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IAC005-037-043-065-067-089-131-191-WIC023-043-103-123-231015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

143 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR

CRAWFORD...GRANT...RICHLAND...VERNON...CLAYTON...CHICKASAW...FLOYD...

FAYETTE...ALLAMAKEE...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK COUNTIES...



AT 134 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS

PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN SOUTH OF A DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA TO DECORAH 

IOWA TO LANSING IOWA TO BOSCOBEL WISCONSIN LINE.  THE STRONGEST 

STORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WERE LOCATED ACROSS EASTERN 

CLAYTON COUNTY.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO CRAWFORD 

COUNTY.



THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE 

WARNED AREA.  IT IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WELL INTO THE MORNING 

HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ESTIMATED 

FROM RADAR...AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.



THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ADD TO THE FLOODING OF RIVERS...STREAMS 

AND CREEKS.  ALSO...MUD SLIDES ALONG THE BLUFFS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS 

THE RAINFALL CONTINUES. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THIS MORNING...BE AWARE 

OF DRIVING DOWN ROADS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE TO MUD SLIDES.



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 4287 9305 4264 9209 4249 9038 4290 9036

          4346 9038 4372 9035 4370 9121 4348 9124

          4347 9304



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