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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

110 AM CDT WED SEP 15 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

  OLMSTED COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

  MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 110 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED            

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED  

  AREA. THE STORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. LAW

  ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT MANY ROADS IN THE WARNED AREA UNDER

  WATER AND CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATED THAT 3

  TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 5 HOURS. WITH THE   

  GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1   

  AND 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHICH     

  WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS.



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

  BROWNSDALE...BYRON...CLAREMONT...DODGE CENTER...DOVER AND EYOTA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 4357 9303 4352 9252 4384 9247 4389 9211

      4411 9210 4414 9252 4418 9299



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