS FLOODED EARLIER THIS MORNING.



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

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

REPORT ANY FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

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KENNEDY

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