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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1055 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007



IAC005-191-MNC055-220545-

WINNESHIEK IA-ALLAMAKEE IA-HOUSTON MN-

1055 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR

HOUSTON...ALLAMAKEE AND WINNESHIEK COUNTIES...



AT 1055 PM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE 

MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH ACROSS HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST 

MINNESOTA...AND WINNESHIEK AND ALLAMAKEE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST

IOWA. DOPPLER RADAR CURRENTLY INDICATES THAT BETWEEN ONE TWO INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE BURR OAK...KENDALLVILLE...AND RIDGEWAY

AREAS IN NORTHWEST WINNESHIEK COUNTY. BESIDES THESE COMMUNITIES...

RESIDENTS ALONG THE UPPER IOWA RIVER TRIBUTARIES SHOULD BE ON THE 

LOOKOUT FOR RAPID RISES.



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

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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE

FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT

DROWN.



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 4353 9126 4337 9122 4331 9107 4310 9118

      4308 9210 4349 9209 4350 9171 4384 9172

      4385 9129



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