BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
159 AM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN…

* UNTIL 730 AM CDT

* AT 157 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN…AND FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES MORE IS ANTICIPATED BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS OVERNIGHT.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…ELKADER…LANCASTER…PLATTEVILLE…BLOOMINGTON…
CASSVILLE…CUBA CITY…DICKEYVILLE…FARMERSBURG…FENNIMORE…
GARNAVILLO…HAZEL GREEN…MARQUETTE…MCGREGOR…MONONA…
STRAWBERRY POINT AND VOLGA.

A BRIDGE OVER INDIAN CREEK JUST WEST OF DICKEYVILLE WISCONSIN WAS WASHED AWAY. OTHER ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING…AND MANY CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE RISING OR ALREADY OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.