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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1031 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022
 

WIC005-017-033-035-091-107-120500-
Pepin-Rusk-Dunn-Chippewa-Barron-Eau Claire-
1031 PM CDT Wed May 11 2022

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING EXPECTED...

Thunderstorms with heavy rain will cause minor flooding in the
following counties...

Pepin...Rusk...Dunn...Chippewa...Barron...Eau Claire...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1030 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small
  stream flooding in the area. Up to two inches of rain have already
  fallen.

* Some locations that will experience minor flooding include...
  Eau Claire, Menomonie, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls,
  Altoona, Lake Hallie, Stanley, Bloomer, Barron, Lake Wissota and
  Chetek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 4537 9092 4460 9092 4460 9200 4458 9213
      4564 9216 4564 9068 4538 9068

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