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WGUS53 KMPX 202015

FFWMPX

MNC013-049-079-103-131-202315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

311 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

  LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

  RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

  NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

  BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 615 PM CDT



* AT 311 PM CDT...RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 

VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...RICE...NICOLLET...AND 

BLUE EARTH COUNTIES. THIS LINE OF STORMS IS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST 

AROUND 20 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 

POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IS 

CAPABLE OF FLOODING ROADS AND CAUSING CREEKS AND STREAMS TO OVERFLOW 

THEIR BANKS. 



TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED WATER RUSHING ACROSS A ROAD 10 MILES WEST 

OF NORTHFIELD IN RICE COUNTY AT 310 PM.   



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CLEVELAND...

  COURTLAND...DENNISON...DUNDAS...FARIBAULT...GOODHUE AND KASOTA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND

PICKUPS.



LAT...LON 4405 9430 4421 9384 4424 9259 4457 9256

      4445 9312 4448 9345 4449 9387 4435 9439



$$



MKM

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000 

WGUS53 KMPX 202015

FFWMPX

MNC013-049-079-103-131-202315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

311 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GOODHUE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

  LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

  RICE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

  NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

  BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 615 PM CDT



* AT 311 PM CDT...RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 

VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS GOODHUE...LE SUEUR...RICE...NICOLLET...AND 

BLUE EARTH COUNTIES. THIS LINE OF STORMS IS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST 

AROUND 20 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 

POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IS 

CAPABLE OF FLOODING ROADS AND CAUSING CREEKS AND STREAMS TO OVERFLOW 

THEIR BANKS. 



TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED WATER RUSHING ACROSS A ROAD 10 MILES WEST 

OF NORTHFIELD IN RICE COUNTY AT 310 PM.   



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CLEVELAND...

  COURTLAND...DENNISON...DUNDAS...FARIBAULT...GOODHUE AND KASOTA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND

PICKUPS.



LAT...LON 4405 9430 4421 9384 4424 9259 4457 9256

      4445 9312 4448 9345 4449 9387 4435 9439



$$



MKM

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