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000 

WGUS73 KARX 080400

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1100 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008



WIC057-081-123-080515-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080608T0515Z/

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

JUNEAU WI-MONROE WI-VERNON WI-

1100 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR

VERNON...SOUTHERN MONROE AND JUNEAU COUNTIES...



AT 1100 PM CDT...FLOODING WAS STILL CAUSING ROAD CLOSURES AND 

FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA. 



IN VERNON COUNTY...FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE UPPER PORTION OF 

THE KICKAPOO RIVER BASIN AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...FLOODING AREAS FROM 

ONTARIO DOWN TO LA FARGE. HIGHWAY 56 IS CLOSED BETWEEN VIROQUA AND 

LA FARGE. FLOODING WAS ALSO OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTH BRANCH AND 

WEST BRANCH OF THE BARABOO RIVER NEAR THE HILLSBORO AREA. 



IN JUNEAU COUNTY...FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG SEVERAL CREEKS NEAR 

AND SOUTH OF MAUSTON...DOWN TOWARD THE DELLS AREA. 



USE EXTREME CAUTION IF DRIVING TONIGHT...AS SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED 

AND THERE MAY BE SOME WASHOUTS. IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. 



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 4365 9027 4364 9031 4356 9032 4356 9066

      4342 9067 4344 9123 4372 9126 4373 9091

      4398 9092 4401 9030 4409 9002 4387 8995

      4376 8984 4365 8979

TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 180DEG 0KT 4361 9106



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KARX 080400

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1100 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008



WIC057-081-123-080515-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080608T0515Z/

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

JUNEAU WI-MONROE WI-VERNON WI-

1100 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR

VERNON...SOUTHERN MONROE AND JUNEAU COUNTIES...



AT 1100 PM CDT...FLOODING WAS STILL CAUSING ROAD CLOSURES AND 

FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA. 



IN VERNON COUNTY...FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE UPPER PORTION OF 

THE KICKAPOO RIVER BASIN AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...FLOODING AREAS FROM 

ONTARIO DOWN TO LA FARGE. HIGHWAY 56 IS CLOSED BETWEEN VIROQUA AND 

LA FARGE. FLOODING WAS ALSO OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTH BRANCH AND 

WEST BRANCH OF THE BARABOO RIVER NEAR THE HILLSBORO AREA. 



IN JUNEAU COUNTY...FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG SEVERAL CREEKS NEAR 

AND SOUTH OF MAUSTON...DOWN TOWARD THE DELLS AREA. 



USE EXTREME CAUTION IF DRIVING TONIGHT...AS SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED 

AND THERE MAY BE SOME WASHOUTS. IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. 



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 4365 9027 4364 9031 4356 9032 4356 9066

      4342 9067 4344 9123 4372 9126 4373 9091

      4398 9092 4401 9030 4409 9002 4387 8995

      4376 8984 4365 8979

TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 180DEG 0KT 4361 9106



$$



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