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000 

WGUS73 KARX 120520

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1214 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



MNC099-120730-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080612T0730Z/

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

MOWER MN-

1214 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR MOWER

COUNTY...



AT 1213 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED 

OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRAND 

MEADOW...BROWNSDALE AND AUSTIN. ALSO...THE TURTLE CREEK...DOBBINS 

CREEK AND ORCHARD CREEK BASINS MAY BE AFFECTED.



AT 1211 AM IT WAS REPORTED THAT INTERSTATE 90 AT AUSTIN WAS CLOSED 

BETWEEN 11TH DRIVE AND 6TH ST NW. 



AT 1213 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WERE 

RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

LOCATIONS WITH THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE 

AUSTIN...ROSE CREEK...LYLE...GRAND MEADOW...BROWNSDALE AND ADAMS.



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.



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 4385 9305 4385 9270 4383 9269 4383 9257

      4350 9256 4350 9305

TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 180DEG 0KT 4366 9284



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000 

WGUS73 KARX 120520

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1214 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



MNC099-120730-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080612T0730Z/

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

MOWER MN-

1214 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR MOWER

COUNTY...



AT 1213 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED 

OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRAND 

MEADOW...BROWNSDALE AND AUSTIN. ALSO...THE TURTLE CREEK...DOBBINS 

CREEK AND ORCHARD CREEK BASINS MAY BE AFFECTED.



AT 1211 AM IT WAS REPORTED THAT INTERSTATE 90 AT AUSTIN WAS CLOSED 

BETWEEN 11TH DRIVE AND 6TH ST NW. 



AT 1213 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WERE 

RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

LOCATIONS WITH THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE 

AUSTIN...ROSE CREEK...LYLE...GRAND MEADOW...BROWNSDALE AND ADAMS.



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.



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 4385 9305 4385 9270 4383 9269 4383 9257

      4350 9256 4350 9305

TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 180DEG 0KT 4366 9284



$$



BROOKS

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