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Weather Alerts for Douglas Co   (WIZ001)

icn  FLASH FLOOD WATCH
DOUGLAS CO   (WIZ001)

Effective: Mon, May 20, 2013 10:07pm CDT Severity: Severe
Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013 10:07pm CDT Urgency: Expected
Expires: Tue, May 21, 2013 10:00am CDT Certainty: Possible

Areas Affected: Ashland; Bayfield; Burnett; Douglas; Iron; Price; Sawyer; Washburn
 
Alert:
...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CONTINUES TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY...
.A MOIST AND SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE UNSEASONABLY HIGH
MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
SOME PARTS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER
THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN...IN EXCESS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
FELL OVER IRON...ASHLAND...SAWYER...AND SOUTHEAST BAYFIELD
COUNTIES. PARTS OF SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND AITKIN COUNTIES
ALSO RECEIVED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN FROM
SHOWERS AND STORMS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN FLASH
FLOODING. PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECASTS AND ANY WARNINGS FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...CARLTON...SAINT LOUIS...CROW WING...
KOOCHICHING...AITKIN...CASS...COOK...LAKE...ITASCA AND PINE
COUNTIES. IN WISCONSIN...ASHLAND...BAYFIELD...BURNETT...
DOUGLAS...IRON...PRICE...SAWYER AND WASHBURN COUNTIES.
* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* HEAVY RAINS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND COULD LEAD TO
RAPID RUNOFF AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ALONG RIVERS...
STREAMS...AND OTHER POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
* LOW LYING AREAS...DITCHES AND ROADS...WILL ALSO BE VULNERABLE
TO FLOODING.
Instructions:
THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.