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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

830 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008



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CLAYTON IA-

830 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR

CLAYTON COUNTY...



AT 824 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW

MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS WITH THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE 

GUTTENBERG...ELKADER...GARNAVILLO AND FARMERSBURG. RADAR INDICATED 

UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 2 HOURS ACROSS EAST 

CENTRAL CLAYTON COUNTY.



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 4288 9152 4304 9137 4301 9116 4294 9115

      4287 9109 4278 9108 4274 9106 4269 9094

      4268 9089 4265 9089 4264 9090 4264 9100

TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 180DEG 0KT 4290 9133



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