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WGUS73 KFGF 271730

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NDC063-271745-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS

1120 AM CST SAT MAR 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NELSON COUNTY UNTIL 1145 AM

CST...



AT 1116 AM CST THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS NELSON 

COUNTY. 



RADAR ESTIMATES AND REPORTS FROM THE AREA INDICATE ONE TO TWO INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY OR 

FROM PEKIN THROUGH TOLNA...STUMP LAKE TO LAKOTA. THE RAIN IS FALLING 

ON FROZEN GROUND AND THE CULVERTS AND DITCHES IN THE AREA REMAIN ICE 

CONGESTED. WATER MAY BACKUP ONTO ROADWAYS. THE RAIN WILL ALSO 

INCREASE THE SNOWMELT RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WHICH WILL 

CAUSE SMALL STREAM TO RISE QUICKLY. 



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS. REPORT ANY FLOODING 

TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION...CABLE 

TELEVISION OR RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. CHECK OUT OUR

WEB SITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FGF/INDEX.HTML USING LOWER CASE.



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KENNEDY

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