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    Reported at Brainerd, Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport, MN
    5:53 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch


MNC001-021-035-115-WIC013-129-280600-
/O.NEW.KDLH.SV.A.0307.120527T2310Z-120528T0600Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
307 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA

AITKIN                CASS                  CROW WING            
PINE                  

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

BURNETT               WASHBURN              

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AITKIN...BRAINERD...GRANTSBURG...

HINCKLEY...SPOONER AND WALKER.

Flash Flood Watch


...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT AND BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

MUCH OF THE REGION HAS ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL THIS
PAST WEEK AND AGAIN THIS MORNING. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT OVER THE SAME AREAS...AREAL
FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

MNZ012-019>021-026-034>038-WIZ001-006-007-280900-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISABELLA...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...

GRAND MARAIS...GRAND RAPIDS...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...

DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER
324 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE 
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS... 
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS...CROW WING...NORTHERN AITKIN...NORTHERN 
COOK/NORTHERN LAKE...PINE...SOUTHERN AITKIN...SOUTHERN 
COOK/LAKESHORE...SOUTHERN ITASCA AND SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE. 
IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...BURNETT...DOUGLAS AND WASHBURN. 

* FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A COLD FRONT ON SATURATED SOILS WILL 
ALLOW FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES 
OF RAIN IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME POSSIBLE. 

* IF YOU LIVE NEAR A RIVER...STREAM OR IN A LOW LYING AREA...BE 
SURE TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND BE READY 
TO HEAD TO COVER IN THE EVENT FLOODING OCCURS. THIS COULD BE A 
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE WATER RISES VERY QUICKLY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

Flood Advisory

240 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS EXTENDED THE

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...

SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

CROW WING COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BRAINERD...

SOUTHERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT MONDAY

* HEAVY RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT...WITH BOTH RADAR ESTIMATES AND          
OBSERVATIONS SHOWING 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN CASS...MUCH OF  
CROW WING AND PORTIONS OF AITKIN COUNTIES. THE BULK OF THE RAIN    
HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND COULD LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD 
OF FLOODING. SATURATED SOILS WILL RESULT IN EFFICIENT RUNOFF
AND OVERLAND FLOW QUICKLY FILLING DRAINAGES AND STREAMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.  NIGHT TIME
FLOODING IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AS CONDITIONS ARE DIFFICULT TO 
IDENTIFY IN THE DARK. 

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR SWOLLEN STREAMS AND DRAINAGES AS THE BANKS
MAYBE VERY UNSTABLE.  TOO OFTEN CURIOSITY OF RUSHING WATER DISTRACTS FROM 
THE REAL DANGER.  KEEP YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES SAFE...STAY AWAY FROM 
RUSHING WATERS  

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4681 9477 4682 9357 4676 9330 4634 9307
4615 9313 4614 9343 4624 9344 4624 9380
4617 9382 4621 9440 4628 9435 4631 9440
4630 9455 4635 9466 4634 9473 4640 9479
4665 9481

Flood Warning


...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING 
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR FORT RIPLEY AFFECTING MORRISON AND CROW WING
COUNTIES
ST. LOUIS RIVER AT SCANLON AFFECTING CARLTON COUNTY

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR AITKIN AFFECTING AITKIN COUNTY

.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVEN DAYS HAS SATURATED SOILS AND 
GENERATED RAPID RUNOFF IN AREA RIVER BASINS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST OVER THESE AREAS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.  
AS OF 1100 AM SUNDAY MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE OVER 
THEIR BANKS. THE COMBINATION OF SATURATED SOILS AND ANTICIPATED HEAVY 
RAIN WILL RESULT IN EFFICIENT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS. THIS
WILL CONTINUE DRIVING RIVER LEVELS HIGHER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HAVE THEM RELAY THE REPORT
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...

FOR THE MOST RECENT RIVER INFORMATION GO TO OUR WEB PAGE AT: 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DLH 
AND VISIT THE AHPS/RIVER INFORMATION SECTION FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.

TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN...DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

&&

MNC035-097-281848-
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/FTRM5.2.ER.120528T1800Z.120602T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
149 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR FORT RIPLEY.

* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* AT 11:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* AT 12.0 FEET...THE BOAT LANDING AND PARKING LOT AT THE PUBLIC 
ACCESS ARE UNDER WATER.  
THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.3 FEET ON MAR 23 1966.

&& 

FLOOD  TODAYS  24 HR        FORECAST 7AM     
LOCATION      STAGE  STAGE   CHG    MON   TUE   WED   THU   FRI

DULUTH FORECAST POINTS
FORT RIPLEY  10     9.3            9.9  10.4  11.2  11.8  12.2
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