

000 

WGUS73 KMPX 070106

FFSMPX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

801 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006



MNC037-163-070300-

WASHINGTON MN-DAKOTA MN-

801 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR

DAKOTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...



AT 801 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT 

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDING 

FROM AROUND WEST ST PAUL...TO AFTON AND COTTAGE GROVE. THE STORMS 

PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



IT APPEARS THAT RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED SOMEWHAT...BUT 

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE REDEVELOPING OVER THE SAME AREAS

RESULTING IN HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS. 



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 4491 9312 4475 9305 4480 9279 4516 9278

      4504 9290 4492 9294



$$

JPR

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000 

WGUS73 KMPX 070106

FFSMPX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

801 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006



MNC037-163-070300-

WASHINGTON MN-DAKOTA MN-

801 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR

DAKOTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...



AT 801 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT 

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDING 

FROM AROUND WEST ST PAUL...TO AFTON AND COTTAGE GROVE. THE STORMS 

PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



IT APPEARS THAT RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED SOMEWHAT...BUT 

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE REDEVELOPING OVER THE SAME AREAS

RESULTING IN HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS. 



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 4491 9312 4475 9305 4480 9279 4516 9278

      4504 9290 4492 9294



$$

JPR

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