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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND-GRAND FORKS

704 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EAST CENTRAL GRIGGS AND AND 

STEELE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...



AT 701 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STRONGEST STORMS HAVE 

EXITED GRIGGS AND STEELE COUNTIES WITH ONLY A FEW SHOWERS 

REMAINING.  HOWEVER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

SINCE 3 PM IN A NARROW BAND FROM 5 MILES EAST OF COOPERSTOWN TO NEAR 

HOPE.  RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH 830 

PM CAUSING CONTINUED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND  RURAL ROADS.   



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.



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