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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...
PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR TACONITE AFFECTING ITASCA COUNTY
.RECENT SNOW MELT AND EXPECTED LIGHT RAINFALL THROUGH SATURDAY WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE THE PRAIRIE RIVER IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO
RISE. THE PRAIRIE RIVER AT TACONITE WILL RISE TO ITS RESPECTIVE
MINOR FLOOD STAGE OVER THE WEEKEND...AND THEN SLOWLY RECEDE NEXT
WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
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.
MNC061-050130-
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/TACM5.1.RS.130504T1200Z.130504T1200Z.130504T1800Z.NR/
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR TACONITE.
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 7:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING...AND THEN SLOWLY RECEDE NEXT WEEK.
* AT 10.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. THE PUBLIC BOAT
LANDING AT THE SOUTHERN END OF LAWRENCE LAKE BECOMES INUNDATED..
THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.8 FEET ON APR 17 1969.
FLOOD TODAYS 24 HR FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STAGE STAGE CHG SAT SUN MON TUE WED
DULUTH FORECAST POINTS
TACONITE 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.0 8.6
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