Flash Flood Warning

Flash Flood Warning for Mitchell County until 4:45am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
147 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA…

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT

* AT 147 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
OSAGE…ST. ANSGAR…ADAMS…RICEVILLE…LYLE…STACYVILLE…
ROSE CREEK…MITCHELL…MCINTIRE…CARPENTER…ORCHARD…TAOPI…
BROWNVILLE…OTRANTO PARK…VARCO…RIVERBEND CAMPGROUND…MONA…
NEW HAVEN…TOETERVILLE AND MEYER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TURN AROUND…DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS…RIVERS…OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.

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LAT…LON 4364 9305 4361 9256 4321 9255 4321 9302
4350 9303 4350 9305

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