Flood Warning

332 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

PINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

SOUTHWESTERN BURNETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

WEST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT MONDAY

* AT 330 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE LIGHT RAIN             
FALLING...OR MOVING INTO PINE...BURNETT AND DOUGLAS COUNTY. HEAVY  
RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THESE AREAS OVER PAST COUPLE DAYS. RADAR AND  
SPOTTERS REVEAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WARNED     
AREA. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.      
CREEKS... STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM HEAVY        
RAIN...AND DITCHES AND CULVERTS ARE FULL AS WELL. IT CAN TAKE SOME 
TIME FOR WATER TO START FLOODING...AND THE IMPACT OF THE EXCESS    
RUNOFF WILL LIKELY TAKE SOME TIME TO BE MAXIMIZED.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...HINCKLEY...

ASKOV...BELDEN...BEROUN...BROOK PARK...BRUNO...CLOVERDALE...

DUQUETTE...DUXBURY...FINLAYSON...FRIESLAND...GREELY...HENRIETTE...

KERRICK...NICKERSON...PINE CITY...RANDALL...ROCK CREEK...

RUTLEDGE...SANDSTONE...WEST ROCK AND WILLOW RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

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

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LAT...LON 4565 9289 4573 9288 4572 9313 4573 9315
4596 9316 4599 9313 4600 9307 4609 9307
4642 9287 4640 9219 4564 9281

Flash Flood Watch

MNZ012-019>021-026-034>038-WIZ001-006-007-281200-
/O.CON.KDLH.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120528T1200Z/
/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
331 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
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. 

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING

* ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ALONG A COLD
FRONT LIFTING EAST NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE REGION. THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING STILL EXISTS THIS MORNING DUE TO
THE FACT THAT MUCH OF THE AREA HAS RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. SOILS ARE SATURATED...AND ANY
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WILL LIKELY
BECOME RUNOFF...AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOODING POTENTIAL.

* 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.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

346 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHLAND...AND EVENTUALLY LIFT TO THE
NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES TODAY
AS WELL. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING COULD INDUCE
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING ACROSS LOCATIONS OF THE NORTHLAND ONCE
AGAIN. ALSO...AREA RIVERS ARE RISING DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY
RAINFALL...AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS THE WATER DRAINS INTO THE
RIVER BASINS. CHECK THE LATEST FLOOD FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Siren, Burnett County Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Siren, Burnett County Airport, .