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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1029 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008



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FAYETTE IA-CLAYTON IA-

1039 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 1039 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT 

THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND CLAYTON COUNTIES IN 

NORTHEAST IOWA. SPOTTERS INDICATED THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL 

ACROSS THIS AREA THIS EVENING.



IN CLAYTON COUNTY...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT 

WATER COVERING PARTS OF HIGHWAY 410 AND HIGHWAY 3 IN THE SOUTHWEST 

PART OF THE COUNTY.



IN FAYETTE COUNTY...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER HIGHWAY 150 

SOUTH OF MAYNARD...AND WATER UP TO THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 3. 



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.



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 4286 9209 4287 9115 4281 9108 4274 9106

      4266 9089 4264 9090 4263 9209

TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 180DEG 0KT 4278 9161



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