Flood watch and advisory issued after heavy rainfall


Audio|Source: Coleraine NOAA Weather Radio KZZ29
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away or be swept away. Riverbanks and culvert can become unstable and unsafe. This is NOAA Weather Radio Station KZ29, Grand Rapids. Operating on a frequency of 162.400 meghertz to serve the residents of the Western Iron Range. This program originates from the National Weather Service Office in Duluth, Minnesota. Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday morning. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. The areas affected include in Minnesota, Crowing, Northern Aitken, Itasca, Cass, Cook, Lake and Central and northern St. Louis counties. This includes the tribal lands of the Grand Portage Reservation, the Malax Band, Big Sandy Lake area and the Boy Fort Band, Lake Vermilion, Nett Lake and Deer Creek areas. Other locations including Voyager's National Park. The entire boundary waters is also included. The hazardous weather conditions are expected through Thursday morning. The following impacts are expected. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood prom locations. Additional details, multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are forecast through late Wednesday night. This heavy rainfall may fall on top of already saturated soils from other recent heavy rainfall and lead to excessive runoff. Flash flooding is possible. Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov slash safety slash flood. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. The severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Kass County is cancelled. The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, heavy rain is still occurring with these thunderstorms. The current time is 8.09 a.m. Central daylight time. The following is flood advisory information. Flood advisory now in effect until 11.15 a.m. Central Daylight time this morning. Urban flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. The areas affected include East Central Icasca County and west central St. Louis County. The hazardous weather conditions are expected until 1115 a.m. Central Daylight Time Wednesday. The following impacts are expected, minor flooding and low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Additional details at... 7.45 a.m. Central Daylight Time Wednesday, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms fell overnight and another round will fall through mid-morning today. This will cause additional urban and small stream flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Another round of rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area again. This additional rain will result in additional minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include Hibbing, Chisholm, Mountain Iron, Coalor Rain, Buoyne, Nashwalk, Cherry, Taconite, Pend Julie, Hill and X mine State Park, McCarthy Beach State Park, Trout Lake, Trout Lake, Marble, Heart Lake, Calumet and Swan Lake. An area of heavy rainfall moves into the area through mid to late morning today, which will fall on top of previously heavy rainfall that fell late last night and again this morning. Flood safety information can be found at www.weather.gov slash safety slash flood. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culvert can become unstable and unsafe.
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Chisholm, MN 55719
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