…THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT…
.A STRONG AND UNUSUALLY WET STORM SYSTEM FOR OCTOBER WILL IMPACT
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS EVENING IN TWO HOURS. WITH
RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR…WATER CAN QUICKLY
OVERWHELM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND START TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. THIS VERY
RAPID FLOODING THREAT WITH THE STORMS OVERNIGHT HAS PROMPTED THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNRISE. THE VERY MOIST AIR WILL SHIFT
EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY…REDUCING THE FLOODING THREAT.
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TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DECORAH…WAUKON…CHARLES CITY…
NEW HAMPTON…ROCHESTER…WINONA…AUSTIN…MEDFORD…
NEILLSVILLE…BLACK RIVER FALLS…LA CROSSE…SPARTA…TOMAH…
MAUSTON…VIROQUA
1105 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA…SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND WISCONSIN…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN IOWA…
ALLAMAKEE…CHICKASAW…FLOYD…HOWARD…MITCHELL AND
WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…DODGE…FILLMORE…
HOUSTON…MOWER…OLMSTED…WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN…
ADAMS…BUFFALO…CLARK…JACKSON…JUNEAU…LA CROSSE…
MONROE…TAYLOR…TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON.
* UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY
* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. AREAS THAT SEE MULTIPLE
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.
* RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
THE STRONGER STORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED…BE VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVING AT
NIGHT.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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