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WGUS73 KGRB 160125

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WIC139-160145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI

825 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WINNEBAGO

COUNTY...



EARLIER REPORTS OF A PARTIAL DAM FAILURE OF THE EUREKA DAM ON 

THE FOX RIVER...WHICH IS 14 MILES WEST OF OSHKOSH HAS NOT 

OCCURRED. AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 

SOUTHWESTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY NEAR THE FOX RIVER.   



THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE REPORTED THAT 

SEVERAL HOMES WERE EVACUATED IN EUREKA. IN OMRO...A CITY PARK 

AND A PRIVATE BOAT HOUSE WERE UNDER WATER. ANY ADDITIONAL RISE 

IN THE WATER LEVELS WILL CAUSE THE RIVER TO APPROACH HOMES IN 

OMRO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL 

CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE FOX RIVER. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE 

THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD 

WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER 

BEGINS RISING.



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