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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN

720 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007



MNC013-200115-

BLUE EARTH MN-

720 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR BLUE

EARTH COUNTY...



AT 720 PM CDT...RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE 

VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. THE STORMS PRODUCING 

THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE OVER MAPLETON...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTH OF 

MANKATO. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. SPOTTERS AND MULTIPLE 

DOPPLER RADARS HAVE ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN SINCE 500 PM IN MAPLETON. EXPECT ADDITIONAL SLOW MOVING 

THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...AMBOY AND VERNON

CENTER.



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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE

FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4385 9429 4385 9378 4397 9378 4397 9428



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