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WGUS73 KMPX 060206

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MNC043-047-060300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

900 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR

FREEBORN AND FARIBAULT COUNTIES...



AT 9 PM...RADAR WAS SHOWING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING 

OVER THE EASTERN PART OF FREEBORN COUNTY...BUT ONLY LIGHT RAIN WAS 

FALLING OVER MOST OF FARIBAULT COUNTY. 



SOME ROADS WERE REPORTED TO BE FLOODED IN SOUTHEAST FREEBORN COUNTY. 

AS OF 7 PM...A SPOTTER REPORTED 4.25 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN LONDON 

AND MYRTLE. A SPOTTER REPORTED 2.75 INCHES OF RAIN NEAR GLENVILLE.



EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL RATES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF DECREASING...RUNOFF 

MAY STILL BE CAUSING HIGH WATER AND FLOODED ROADS.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND

PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4345 9310 4378 9309 4378 9422 4355 9418



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