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WGUS53 KDLH 230059

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MNC061-137-230500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN

800 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ITASCA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA   

  WEST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA   

  EAST CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT



* AT 800 PM...DULUTH DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH

  TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER ITASCA AND CENTRAL SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES.



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING OVER THE WARNED AREA...

  RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3

  INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 8 PM THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN MUCH OF 

  ITASCA AND CENTRAL SAINT LOUIS COUNTY. 



IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING ACROSS THE IRON RANGE AREA TONIGHT...DRIVE 

EXTREMELY DEFENSIVELY. FLOODING DEATHS INCREASE AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS 

HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. CAMPERS

IN THE WARNED AREA MUST MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. YOU MAY 

ALSO WANT TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU LIVE NEAR A LOW LYING AREA 

OR STREAM OR RIVER. 



.END



LAT...LON 4764 9189 4724 9190 4724 9305 4712 9313

          4713 9366 4780 9429



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