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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

1048 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005



NDC031-103-090530-

WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-

1048 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR FOSTER AND

SOUTHERN WELLS COUNTIES...



AT 1042 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING OVER WELLS AND EASTERN 

FOSTER COUNTIES.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE 

EAST OF FOSTER COUNTY...AND WERE MOVING TO THE WEST. THIS MAY ADD 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. PERSONS LIVING 

ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY RISING WATER 

LEVELS. TOWNS SUCH AS CARRINGTON...CATHAY...FESSENDEN AND SYKESTON 

COULD SEE ADDITIONAL STREET FLOODING IF THESE STORMS MOVE OVER YOUR 

AREA.



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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