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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

930 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



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CLAYTON IA-GRANT WI-

930 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR WEST

CENTRAL GRANT AND SOUTHERN CLAYTON COUNTIES...



AT 926 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED EAST AND 

SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA...WITH SIGNIFICANT RAINS LIKELY TO REMAIN 

OUT OF THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA SINCE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...AND FLASH 

FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS RISE 

RAPIDLY DUE TO THE QUICK RUNOFF. ROADS MAY BECOME INUNDATED. WITH 

THE ONSET OF DARKNESS...THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL BECOME 

AMPLIFIED AS FLASH FLOODING IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GUTTENBERG

AND GARNAVILLO



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN WILL ENHANCE THE FLOOD

THREAT. PERSONS IN VALLEYS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND OR MONITOR

WATER LEVELS CLOSELY. ROCK AND MUD-SLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. AREA

ROADS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THIS FLOODING SO USE EXTREME CAUTION.



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.



PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE

AND TELL THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 4265 9161 4266 9161 4272 9152 4294 9116

      4287 9109 4281 9106 4276 9101 4269 9092

      4267 9091 4268 9089 4264 9091

TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 180DEG 0KT 4272 9125



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