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Small Stream Flood Advisory for West Central Stearns County until 1:30 AM

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
724 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010

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STEARNS MN-POPE MN-STEVENS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-SWIFT MN-
724 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
NORTHERN KANDIYOHI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA…
SOUTHERN POPE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA…
SOUTHERN STEVENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA…
SWIFT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA…
WEST CENTRAL STEARNS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA…

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 721 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS
PORTIONS OF STEVENS AND POPE COUNTIES SINCE 630 PM…WITH MORE
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE SAME AREAS IN THE NEXT TWO HOURS.
EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA
THROUGH 9 PM…WITH TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS UP TO FOUR INCHES BY
9 PM. IF CONDITIONS WARRANT…A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED
FOR A PORTION OR ALL OF THE ADVISORY AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
OCCUR…ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER
CROSSINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

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LAT…LON 4564 9625 4564 9481 4522 9482 4523 9611
4528 9614 4540 9614 4541 9620