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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD

229 PM CDT THU AUG 22 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BROWN COUNTY UNTIL 3 PM CDT. AT 

230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

HEAVIEST RAIN HAD MOVED EAST AWAY FROM ABERDEEN. THE EASTERN HALF OF 

BROWN COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO AN 

INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MANY 

ROADS ARE FLOODED IN ABERDEEN UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET. SEVERAL BUILDINGS 

HAVE TAKEN IN WATER. DRIVERS SHOULD TAKE THEIR TIME REACHING THEIR 

DESTINATION. REMEMBER THAT TWO FEET OF WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST 

VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. NEARLY HALF 

OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE

LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.



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