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WGUS83 KARX 222116
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
416 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Turkey River at Elkader affecting Clayton County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/lacrosse.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 430 AM CDT.

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IAC043-230930-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240524T2000Z/
/EKDI4.1.ER.240522T1148Z.240523T1200Z.240524T0800Z.NO/
416 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Turkey River at Elkader.

* WHEN...Until Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs in areas near the
  river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 12.6 feet tomorrow morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    12.5 feet on 07/22/2017.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4294 9146 4284 9134 4280 9136 4293 9161
      4298 9161


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Rieck