THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EASTERN MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…
NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…
SOUTHWESTERN OLMSTED COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…
WESTERN FILLMORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 442 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. ESTIMATES SHOW BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES HAS FALLEN
OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ROCHESTER…ADAMS…GRAND MEADOW…LE ROY…RICEVILLE…SPRING
VALLEY AND STEWARTVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.