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IAC065-161430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

538 AM CDT WED JUN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT



* AT 538 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED 

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF

  FAYETTE COUNTY. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES

  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 90 MINUTES OVER THE WARNED

  AREA. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING 

  NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  THE FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS

  THAT WATER WAS OVER THE ROADWAY ON HIGHWAY 150 NEAR THE JUNCTION

  WITH HIGHWAY 281.  AT LEAST ONE CAR WAS STRANDED IN THE HIGH WATER.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ARLINGTON... 

  FAYETTE...MAYNARD...AND OELWEIN.





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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND

PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4264 9161 4264 9205 4294 9191 4295 9161



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