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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

202 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BUFFALO COUNTY UNTIL 2 AM CDT HAS

BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED SOUTH OUT OF THE COUNTY...AND NO 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT.  THE THREAT OF 

FLASH FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED...AND THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

FOR BUFFALO COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  



THE BUFFALO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT AT 1235 AM...WATER 

WAS OVER A FEW ROADS JUST EAST OF MODENA.  WATER WAS ABOUT 6 INCHES 

OVER HIGHWAY 37 NEAR HAGER ROAD...AND WATER WAS ALSO OVER HAGER ROAD 

IN A FEW PLACES.  SOME MUDSLIDES WERE ALSO REPORTED IN THIS SAME 

GENERAL AREA.  



BUT...THESE FLOODING PROBLEMS HAD NOW SUBSIDED ACCORDING TO LAW 

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.  STILL...BE CAUTIOUS IF YOU MUST DRIVE 

OVERNIGHT...AS THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS WHERE DEBRIS REMAINS ON THE 

ROADWAY FROM EARLIER FLOODING...AND THE DARKNESS WILL MAKE THOSE 

AREAS DIFFICULT TO SEE. 

 

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