Flood Warning
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
350 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THE PAST FEW DAYS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT...IS
RESULTING IN RAPID RISES ON THE UPPER IOWA RIVER BASIN. THE RIVER IS
NOW EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT DORCHESTER LATER THIS
EVENING...CRESTING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN
HOW UPSTREAM WATER IS BEING ROUTED...AND THE RIVER COULD RISE HIGHER
THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST...POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 16.5 FT. STAY TUNED
TO THE LATEST FORECASTS. RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH
OBSERVED AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING
WATER...AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO
FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING
NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE .

&&

IAC005-220850-
/O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0032.130521T2234Z-130523T1800Z/
/DCHI4.1.ER.130521T2234Z.130522T1200Z.130523T0000Z.NO/
350 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE WI HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HWY 76.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  3:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...IOWA HIGHWAY 76 SOUTH OF DORCHESTER MAY BE
  THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

&&

LAT...LON 4341 9161 4334 9161 4339 9152 4343 9123 4350 9125

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