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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

747 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2005



IAC191-251345-

WINNESHIEK IA-

747 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN

WINNESHIEK COUNTY...



AT 740 AM CDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WINNESHIEK 

COUNTY CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM...THE WATER LEVEL 

IN THE UPPER IOWA RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON ROSE FROM NEAR 3.75 FEET TO 

NEAR 10 FEET. AT 7 AM...WATER LEVELS IN THE UPPER IOWA AT BLUFFTON 

WERE STILL RISING RAPIDLY. 



SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BLUFFTON...BURR OAK...CHIMNEY 

ROCK CAMPGROUND AND HARVEST FARM CAMPGROUND. SOME STREAMS IMPACTED 

INCLUDE THE UPPER IOWA RIVER...COLD WATER CREEK AND PINE CREEK.



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.



PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE

AND TELL THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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



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