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000 

WGUS73 KARX 142204

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

503 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



WIC043-142345-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080614T2345Z/

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

GRANT WI-

503 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY...



AT 455 PM...CALLS TO LOCAL OFFICIALS IN GRANT COUNTY INDICATE THAT 

FLOODING HAS NOT BEEN A LARGE PROBLEM. OTHER THAN SOME SLOW DRAINING 

AREAS...THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY FLASH FLOODING REPORTED AS OF YET. 



AT 503 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM 

ACTIVITY WAS WEAKENING AND PUSHING EAST OF THE WARNED AREA.  

HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS A CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT YET

THIS EVENING. 



RADAR DOES SHOW THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN

30 TO 90 MINUTES FROM NORTH ANDOVER AND BEETOWN...TO 

LANCASTER...STITZER...AND MONTFORT.  THIS RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO 

RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE STEEP TERRAIN...INCLUDING 

THE GRANT RIVER...RATTLESNAKE CREEK...MUSKELLUNGE CREEK...BOICE 

CREEK...THE PLATTE RIVER...AND THE LITTLE PLATTE RIVER. 



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. IF 

FLOODING IS OBSERVED...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND AND FIND 

ANOTHER ROUTE. 



LAT...LON 4264 9071 4269 9095 4272 9103 4276 9108

      4283 9108 4293 9042 4265 9042 4257 9064

      4256 9067

TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 180DEG 0KT 4279 9074



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KARX 142204

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

503 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



WIC043-142345-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080614T2345Z/

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

GRANT WI-

503 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY...



AT 455 PM...CALLS TO LOCAL OFFICIALS IN GRANT COUNTY INDICATE THAT 

FLOODING HAS NOT BEEN A LARGE PROBLEM. OTHER THAN SOME SLOW DRAINING 

AREAS...THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY FLASH FLOODING REPORTED AS OF YET. 



AT 503 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM 

ACTIVITY WAS WEAKENING AND PUSHING EAST OF THE WARNED AREA.  

HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS A CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT YET

THIS EVENING. 



RADAR DOES SHOW THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN

30 TO 90 MINUTES FROM NORTH ANDOVER AND BEETOWN...TO 

LANCASTER...STITZER...AND MONTFORT.  THIS RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO 

RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE STEEP TERRAIN...INCLUDING 

THE GRANT RIVER...RATTLESNAKE CREEK...MUSKELLUNGE CREEK...BOICE 

CREEK...THE PLATTE RIVER...AND THE LITTLE PLATTE RIVER. 



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. IF 

FLOODING IS OBSERVED...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH. TURN AROUND AND FIND 

ANOTHER ROUTE. 



LAT...LON 4264 9071 4269 9095 4272 9103 4276 9108

      4283 9108 4293 9042 4265 9042 4257 9064

      4256 9067

TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 180DEG 0KT 4279 9074



$$



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