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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

1046 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005



WIC005-107-041630-

BARRON WI-RUSK WI-

952 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR RUSK

AND BARRON COUNTIES...



AT 950 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS

PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL 

WISCONSIN...OR NEAR CITIES OF RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH. RADAR 

RAINFALL ESTIMATES AS OF 930 AM WERE AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR.  

EXPECT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP AND PASS OVER THE 

WARNED AREA... RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THROUGH THE BALANCE 

OF THE MORNING. 



AT 939 AM...A LOCAL LAW OFFICIAL IN RICE LAKE REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROADS IN TOWN UNDER WATER.  STREET CREWS WERE TRYING TO ABATE THE 

SITUATION BY REMOVING DEBRIS AND LEAVES FROM STORM DRAINS. 



SOME FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE LADYSMITH AREA AS WELL...NEAR 

EAST 2ND AVENUE AND ADAMS AVENUE. 

 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BARRON...RICE LAKE AND 

LADYSMITH.



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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE

FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4529 9207 4535 9091 4562 9091 4563 9211



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