Sunday, July 17, 2011

FLASH FLOOD WATCH


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...ANOKA...
  BENTON...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA...FREEBORN...GOODHUE...
  HENNEPIN...ISANTI...KANABEC...LE SUEUR...MCLEOD...MEEKER...
  MILLE LACS...MORRISON...RAMSEY...RICE...SCOTT...SHERBURNE...
  SIBLEY...STEARNS...STEELE...TODD...WASECA...WASHINGTON AND
  WRIGHT. IN WISCONSIN...BARRON...CHIPPEWA...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...
   PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK...RUSK AND ST. CROIX.

* THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE
  RAINFALL RATES OF NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

* FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS
  AND UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...IS
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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