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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

329 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001



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

MINNESOTA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT. COUNTIES IN THE

WATCH AREA INCLUDE:



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 OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WERE OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE

FALLEN ACROSS MANY AREAS TODAY AS WELL.  AS A RESULT...SEVERAL

STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING NEAR BANKFULL AND SOILS REMAIN

SATURATED. ADDITIONALLY...MANY COMMUNITIES NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

HAVE BLOCKED OFF SEWER SYSTEMS TO PREVENT BACKWATER CAUSED BY RIVER

FLOODING.  THIS CONTINUES TO CAUSE RUNOFF PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS.



ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST THIS

AFTERNOON...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED

TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE

POSSIBLE.  THIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF PROBLEMS IN URBAN AREAS

AS WELL AS FLOODING NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE

LOCATIONS.



PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHS GROUND

SHOULD FLOODING BE OBSERVED OR A WARNING BE ISSUED.  STAY TUNED TO

YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND FLOODING

INFORMATION.



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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME CODING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

329 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001



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

MINNESOTA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT. COUNTIES IN THE

WATCH AREA INCLUDE:



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 OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WERE OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE

FALLEN ACROSS MANY AREAS TODAY AS WELL.  AS A RESULT...SEVERAL

STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING NEAR BANKFULL AND SOILS REMAIN

SATURATED. ADDITIONALLY...MANY COMMUNITIES NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

HAVE BLOCKED OFF SEWER SYSTEMS TO PREVENT BACKWATER CAUSED BY RIVER

FLOODING.  THIS CONTINUES TO CAUSE RUNOFF PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS.



ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST THIS

AFTERNOON...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED

TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE

POSSIBLE.  THIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF PROBLEMS IN URBAN AREAS

AS WELL AS FLOODING NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE

LOCATIONS.



PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHS GROUND

SHOULD FLOODING BE OBSERVED OR A WARNING BE ISSUED.  STAY TUNED TO

YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND FLOODING

INFORMATION.



$$



KRC

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