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WIC029-041-075-085-240930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI

1145 PM CDT SUN JUN 23 2002



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

ONEIDA...MARINETTE AND NORTHERN DOOR COUNTIES...



AT 1145 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. THE STORMS EXTENDED FROM  

HAZELHURST...OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF RHINELANDER TO CRIVITZ TO 

NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY 

RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT.



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

SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY AS OF 11 PM. A RAIN GAUGE AT PORTERFIELD 

IN MARINETTE REPORTED 3.5 INCHES AS OF 11 PM. 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 THE 

WARNING AREA. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH 

FLOODING INCLUDE...PORTERFIELD...CRIVITZ...RHINELANDER AND 

ATHELSTANE.



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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