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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING...RETRANSMISSION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

725 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

  FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

  MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT



* AT 725 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE

  FLOYD...MITCHELL...AND MOWER COUNTIES. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR

  INDICATED THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST

  2 HOURS IN THESE AREAS. STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED...AND

  DITCHES AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING FULL.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING

  NORTH AT 15 MPH.



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

  BROWNSDALE...CHARLES CITY...FLOYD...LYLE...MARBLE ROCK AND NORA

  SPRINGS.  SOME OF THE CREEKS AND RIVERS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED 

  INCLUDED DEER CREEK...ROCK CREEK...WILLOW CREEK...FLOOD 

  CREEK...ORCHARD CREEK...WOODBURY CREEK...AND THE CEDAR RIVER. 



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 4292 9303 4292 9257 4376 9281 4380 9305



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