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WGUS73 KGRB 170046

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WIC097-141-170545-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI

742 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOOD AND PORTAGE

COUNTIES...



AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF WOOD AND PORTAGE

COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STORMS 

WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN 

EFFECT FOR WOOD AND PORTAGE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM.



RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN

THIS AREA. NEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER

THE SAME GENERAL AREA. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS LIKELY IN THIS AREA.

SOME LOCATIONS WHICH ARE AT HIGH RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...

STEVENS POINT...NELSONVILLE...AMHERST...AMHERST JUNCTION... 

BABCOCK...AND CUSTER. STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTING IN STEVENS POINT

AROUND 7 PM. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.



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