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WWUS83 KMPX 172235
SPSMPX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
535 PM CDT WED APR 17 2019
MNC037-049-131-163-WIC093-109-180000-
DAKOTA-GOODHUE-RICE-WASHINGTON-PIERCE-ST. CROIX-
535 PM CDT WED APR 17 2019
..URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING EXPECTED
MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
DAKOTA...GOODHUE...RICE...WASHINGTON...PIERCE...ST. CROIX...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT.
* AT 529 PM CDT, ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WAS
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA, RESULTING IN LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING.
THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A BAND FROM NORTHERN RICE TO
ST. CROIX COUNTIES EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH EXPECTED TO
RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FARIBAULT, NORTHFIELD, RIVER FALLS, COTTAGE GROVE, HASTINGS,
ROSEMOUNT, FARMINGTON, HUDSON, PRESCOTT, CANNON FALLS, LONSDALE AND
AFTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 4421 9352 4446 9353 4456 9325 4482 9292
4503 9260 4496 9235 4477 9254 4437 9314
ETA
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