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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1018 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST

MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT.

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED.



IN NORTHEAST IOWA...

MITCHELL        HOWARD        WINNESHIEK      ALLAMAKEE

FLOYD           CHICKASAW     FAYETTE         CLAYTON



IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...

DODGE           WABASHA       FILLMORE        HOUSTON

MOWER           OLMSTED       WINONA



IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...



BUFFALO         LA CROSSE     RICHLAND

TREMPEALEAU     MONROE        CRAWFORD

JACKSON         VERNON        GRANT



IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

ADAMS

JUNEAU



RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE AREA

DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...CAUSING SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO

RISE. IN ADDITION...MANY COMMUNITIES NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HAVE

BLOCKED OFF SEWER SYSTEMS TO PREVENT BACKWATER CAUSED BY RIVER

FLOODING. THIS CAUSED RUNOFF PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS ON WEDNESDAY.



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY

AND TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES

POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE

ADDITIONAL RUNOFF PROBLEMS IN URBAN AREAS...AS WELL AS FLOOD PRONE

AREAS NEAR SMALL STREAM AND CREEKS.



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.



RABERDING

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