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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

939 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN NORTHEAST IOWA...

     MITCHELL...HOWARD...WINNESHIEK...ALLAMAKEE...FLOYD...

     CHICKASAW...FAYETTE AND CLAYTON.



IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...

     DODGE...WABASHA...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED

     AND WINONA.



IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...

     BUFFALO...LA CROSSE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU...MONROE...

     CRAWFORD...JACKSON...VERNON AND GRANT.



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH

AREA AND MOVE NORTHEAST. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5

INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ALREADY

VERY HIGH OR FLOODED...WITH MANY DIKES AND LEVIES AT OR NEAR

CAPACITY. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE ON-GOING

FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE

WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR

IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH

FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.



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