Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS La Crosse, WI

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WGUS73 KARX 092100
FFSARX
MNC045-109-100000-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
400 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
FILLMORE AND OLMSTED COUNTIES...

OLMSTED COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS AT LEAST TWO INCHES OF 
RAIN IN ROCHESTER THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHWAY 52 HAS FOUR TO SIX INCHES 
OF RAIN OVER THE HIGHWAY ON WEST AND NORTHWEST SIDES OF TOWN. STORM
SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED CREEKS SWOLLEN AND FLOODING CAMPGROUNDS NEAR 
BYRON. 

AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY 
EVENING BUT THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BE LETTING UP IN OLMSTED COUNTY 
AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON.

IN FILLMORE COUNTY...CLUSTERS OF STORMS HAVE DROPPED AN ESTIMATED ONE
TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED. SINCE 
HEAVY RAIN FELL EARLY THIS MORNING IN THIS AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
THE ROOT RIVER...RUNOFF WILL CERTAINLY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 
NEXT FEW HOURS.

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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 4351 9245 4383 9244 4384 9269 4419 9267
      4419 9267 4419 9233 4411 9231 4410 9209
      4385 9210 4384 9174 4351 9174 4351 9174

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000 
WGUS73 KARX 092202
FFSARX
MNC045-109-100000-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
502 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
FILLMORE AND OLMSTED COUNTIES...

KTTC TELEVISION HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS BASEMENT FLOODING IN ROCHESTER 
AND AT LEAST ONE APARTMENT BUILDING JUST SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN WITH 
WATER FLOWING THROUGH THE LOWEST FLOOR.

OLMSTED COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALSO REPORTED A MUDSLIDE ON THE 
WESTERN SIDE OF ROCHESTER THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.
STREET FLOODING CONTINUES. MANY AREAS PICKED UP ABOUT 2 INCHES OF 
RAIN JUST THIS AFTERNOON.

IN FILLMORE COUNTY...NO FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY
TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST TWO HOURS AND EXCESSIVE 
RUNOFF IS EXPECTED. MUDSLIDES AND FLASH FLOODING ARE LIKELY. THE 
ROOT RIVER FROM PRESTON TOWARDS HOUSTON MINNESOTA WILL ALSO BE 
RISING VERY RAPIDLY. INTERESTS ALONG THE ROOT RIVER SHOULD MOVE TO 
HIGH GROUND NOW.

THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS GRADUALLY SHIFTING SOUTH SO CONDITIONS ARE 
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 4351 9245 4383 9244 4384 9269 4419 9267
      4419 9267 4419 9233 4411 9231 4410 9209
      4385 9210 4384 9174 4351 9174 4351 9174

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000 
WGUS73 KARX 092355
FFSARX
MNC045-109-100020-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
650 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FILLMORE AND OLMSTED COUNTIES WILL BE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT...

THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION THAT CAUSED FLOODING HAS EXITED EAST OF THE 
AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FILLMORE AND OLMSTED 
COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

EXPECT STREAMS AND CREEKS TO SLOWLY RECEDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT 
HOURS. SOME STREAMS OR CREEKS AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAINFALL WERE
WHISEL CREEK...DONALDSON CREEK...FREGO CREEK...AND PINE CREEK. 

LAT...LON 4351 9245 4383 9244 4384 9269 4419 9267
      4419 9267 4419 9233 4411 9231 4410 9209
      4385 9210 4384 9174 4351 9174 4351 9174

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