Expires:201205292001;Remove:201205292001;930137
WGUS63 KMPX 291931
FFAMPX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 
231 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...THE FLOOD WATCH IS UPGRADED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...
  MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR HASTINGS L/D #2 AFFECTING DAKOTA...
  WASHINGTON AND PIERCE COUNTIES
.THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST FEW 
DAYS. THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED STRONG RISES IN RIVER LEVELS.
CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED IN THE FORECAST...HENCE THE WATCH HAS 
BEEN INCREASED TO A WARNING. AS LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE
EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR
THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS.

MNC037-163-WIC093-292001-
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231 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012
* AT  6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
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