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WGUS73 KBIS 211010

FFSBIS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

505 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005



NDC007-025-033-053-055-057-061-089-101-105-211300-

MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-GOLDEN VALLEY ND-BILLINGS ND-STARK ND-

MOUNTRAIL ND-WILLIAMS ND-WARD ND-DUNN ND-MCKENZIE ND-

505 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 AM CDT(700 AM MDT) FOR

EASTERN MCKENZIE...DUNN...WARD...EAST CENTRAL WILLIAMS...MOUNTRAIL...

STARK...BILLINGS...SOUTHERN GOLDEN VALLEY...MERCER AND NORTHWESTERN

MCLEAN COUNTIES...



AT 312 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. SINCE 11 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING IT IS ESTIMATED 

2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MINOT... 

DICKINSON...GARRISON...AND STANLEY. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA BY NOON SATURDAY. 



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 4854 10279 4855 10185 4846 10183 4846 10117

      4702 10186 4699 10211 4692 10212 4664 10281

      4662 10402



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