

000 

WGUS53 KARX 250403

FFWARX

IAC043-065-250800-

/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0001.080425T0401Z-080425T0800Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1101 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA

  CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



* AT 1101 PM CDT...ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATED THAT NEARLY 2

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS OVER THE WARNED

  AREA.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ARLINGTON...

  CLERMONT...ELGIN...ELKADER...FARMERSBURG...FAYETTE AND GARNAVILLO.



HEAVY RAINFALL ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...COUPLED 

WITH A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 3 AM WILL CAUSE RAPID 

RUNOFF OF WATER...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. MUDSLIDES 

ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE STEEP TERRAIN OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. IF

FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.



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 9091 4263 9102 4265 9208 4307 9208

      4308 9120 4301 9115 4292 9114 4287 9109

      4275 9107 4271 9102 4266 9088



$$



BINAU



000 

WGUS53 KARX 250403

FFWARX

IAC043-065-250800-

/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0001.080425T0401Z-080425T0800Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1101 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA

  CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



* AT 1101 PM CDT...ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATED THAT NEARLY 2

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS OVER THE WARNED

  AREA.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ARLINGTON...

  CLERMONT...ELGIN...ELKADER...FARMERSBURG...FAYETTE AND GARNAVILLO.



HEAVY RAINFALL ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...COUPLED 

WITH A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 3 AM WILL CAUSE RAPID 

RUNOFF OF WATER...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. MUDSLIDES 

ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE STEEP TERRAIN OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. IF

FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.



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 9091 4263 9102 4265 9208 4307 9208

      4308 9120 4301 9115 4292 9114 4287 9109

      4275 9107 4271 9102 4266 9088



$$



BINAU

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