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WGUS73 KBIS 310623

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

123 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008



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MCLEAN ND-

123 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR

CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTY...



AT 109 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER STATION IN 

GARRISON REPORTED A STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3.43 INCHES RESULTING 

FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DOPPLER RADAR 

PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 3 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL OCCURRED 

IN AND WITHIN THE VICINITY OF ROSEGLEN TO GARRISON TO UNDERWOOD. 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 445 AM CDT ACROSS MCLEAN 

COUNTY WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. HOWEVER...RUN 

OFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE CONTINUED WATER 

LEVEL RISES ON RIVERS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN ADDITION TO 

POSSIBLE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS....LOW LYING AREAS AND THE WASHING OUT 

OF DIRT ROADS THROUGH 445 AM CDT ACROSS MCLEAN COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE 

SHIELD...FORT STEVENSON STATE PARK...ROSEGLEN...RAUB...MAX

...GARRISON...EMMET AND BENEDICT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. TURN 

AROUND...DONT DROWN...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT

THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTH DAKOTA.



LAT...LON 4752 10188 4764 10216 4784 10218 4783 10094

      4775 10094 4734 10087 4733 10133 4748 10136

      4757 10138 4755 10164



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