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Flood Advisory
WIC003-007-051-222230-
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IRON WI-BAYFIELD WI-ASHLAND WI-
302 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
ASHLAND...BAYFIELD AND IRON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

AT 250 AM CDT...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH DUE TO
RECENT HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS THE PAST FOUR DAYS ACROSS MUCH OF
BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
TODAY OVER THE ADVISORY AREA...BUT AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF AN INCH BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. THE RESULTING
RUNOFF CURRENTLY OCCURRING COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN OVER THE
ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING IN THIS AREA. MANY RIVER AND CREEKS ARE NEAR BANKFULL EARLY
THIS MORNING DUE TO THE RUNOFF...BUT THEY WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATER
THIS MORNING AS THE RAINFALL ENDS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE THE HIGH WATER CONDITIONS
INCLUDE...ASHLAND...BAYFIELD...BUTTERNUT...CORNUCOPIA...HURLEY...
IRON RIVER...MELLEN...MERCER AND MONTREAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN.

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LAT...LON 4617 9093 4616 9152 4675 9154 4690 9118
4687 9110 4697 9086 4694 9078 4697 9075
4689 9065 4684 9072 4688 9063 4686 9056
4673 9076 4674 9078 4660 9057 4651 9022
4634 9010 4630 8991 4598 8992 4598 9091

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