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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

809 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008



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GRANT WI-

809 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR GRANT

COUNTY...



AT 800 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING ISSUES IN GRANT COUNTY. LONE ELM TREE ROAD INTO POTOSI HAS 

BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING...AND HIGHWAY 61 HAS BEEN CLOSED 

DUE TO SHOULDER WASHOUTS. HOME EVACUATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN 

POTOSI. 



SOME OTHER ROADS CLOSED ARE COUNTY B...COUNTY O...BRITISH 

HOLLOW...AND HIPPIE HOLLOW ROAD. FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE 

PLATTE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.



WHILE THUNDERSTORMS ENDED TEMPORARILY OVER THE LAST HOUR OVER MOST 

OF THE COUNTY...MORE HEAVY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY BACK 

INTO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM. 



AS NIGHT FALLS...DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS WILL BE 

HEIGHTENED.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT IDA...

BRODTVILLE...WYALUSING STATE PARK...PATCH GROVE AND MOUNT HOPE.



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.



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.



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 4251 9064 4254 9064 4256 9068 4264 9071

      4269 9095 4274 9106 4278 9108 4287 9109

      4294 9115 4300 9113 4299 9107 4301 9102

      4292 9042 4251 9041

TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 180DEG 0KT 4293 9101



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