Flood Advisory for Otter Tail, MN
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What you need to know
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- Otter Tail
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Where: Northeastern Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota... When: Until 900 PM CDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Otter Tail County in west central Minnesota... * WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 453 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Perham. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
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Flood Advisory issued September 6 at 4:53PM CDT until September 6 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Grand Forks ND. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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