Event: Flood Advisory Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A * SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COPPER FALLS STATE PARK...BIG BAY STATE PARK...ASHLAND... BAYFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... NORTHWESTERN IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... SAWYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAYWARD... SOUTHEASTERN WASHBURN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... * UNTIL 630 AM CDT MONDAY * AT 1032 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A BROAD AREA WITH RAINFALL OF OVER A HALF INCH WITH STRIPES OF RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVER PORTIONS OF WASHBURN...SAWYER... BAYFIELD...ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER THE SAME AREAS...PRODUCING THESE AREAS OF HIGHER RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLOWLY MOVING OUT OF THE AREA SO FAR THIS EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BY MONDAY MORNING...LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MANY CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVER ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WILL BE HIGH...WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND ROADSIDE DITCHES WILL BE FILLED. Instructions: 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. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. Target Area: Ashland Bayfield Iron Sawyer Washburn Forecast Office: NWS Duluth (Northeast Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin)
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 03:49:49 +0000
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