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RWUS32 KGRB 220522

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WIC137-220815-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI

1215 AM CDT SAT JUN 22 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WAUSHARA COUNTY...



AT 1215 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. THE STORMS STRETCHED FROM 

WISCONSIN RAPIDS TO CENTRAL WAUSHARA COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE  MOVING 

SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH...BUT MORE STORMS CONTINUE TO FORM UPSTREAM. A 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT.



RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN

THIS AREA. THE MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL RESULT IN MORE RAIN

FALLING OVER AREAS WHICH ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN. ANOTHER 2 TO 3

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

HIGH RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...

PLAINFIELD...HANCOCK...RICHFORD AND WAUTOMA.



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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