Saturday, June 18, 2011

FLASH FLOOD WARNING


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 10 PM CDT

* AT 6:24 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
  WESTERN WABASHA COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3
  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 5 PM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAKE CITY...WABASHA AND KELLOGG. SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS THAT MAY
  BE AFFECTED INCLUDE GILBERT CREEK...BOSTON COULEE...ALBANY CREEK...
  AND SPRING CREEK.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
8 PM. IF HIGH WATER IS ENCOUNTERED...DO NOT TRY TO CROSS. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN

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