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WGUS53 KFGF 170313

FFWFAR

MNC069-170715-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND

1015 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN KITTSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 215 AM CDT



* AT 1008 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM

  DONALDSON TO KARLSTAD WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS

  CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SAME AREA...WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT OVER

  THE LAST HOUR. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE

  FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL

  AROUND MIDNIGHT...BEFORE DISSIPATING THEREAFTER.



* HIGHWAY 11 FROM DONALDSON TO KARLSTAD MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE. THE

  TOWNS OF DONALDSON AND KARLSTAD WILL BE AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING

  AS WELL.



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

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



$$

DJK



 

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