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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

755 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005



WIC005-095-107-050515-

POLK WI-BARRON WI-RUSK WI-

755 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR

RUSK...BARRON AND POLK COUNTIES...



AT 755 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 13 MILES EAST OF RICE LAKE. OTHER 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE ENTERING POLK COUNTY. 



AT 745 PM...A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN BARRON REPORTS WATER 

COMING INTO HIS VEHICLE. A RUSK COUNTY OFFICIAL REPORTS STREET 

FLOODING IN WEYERHAEUSER. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.



EXPECT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP AND PASS OVER THE WARNED

AREA... RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...

BARRON...LADYSMITH AND TURTLE LAKE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 4529 9261 4531 9100 4550 9080 4561 9084

      4561 9269



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JPR

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