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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

943 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008



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FAYETTE IA-CLAYTON IA-

943 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN CLAYTON AND SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...



AT 935 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS IN CLAYTON COUNTY REPORTED 3.0 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN EDGEWOOD. SOME ROADS WERE REPORTED CLOSED IN 

THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WATER.



AT 940 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS 

WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER THE WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS 

WERE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OELWEIN...TO 

ARLINGTON...TO ELKADER...TO GARBER. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 

SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WARNED AREA SHORTLY AFTER 11 PM. 



LOCATIONS WITH THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE 

OELWEIN...ELKADER...FAIRBANK...VOLGA...STRAWBERRY POINT...MAYNARD 

AND GARNAVILLO. STREAMS AND CREEKS WHICH COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE 

OTTER CREEK...BRUSH CREEK...SPRING CREEK AND BEAR CREEK.



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

NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.

REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



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 4286 9209 4287 9115 4281 9108 4274 9106

      4266 9089 4264 9090 4263 9209

TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 180DEG 0KT 4278 9161



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