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Flood Advisory
WIC003-007-051-212215-
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IRON WI-BAYFIELD WI-ASHLAND WI-
909 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 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...
IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 908 AM CDT...A BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS THAT MOVED THROUGH
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH FAR
NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THE RADAR INDICATES THE RAIN MAY HAVE BROUGHT AN
ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN TO PARTS OF
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THAT ALREADY HAD SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAIN
THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. SOME PARTS OF BAYFIELD...ASHLAND...AND IRON
COUNTIES HAVE RECEIVED A RADAR ESTIMATED 4 TO 7 INCHES OF TOTAL
RAINFALL SINCE THIS PAST FRIDAY. THE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SMALL
STREAMS AND RIVERS TO RISE...AND SOME ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO
STANDING WATER. ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THROUGH
TONIGHT...WHICH MAY BRING UP TO ANOTHER HALF INCH OF RAIN OVER THE
AREA.

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.

&&

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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