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WGUS73 KFGF 182358

FFSFGF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND

649 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009



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CAVALIER ND-

649 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN CAVALIER COUNTY...



AT 643 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THAT LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS OF

2 TO 3 INCHES HAD FALLEN IN THE MOUNT CARMEL AND LANGDON AREAS. 

DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE

SOUTH BRANCH OF THE PEMBINA RIVER BASIN. RUNOFF FROM THIS WILL LAST 

FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE RAPID RISES IN A FEW 

AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL

FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING

ARE HARD TO RECOGNIZE.



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LAT...LON 4900 9852 4900 9798 4876 9813 4874 9846



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