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000 

WGUS73 KARX 080009

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

708 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2007



IAC043-080315-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071008T0315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CLAYTON IA-

708 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN CLAYTON COUNTY...



AT 657 PM CDT...THE CLAYTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS WATER 

OVER THE ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY 3 AND HIGHWAY C 7 X...2 MILES EAST OF 

EDGEWOOD. WATER WAS ALSO OVER C 7 X BETWEEN GARBER AND EDGEWOOD.

SEVERAL CREEKS ARE REPORTED TO BE AT BANKFULL...OR STARTING TO SPILL 

OUT OF THEIR BANKS...INCLUDING ELK CREEK AND WAYMAN CREEK. BEAR 

CREEK AND ITS SMALLER TRIBUTARY CREEKS ARE ALSO BEING MONITORED.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STRAWBERRY 

POINT...EDGEWOOD...WOOD...BIXBY STATE PARK...LITTLEPORT...GARBER... 

AND UPDEGRAFF.  SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SPRING 

CREEK...FENCHEL CREEK...LINDSEY CREEK...BEAR CREEK...RABBIT 

CREEK...ELK CREEK...WOLF CREEK...STEELES BRANCH...AND THE VOLGA 

RIVER. 



AT 708 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW 

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA...BUT THE LATEST TRENDS SHOW 

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL NOW MOVING EAST TOWARD GUTTENBERG AND THE 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HOWEVER...LIGHTER RAINS LOOK TO CONTINUE THROUGH 

AT LEAST 8 PM. 



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

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 4264 9118 4264 9161 4273 9155 4280 9134

      4275 9113

TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 180DEG 0KT 4271 9136



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000 

WGUS73 KARX 080009

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

708 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2007



IAC043-080315-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071008T0315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CLAYTON IA-

708 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN CLAYTON COUNTY...



AT 657 PM CDT...THE CLAYTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS WATER 

OVER THE ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY 3 AND HIGHWAY C 7 X...2 MILES EAST OF 

EDGEWOOD. WATER WAS ALSO OVER C 7 X BETWEEN GARBER AND EDGEWOOD.

SEVERAL CREEKS ARE REPORTED TO BE AT BANKFULL...OR STARTING TO SPILL 

OUT OF THEIR BANKS...INCLUDING ELK CREEK AND WAYMAN CREEK. BEAR 

CREEK AND ITS SMALLER TRIBUTARY CREEKS ARE ALSO BEING MONITORED.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STRAWBERRY 

POINT...EDGEWOOD...WOOD...BIXBY STATE PARK...LITTLEPORT...GARBER... 

AND UPDEGRAFF.  SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SPRING 

CREEK...FENCHEL CREEK...LINDSEY CREEK...BEAR CREEK...RABBIT 

CREEK...ELK CREEK...WOLF CREEK...STEELES BRANCH...AND THE VOLGA 

RIVER. 



AT 708 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW 

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA...BUT THE LATEST TRENDS SHOW 

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL NOW MOVING EAST TOWARD GUTTENBERG AND THE 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HOWEVER...LIGHTER RAINS LOOK TO CONTINUE THROUGH 

AT LEAST 8 PM. 



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

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 4264 9118 4264 9161 4273 9155 4280 9134

      4275 9113

TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 180DEG 0KT 4271 9136



$$



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