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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

855 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006



MNC013-147-161-071430-

BLUE EARTH MN-WASECA MN-STEELE MN-

855 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR

STEELE...WASECA AND BLUE EARTH COUNTIES...



AT 855 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES 

ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT RAINFALL RATES WERE 

STARTING TO DECREASE. 



THE GROUND HAS ALREADY BEEN SATURATED BY RECENT RAINFALL IN THE

WARNED AREA...AND ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RUNOFF AND CAUSE FLOODING.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...OWATONNA AND 

WASECA...AND NEW RICHLAND. 



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 4386 9436 4387 9306 4411 9306 4413 9437



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JPR

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