Washburn

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
Burnett County in northwest Wisconsin...
east central Pine County in east central Minnesota...
northwestern Washburn County in northwest Wisconsin...
southern Douglas County in northwest Wisconsin...

* until 130 PM CDT Monday

* at 123 am CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the
warned area. The Duluth Doppler radar indicates that 2 to 4
inches of rain had fallen across much of the warning area.

* Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flooding to occur.
Some locations that will experience flooding include... Alpha...
Branstad... Chaffey... Cloverton... Cozy Corner... Dairyland...
Danbury... Falun... Four Corners... Gordon... Grantsburg... Hertel...
Kingsdale... Markville... Moose Junction... Riverside... Siren... Solon
Springs... Trade Lake... Trade River... Wascott... Webb Lake... Webster
and yellowlake.

After several days of heavy rainfall... the ground is already
saturated across the warned area. As a result... the rainfall from
Sunday evening and Monday morning will tend to runoff. Creeks...
streams and rivers are already swollen from heavy rain... and ditches
and culverts are full as well. More rain will move into the area
overnight... resulting in additional runoff. 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.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. If flash flooding is observed act quickly. Do
not enter the water. Turn around and move up to higher ground to
escape flood waters. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when
water begins rising.


Lat... Lon 4564 9281 4641 9218 4639 9164 4641 9155
      4572 9216 4572 9252 4564 9254


Dap

... 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.