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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

516 PM 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 900 PM CDT



* AT 516 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

  WESTGATE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF OELWEIN. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR

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

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

  HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.  HEAVY RAINFALL WILL   

  CONTINUE OVER THE NEW FEW HOURS...PRODUCING NEARLY 2 TO 4 INCHES   

  OF RAIN.



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

  CLERMONT...ELGIN...FAYETTE...HAWKEYE...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.



LAT...LON 4267 9208 4265 9163 4306 9162 4305 9208



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