...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THROUGH
MONDAY...

AN UNUSUALLY STRONG AND VERY SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL KEEP
THE NORTHLAND UNDER A PERIOD OF VERY WET WEATHER INTO THE NEW
WEEK. THE MOISTURE AVAILABILITY WITH THIS SYSTEM IS VERY HIGH
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE COMBINATION OF THE PROLONGED NATURE OF
THE EVENT AND THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL RATES WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF LOCAL FLOODING. IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT 
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE PERIODIC IN
NATURE...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES MAY OCCUR BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

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NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALKER...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...
HILL CITY...AITKIN
420 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL 
MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL 
MINNESOTA...CROW WING...NORTHERN AITKIN AND SOUTHERN AITKIN. 
IN NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTHERN CASS AND SOUTHERN CASS. 

* THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* ANY ADDITIONAL 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...

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

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

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