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WGUS73 KMPX 050328

FFSMPX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

1024 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005



WIC005-095-107-050515-

POLK WI-BARRON WI-RUSK WI-

1024 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005



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

RUSK...BARRON AND POLK COUNTIES...



AT 1020 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 

NEAR ONE INCH PER OUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE.



EXPECT STREET FLOODING AND AND RISING WATERS ON SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS.



IT APPEARS THAT RAIN WILL CONTINUE AFTER MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH NOT 

QUITE AS HEAVY AS DURING THE EVENING. 



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

BARRON...LADYSMITH...RICE LAKE AND TURTLE LAKE.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

      4561 9269



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