Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
145 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-211130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
145 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...EARLY THIS MORNING

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY REDEVELOP
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.


AREAS OF FOG WILL BE FOUND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY THIS MORNING. LOCALLY
DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING PROCTOR...THE
MILLER HILL IN DULUTH...AND ALONG THE PATTISON RIDGE SOUTH OF
SUPERIOR.



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHLAND MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECAST FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL FLOODING.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH
OF A SANDSTONE TO MAPLE TO MONTREAL WISCONSIN LINE. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL HOWEVER CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW
A TORNADO TO OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED EARLY THIS MORNING
HOWEVER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1229 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

WIZ002>004-008-009-200730-
BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-SAWYER-PRICE-
1229 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

.NOW...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS. GUSTY WINDS
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH
OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION SHIFTS FARTHER NORTH.


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Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
917 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

WIC003-007-051-113-200815-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAWYER WI-IRON WI-BAYFIELD WI-ASHLAND WI-
917 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  ASHLAND COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ASHLAND...
  SOUTHEASTERN BAYFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  IRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  NORTH CENTRAL SAWYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 315 AM CDT MONDAY

* AT 912 PM CDT ASHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED WATER OVER A PORTION
  OF HIGHWAY 2 IN ASHLAND DUE TO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE HIGHWAY IS
  DOWN TO TWO LANES IN TOWN. HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED ALREADY TODAY
  ACROSS EASTERN BAYFIELD COUNTY AND OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
  ASHLAND COUNTY. RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL
  OF ASHLAND COUNTY...WITH LIGHTER RAIN OVER BAYFIELD COUNTY. EXPECT
  THE STORMS TO MOVE EAST THROUGH IRON COUNTY THIS EVENING.
  ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY DEVELOP YET TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST
  WISCONSIN...LEADING TO MORE FLOODING ISSUES. EXPECT AREA RIVERS
  AND STREAMS TO RISE OVERNIGHT.

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 4598 9091 4643 9133 4687 9078 4683 9065
      4678 9066 4674 9078 4660 9057 4660 9049
      4655 9039 4656 9033 4651 9022 4634 9010
      4630 8992 4599 8993

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MELDE

Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
915 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH MONDAY...

.A STRONG AND VERY SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE
NORTHLAND UNDER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY WET WEATHER THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE UNSEASONABLY HIGH MOISTURE AVAILABLE
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

EXPECT WAVES OF RAIN...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...TO TRACK
OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
DURING THIS TIME WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. HIGHER AMOUNTS...IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES...
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. PLEASE MONITOR LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001-002-006>008-201015-
/O.CON.KDLH.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-130521T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-BURNETT-WASHBURN-
SAWYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA...
BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER...
GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN...
DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...WASHBURN...GRANTSBURG...
SPOONER...HAYWARD
915 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY 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...KOOCHICHING...NORTHERN
  AITKIN...NORTHERN CASS...NORTHERN COOK...NORTHERN LAKE...
  NORTHERN ITASCA...NORTHERN ST. LOUIS...PINE...SOUTHERN
  AITKIN...SOUTHERN CASS...SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE...SOUTHERN
  ITASCA AND SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE. IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  BAYFIELD...BURNETT...DOUGLAS...SAWYER AND WASHBURN.

* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAINS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND COULD LEAD TO
  LOCAL FLASH FLOODING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS...AND OTHER POORLY
  DRAINED AREAS.

* LOW LYING AREAS...DITCHES AND ROADS...WILL ALSO BE VULNERABLE
  TO FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.

MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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