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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

121 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2007



IAC005-043-WIC023-043-181115-

ALLAMAKEE IA-CLAYTON IA-GRANT WI-CRAWFORD WI-

121 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...GRANT...EASTERN CLAYTON AND SOUTHERN

ALLAMAKEE COUNTIES...



AT 118 AM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CLAYTON COUNTY REPORTED 

DEBRIS FLOWS OFF THE STEEP TERRAIN IN THE RIVER BLUFFS...WITH TREES 

SLIDING ONTO ROADS. CARS WERE REPORTED FLOATING IN THE TOWN OF 

MCGREGOR. 



THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO REGENERATE OVER ALLAMAKEE AND 

WINNESHIEK COUNTIES THROUGH 3 AM...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING 

EPISODES OF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ACROSS SOUTHERN 

ALLAMAKEE...SOUTHWEST CRAWFORD...NORTHEAST CLAYTON...AND WESTERN 

GRANT COUNTY



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCGREGOR...

MARQUETTE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...LANCASTER AND BLOOMINGTON



AT 118 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SLOW MOVING

THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS 

MUDSLIDES AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS WITH 

THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE PRAIRIE DU 

CHIEN...PLATTEVILLE...LANCASTER...MCGREGOR...MARQUETTE...HAZEL 

GREEN...DICKEYVILLE AND CUBA CITY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND

STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUD-SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. PERSONS IN THE WARNED

AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY TO AVOID THESE HAZARDS.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 4251 9063 4263 9068 4266 9076 4269 9089

      4265 9090 4265 9100 4321 9150 4328 9131

      4273 9043 4251 9042



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