Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
915 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WISCONSIN...

  CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES

.OVERVIEW...THE CHIPPEWA RIVER HAS CRESTED AT DURAND...AND WILL
CONTINUE A SLOW FALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IT IS EXPECTED TO FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON SATURDAY. THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS CALLS FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT ENOUGH THAT THE ADDED MOISTURE WILL
ONLY SLOW THE FALL OF THE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

&&

WIC011-091-260200-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130526T0200Z/
/DURW3.1.ER.000000T0000Z.130524T0900Z.130525T0800Z.NO/
915 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT 8:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  MIDDAY SATURDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE NORTH SHORE HIGHWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD.

&&

LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

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MARGRAF

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
906 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...CEDAR RIVER...

  AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...BLACK HAWK

RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

MORE INFORMATION IS AT  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .

&&

IAC013-260206-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130527T0000Z/
/CEDI4.3.ER.130521T1440Z.130523T0330Z.130526T0000Z.NO/
906 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CEDAR RIVER AT CEDAR FALLS...OR FROM THE WEST FORK CEDAR
  RIVER...TO THE CEDAR FALLS-WATERLOO CITY LIMITS.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 89.3 FEET...OR 1.3 FEET ABOVE
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 88.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST...GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 89.0 FEET...WATER IS AT THE EDGE OF 1712 COTTAGE ROW
  ROAD. THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF TOURIST PARK FLOODS.

&&

LAT...LON 4255 9255 4264 9255 4264 9233 4255 9236

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