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WGUS53 KARX 251047

FFWARX

IAC191-251345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

545 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA



* UNTIL 845 AM CDT



* AT 544 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ESTIMATES THAT  

  THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER PARTS

  OF NORTHERN WINNESHIEK COUNTY. AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL 

  REPORTED 4 INCHES OF RAIN AT BLUFFTON IOWA.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HARVEST FARM

  CAMPGROUND...CHIMNEY ROCK CAMPGROUND...HIGHWAY 52 AND COUNTY W

  34...COUNTY ROADS W 14 AND A 34...COUNTY ROADS W 20 AND A 34 AND

  STATE ROAD 9 AND 290TH STREET.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

ROADS AND BRIDGES WERE REPORTED UNDER WATER IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER 

OF WINNESHIEK COUNTY. 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. 



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. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



IF YOUR ARE CAMPING...IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE

TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY

RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM RISING WATER

IMMEDIATELY.



LAT...LON 4349 9210 4330 9209 4331 9162 4350 9162



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000 

WGUS53 KARX 251047

FFWARX

IAC191-251345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

545 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA



* UNTIL 845 AM CDT



* AT 544 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ESTIMATES THAT  

  THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER PARTS

  OF NORTHERN WINNESHIEK COUNTY. AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL 

  REPORTED 4 INCHES OF RAIN AT BLUFFTON IOWA.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HARVEST FARM

  CAMPGROUND...CHIMNEY ROCK CAMPGROUND...HIGHWAY 52 AND COUNTY W

  34...COUNTY ROADS W 14 AND A 34...COUNTY ROADS W 20 AND A 34 AND

  STATE ROAD 9 AND 290TH STREET.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

ROADS AND BRIDGES WERE REPORTED UNDER WATER IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER 

OF WINNESHIEK COUNTY. 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. 



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. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



IF YOUR ARE CAMPING...IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE

TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY

RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM RISING WATER

IMMEDIATELY.



LAT...LON 4349 9210 4330 9209 4331 9162 4350 9162



$$



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