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RWUS32 KBIS 160749

FFSBIS

NDZ045-160845-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

144 AM MDT MON JUL 16 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SIOUX COUNTY UNTIL 300 AM

MDT(400 AM CDT)...



AT 144 AM MDT(244 AM CDT) DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS

EXITING SIOUX COUNTY TO THE EAST...BUT OTHER STORMS IN SOUTH DAKOTA WERE

MOVING TOWARDS SOUTHEAST SIOUX COUNTY. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE

IN THE WARNING AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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