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IAC037-067-220600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

957 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

  CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA



* UNTIL 100 AM CDT



* AT 957 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF

  RUDD...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF CHARLES CITY. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR

  INDICATED THAT NEARLY 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST

  HOUR OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY

  RAINFALL WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE

  PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR FLOYD AND CHICKASAW

  COUNTIES.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CHARLES CITY...

  FLOYD...IONIA...NEW HAMPTON...RIVER RANCH CAMPGROUND...COUNTY ROADS

  B 28 AND V 18 AND HIGHWAY 18 AND COUNTY V 18.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE

FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4315 9293 4293 9284 4298 9221 4318 9230



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