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WGUS73 KFGF 271749

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NDC063-271800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS

1147 AM CST SAT MAR 27 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NELSON COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1145 AM

CST...



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 THROUGH THE MORNING. 

THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF FLOODING.



THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE 

AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE.



THE RAIN IS FALLING ON FROZEN GROUND AND THE CULVERTS AND DITCHES IN 

THE AREA REMAIN ICE CONGESTED. THE RAIN WILL ALSO INCREASE THE 

SNOWMELT RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WHICH WILL CAUSE SMALL 

STREAMS TO RISE QUICKLY. 



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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