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MNZ010-011-200930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN

212 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005



...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR

KOOCHICHING AND NORTHERN ST LOUIS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM...



AN AREA THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS EVENING

AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS HAVE TRACKED EAST OVER NORTH

CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO MUCH OF

KOOCHICHING AND NORTHERN ST LOUIS COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES

THAT AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THESE AREAS

SINCE 11 PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL

WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 4 AM ACROSS THE AREA.



THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN CAUSE WATER TO COLLECT ON ROADS...

ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS...UNDER PASSES...AND NEAR LOW WATER

CROSSINGS. IN ADDITION...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO BE

FLOODED. AVOID AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND IF POSSIBLE DELAY YOUR

TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED THROUGH.



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