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000 

WGUS73 KARX 181001

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

452 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2007



IAC005-043-WIC023-043-181115-

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

500 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...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

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



A VERY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD EVENT CONTINUES OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND 

FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG ANY 

CREEK OR STREAM...OR SMALL RIVER...NEEDS TO MONITOR THE LEVELS OF 

THOSE WATERWAYS FOR DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING. SOME RIVERS OF 

CONCERN...ARE THE YELLOW RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES...AND THE GRANT RIVER 

AND TRIBUTARIES.



4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN CLAYTON 

AND WESTERN GRANT COUNTIES SINCE MIDNIGHT...WITH MCGREGOR REPORTING 

8.05 INCHES. 



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS 6 TO 7 FEET OF WATER IN THE COMMUNITY 

OF BAGLEY WITH UP TO 7 FEET OF WATER IN PARTS OF MCGREGOR IOWA. 

HOWEVER IN MCGREGOR THE WATER WAS BEGINNING TO RECEDE. 



AT 455 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THE HEAVY 

RAIN HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA. WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN 

FALLING SOUTH AND WEST OF A WEST UNION IOWA TO CASSVILLE WISCONSIN 

LINE.  



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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000 

WGUS73 KARX 181001

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

452 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2007



IAC005-043-WIC023-043-181115-

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

500 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...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

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



A VERY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD EVENT CONTINUES OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND 

FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. ALL RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG ANY 

CREEK OR STREAM...OR SMALL RIVER...NEEDS TO MONITOR THE LEVELS OF 

THOSE WATERWAYS FOR DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING. SOME RIVERS OF 

CONCERN...ARE THE YELLOW RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES...AND THE GRANT RIVER 

AND TRIBUTARIES.



4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN CLAYTON 

AND WESTERN GRANT COUNTIES SINCE MIDNIGHT...WITH MCGREGOR REPORTING 

8.05 INCHES. 



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS 6 TO 7 FEET OF WATER IN THE COMMUNITY 

OF BAGLEY WITH UP TO 7 FEET OF WATER IN PARTS OF MCGREGOR IOWA. 

HOWEVER IN MCGREGOR THE WATER WAS BEGINNING TO RECEDE. 



AT 455 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THE HEAVY 

RAIN HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA. WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN 

FALLING SOUTH AND WEST OF A WEST UNION IOWA TO CASSVILLE WISCONSIN 

LINE.  



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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