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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

1034 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STEVENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 230 AM CDT



* AT 1034 PM CDT...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED 

  TO REDEVELOP AND PASS OVER THE WARNED AREA...RESULTING IN          

  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.



ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATED THAT NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS

FALLEN DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CHOKIO...DONNELLY    

  MORRIS.



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.



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 4542 9605 4542 9579 4560 9579 4560 9605



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