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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

519 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2007



IAC061-181200-

DUBUQUE IA-

519 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR

DUBUQUE COUNTY...



...MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRING IN DUBUQUE COUNTY...



AT 505 AM CDT...LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT MAJOR FLOODING IS UNDERWAY

FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 52.  MANY ROADS ARE

CLOSED ALONG AND ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 AS WATER IS RAPIDLY

RISING WITH THE MAQUOKETA RIVER WELL OVER ITS BANKS AND WATER RISING 

RAPIDLY.  LOCATIONS AROUND SAGEVILLE...RICKARDSVILLE...HOLLY CROSS 

ARE REPORTING WIDESPREAD FLOODING.  WATER IS REPORTED TO BE 6 INCHES 

OR MORE DEEP ON MANY ROADWAYS WITH NUMEROUS ROADS IMPASSABLE OR 

CLOSED AT THIS TIME. 



REPORTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OVER THE 

REGION THE PAST SIX HOURS.  MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 

NEXT TWO HOURS PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES.  THIS WILL 

KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH AND AGGRAVATE CURRENT LOCALIZED FLOODING 

OCCURRING IN MANY PLACES.



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

SAGEVILLE...RICKARDSVILLE...LUXEMBURG...HOLY CROSS...DURANGO AND

BALLTOWN



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.



FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...HIGHWAYS AND STREETS...

UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.



LAT...LON 4238 9065 4230 9068 4233 9083 4264 9113

      4264 9088 4267 9086 4267 9084 4264 9070

      4257 9068 4255 9064 4247 9065 4239 9053



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