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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
942 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Minnesota...

  Cedar River at Austin affecting Mower County.

  Cedar River near Lansing affecting Mower County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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

The next statement will be issued this evening at 945 PM CDT.

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MNC099-230245-
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/ASTM5.3.ER.240622T1141Z.240623T0600Z.240624T0247Z.NO/
942 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cedar River at Austin.

* WHEN...From this morning to late Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Serious flooding is likely.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:28 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 17.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:28 AM CDT Saturday was 17.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.0
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage late tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    21.3 feet on 08/15/1993.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4372 9295 4361 9297 4361 9299 4368 9299
      4372 9297


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MNC099-230245-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-240624T0600Z/
/LANM5.2.ER.240622T1015Z.240623T0000Z.240623T1800Z.NO/
942 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Cedar River near Lansing.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 21.2 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the County
  Road 2 Bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:30 AM CDT Saturday was 19.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.2
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
    tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    20.3 feet on 09/22/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4385 9298 4378 9293 4372 9295 4372 9297
      4385 9304


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DTJ