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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND-GRAND FORKS

853 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WADENA COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM 

CDT...



AT 849 PM CDT... THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE 

NORTHEAST ACROSS WADENA COUNTY...MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 

MPH.



AT 855 PM CDT...RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2-3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN 

SINCE EARLY THIS EVENING. VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE STRANDED 

IN THE CITY OF WADENA AT 9 PM...WITH WATER COVERING MANY ROADWAYS. 

USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT IN WADENA COUNTY. AN 

ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN WADENA 

COUNTY THROUGH 11 PM. 



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING

ARE HARD TO RECOGNIZE.



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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