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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI

811 PM CDT THU APR 18 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VILAS...FOREST...

FLORENCE AND ONEIDA COUNTIES...



AT 811 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG 

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS 

EVENING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 50 MPH. THE STORMS 

WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 

IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 PM CDT.



RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN 

THIS AREA. FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED AROUND THE CITY OF 

RHINELANER. THE MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL RESULT IN MORE RAIN 

FALLING OVER AREAS WHICH ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN. ANOTHER INCH 

OF RAIN IS LIKELY IN THIS AREA. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH ARE AT HIGH 

RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...CAVOUR...ALVIN...FLORENCE... 

RHINELANDER AND ARMSTRONG CREEK.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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