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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

450 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 7 AM FOR BLUE EARTH AND 

NICOLLET COUNTIES...



...HIGHWAY 169 SOUTHBOUND CLOSED DUE TO MUDSLIDES FROM ST. PETER TO 

MANKATO...



AT 445 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL 

RAINS...CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS BLUE EARTH AND NICOLLET COUNTIES. 

MORE HEAVY RAIN WAS LINING UP TO THE WEST...TAKING AIM ON NICOLLET 

COUNTY...AND NORTHERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY. THE RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF 

OVER SOUTHERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY BY 6 AM. 



A MNDOT RAIN GAUGE ALONG HIGHWAY 169 IS REPORTING 7.3 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS ALREADY FALLEN...WITH THE MANKATO AIRPORT REPORTING 5.5 INCHES. 

A GAUGE SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CRYSTAL IN WESTERN BLUE EARTH COUNTY WAS 

ALSO REPORTING AMOUNTS OF 5.4 INCHES.



SEVERAL OTHER ROADS IN NICOLLET AND BLUE EARTH COUNTIES WERE 

EXPERIENCING DEBRIS FROM MUDSLIDES AND HIGH WATER THREATENING ROAD 

CLOSURE. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY 

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN THE 

TWIN CITIES.



LAT...LON 4445 9400 4424 9404 4424 9378 4407 9378

      4407 9436 4426 9437 4441 9456



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