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Conditions Updated: 11:37 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Temperature 46°F Windchill 39°F Humidity 93% Dew Point 45°F Wind East at 20 mph Pressure 29.73 in (Steady) Conditions Thunderstorms and Rain Visibility 0.5 miles Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 200 ft Overcast (OVC) : 4200 ft Yesterday's Maximum 61°F Yesterday's Minimum 45°F Sunrise 05:20 AM (CDT) Sunset 08:50 PM (CDT) Moon Rise 11:40 AM (CDT) Moon Set 12:45 AM (CDT) Moon Phase Local Radar » Expand Image Local Satellite » Expand Image

Forecast as of 10:00 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 Flash Flood Watch in effect until 7 am CDT Monday... Sunday Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers, then thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 59F. Breezy. Winds from the East at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. Sunday Night Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. Low of 54F. Winds from the ENE at 5 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 1.3 in. possible. Monday Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 73F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Monday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 45F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tuesday Overcast with a chance of rain, then rain showers in the afternoon. High of 57F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Tuesday Night Overcast with a chance of rain. Low of 37F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Wednesday Partly cloudy in the morning, then overcast. High of 59F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy in the evening, then overcast. Low of 36F. Winds less than 5 mph. Thursday Mostly cloudy. High of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 43F. Winds less than 5 mph. Friday Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 46F. Winds less than 5 mph. Saturday Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 70F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Saturday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 52F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Sunday Mostly cloudy. High of 70F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 15 mph. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 55F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Monday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Monday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tuesday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 70F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Wednesday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 68F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 55F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Thursday Clear with a chance of rain. High of 68F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Thursday Night Clear. Low of 55F. Winds less than 5 mph. Flash Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning Statement Issued: 11:32 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 ... Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for west central Douglas... southwestern Burnett... Pine and southeastern Carlton counties until 330 am CDT... At 1129 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Duluth Doppler radar estimates that up to 4 inches of rain may have fallen during the evening in portions of Pine County. Another inch or two of rain may fall yet into the early morning. Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hinckley... Askov... Barnum... Beroun... Bruno... Cloverdale... Duxbury... Finlayson... Foxboro... Grantsburg... Holyoke... Pine City... Rock Creek... Rutledge... Sandstone and Scotts Corner. The Pine County law enforcement center reported only some minor issues with flooding as of 1130 PM... but any additional rainfall is expected to cause flash flooding into early morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. If flooding is observed... act quickly. Do not enter the water. Turn around and move up to higher ground. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising. Lat... Lon 4565 9289 4573 9288 4572 9313 4573 9315       4589 9316 4599 9309 4600 9307 4602 9307       4663 9269 4662 9201 4564 9280 Dap 446 PM CDT sun may 27 2012 The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a * Flood Warning for... northern Bayfield County in northwest Wisconsin... northern Douglas County in northwest Wisconsin... southeastern Carlton County in northeast Minnesota... * until 430 PM CDT Monday * at 427 PM CDT... local law enforcement officials reported several area roads were closed or damaged by high water. Areas impacted stretch from the Nemadji river headwaters east to the Bayfield peninsula... mainly north of United States Highway 2. Two to three inches of rain had fallen across these areas during the overnight hours Saturday into Sunday. * Additional rainfall amounts of one to three inches are possible in the warned area. Rainfall rates will be high tonight especially rain associated with thunderstorms which will overwhelm drainage systems. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams... country roads... as well as farmland along the banks of creeks and streams. 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. If you are in a flood prone area be prepared to take action and make a plan now should flooding occur in your area. 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. Lat... Lon 4643 9266 4663 9256 4664 9225 4670 9197       4670 9182 4680 9138 4688 9123 4689 9116       4687 9111 4692 9102 4696 9085 4691 9075       4680 9080 4676 9086 4671 9084 4658 9094       4639 9164 Gohde 149 PM CDT sun may 27 2012 The National Weather Service in Duluth has issued a * Flood Warning for the St. Louis river at Scanlon. * From Monday morning to Thursday afternoon. * At 11:30 am Sunday the stage was 9.2 feet. * Flood stage is 10.5 feet. * Forecast... rise above flood stage by tomorrow late morning and continue to rise to near 11.6 feet by early Tuesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by early Thursday morning. * At 12.0 feet... water approaches canoe rental shop and resturant near the river.. this crest compares to a previous crest of 12.8 feet on Oct 13 1973.               Flood todays 24 hr forecast 7am location stage stage chg Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Duluth forecast points Scanlon 10.5 9.2 -0.6 10.2 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.3 Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch Statement Issued: 9:02 PM CDT on May 27, 2012 The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued an * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Rapid River rises in... southeastern Aitkin County in east central Minnesota... Pine County in east central Minnesota... this includes the city of Hinckley... southern Carlton County in northeast Minnesota... southwestern Burnett County in northwest Wisconsin... west central Douglas County in northwest Wisconsin... * until 300 am CDT Monday * at 857 PM CDT... Duluth Doppler radar indicated numerous thunderstorms producing heavy rain... moving slowly northeast through much of eastern Pine County. Rainfall on the order of 1 to 2 inches has been common... with localized rainfall of more than 2 inches. Another large area of extremely heavy rainfall will also move in from the south... with another couple inches of rainfall possible. We will also continue to monitor this area for possible flash flooding. * The heavy rain will quickly inundate saturated ground from recent rains... resulting in swollen creeks... rivers and streams. Ditches and culverts will fill and possibly start to affect roads. If you live in a flood prone area... start making preparations in the event the event becomes even more serious. Eastern Pine County... southeastern Carlton County and far western Douglas County appear to be most likely to see the flooding in the next few hours. 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. Lat... Lon 4565 9289 4573 9288 4572 9313 4573 9315       4598 9315 4600 9307 4614 9306 4616 9320       4658 9307 4656 9213 4564 9282 Dap 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. 938 PM CDT Sat may 26 2012 The National Weather Service in Duluth has issued a * Flood Advisory for the St. Louis river at Scanlon. * At 8:30 PM Saturday the stage was 9.5 feet. * Flood stage is 10.5 feet. * Forecast... the river will rise to near 10.0 feet Monday morning. * At 10.5 feet... property flooding occurs at two businesses in Scanlon..               flood todays 24 hr forecast 7am location stage stage chg sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Duluth forecast points Scanlon 10.5 9.5 10.0 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.3

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