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MNZ054-064-210800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

953 PM CDT TUE AUG 20 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 3 AM...



THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO REGENERATE OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND

ARE MOVING EAST OVER LAC QUI PARLE AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. AT

945 PM...A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 4.7 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR THIS

EVENING 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF BOYD IN LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY. WITH

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LINED UP FAR TO THE WEST...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT

6 TO 8 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF

YELLOW MEDICINE AND LAC QUI PARLE COUNTIES. THIS EXTREME AMOUNT OF

RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO FLOOD...WITH WATER

GOING OVER ROADWAYS.



IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY

DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.



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