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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

111 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2006



MNC013-147-161-100930-

BLUE EARTH MN-WASECA MN-STEELE MN-

111 AM CDT SAT JUN 10 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR

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



AT 111 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM BIXBY...TO WALDORF...TO GOOD 

THUNDER...TO LAKE CRYSTAL. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTH.



AS OF 1 AM...THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL REPORTED THAT THE MINNESOTA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAD CLOSED PART OF HIGHWAY 14 IN STEELE 

COUNTY. ALSO...WATER WAS RUNNING ACROSS PART OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 

35 NEAR OWATONNA.



ALSO AS OF 1 AM...THE STATE PATROL REPORTED THAT A MUD SLIDE HAD 

OCCURRED ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF MANKATO.



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 4390 9431 4387 9308 4412 9308 4412 9433



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