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WIC073-121000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI

1247 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2002



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



AT 1247 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER 

WESTERN MARATHON COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED MOVING EAST AT 25 

MPH. 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

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...FENWOOD...MOSINEE...ATHENS...

BEVENT AND BROKAW.



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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