River Flood Statement 1, NWS La Crosse, WI

Issued

Apr 24, 2008, 12:57 PM CDT (17:57 UTC)

Expired

Apr 25, 2008, 3:15 AM CDT

In force

14 hr

Issued by

NWS La Crosse, WI

Flood severity

None

Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Grant County, WI

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS83 KARX 241805
FLSARX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1257 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008

WIC043-242000-
1257 PM CDT THU APR 24 2008
/X.NEW.KARX.FL.S.0001.080424T1757Z-080424T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY

IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
     WESTERN GRANT

AT 1257 PM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED CONTINUED RAIN OCCURING 
IN THE ADVISORY AREA. AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE THIS 
MORNING. THIS RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH HIGH RIVER LEVELS HAS CAUSED 
WATER TO MOVE ONTO SOME AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 
WISCONSIN RIVER.

RUNOFF FROM THE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE STREET FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS. 
STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO 
PLAY IN FLOODED DITCHES OR CULVERTS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...SEEK 
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
AND TELL THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4295 9073 4268 9089 4275 9107 4286 9108
      4293 9114 4299 9115 4299 9107 4305 9095
      4309 9081 4314 9072

$$

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000 
WGUS83 KARX 250513
FLSARX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1212 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008

IAC037-067-250815-
1212 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008
/X.NEW.KARX.FL.S.0001.080425T0512Z-080425T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA
     SOUTHERN FLOYD

IN NORTHEAST IOWA
     SOUTHERN CHICKASAW

AT 1212 AM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SOME WATER COMING ONTO 
HIGHWAY 346 NEAR NASHUA. RAIN HAS BECOME SCATTERED...AND LIGHT TO 
MODERATE IN INTENSITY...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS DURING THE PAST FEW 
HOURS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES 
HAS CAUSED SOME LOCALIZED RUNOFF ISSUES. 

RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE WATER TO COME ONTO ROADS 
IN LOW LYING AREAS. STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. DO NOT 
ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN FLOODED DITCHES OR CULVERTS. IF FLOODING 
IS OBSERVED...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

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

LAT...LON 4291 9208 4292 9302 4309 9302 4309 9208

$$

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