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WGUS53 KBIS 090242

FFWBIS

NDC031-103-090530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

937 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN WELLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA

  FOSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 936 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED   

  OVER FOSTER AND SOUTHERN WELLS COUNTIES. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT     

  OFFICIALS IN CARRINGTON HAVE REPORTED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO       

  CARRINGTON...FESSENDEN...CATHAY..SYKESTON...BOWDON AND CHASELEY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 4734 9852 4734 9993 4768 9994 4767 9927

      4759 9927 4759 9852



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