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Flash Flood Watch
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001-002-006>008-201730-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN-
SAWYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER...
GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...
DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...GRANTSBURG...
SPOONER...HAYWARD
428 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS...
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS...CROW WING...KOOCHICHING...NORTHERN
AITKIN...NORTHERN CASS...NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE...
NORTHERN ITASCA...NORTHERN ST. LOUIS...PINE...SOUTHERN
AITKIN...SOUTHERN CASS...SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE...SOUTHERN
ITASCA AND SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
BAYFIELD...BURNETT...DOUGLAS...SAWYER AND WASHBURN.

* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAINS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND COULD LEAD TO
LOCAL FLASH FLOODING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS...AND OTHER POORLY
DRAINED AREAS.

* LOW LYING AREAS...DITCHES AND ROADS...WILL ALSO BE VULNERABLE
TO FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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Flood Advisory
WIC003-007-031-051-113-210200-
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SAWYER WI-DOUGLAS WI-IRON WI-BAYFIELD WI-ASHLAND WI-
853 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ASHLAND...
BAYFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
NORTH CENTRAL SAWYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY

* AT 853 AM CDT...THERE WERE AREAS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN THAT WERE STILL EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING DUE TO THE
RECENT HEAVY RAINS. THERE WERE SEVERAL STRETCHES OF ROADS AND
HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA THAT HAD CLOSURES TO WATER OVER THE ROADS.
THE RADAR AND REPORTS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2
TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS MUCH OF IRON...ASHLAND...AND
SOUTHEASTERN BAYFIELD COUNTIES OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THERE WAS AN
AREA NEAR AND BETWEEN MELLEN...MARENGO...GRAND VIEW...AND NAMEKAGON
THAT LIKELY GOT MORE THAN 5 INCHES AND UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN.

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 TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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LAT...LON 4598 9091 4671 9162 4693 9084 4686 9071
4684 9072 4683 9065 4678 9066 4674 9078
4660 9057 4660 9049 4655 9039 4656 9033
4651 9022 4634 9010 4630 8992 4599 8993

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