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WGUS43 KARX 182233
FLWARX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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Allamakee IA-Chickasaw IA-Floyd IA-Howard IA-Mitchell IA-
Winneshiek IA-
533 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, including
  the following counties, in north central Iowa, Floyd and Mitchell.
  In northeast Iowa, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Howard and Winneshiek.

* WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations. Law enforcement reports that many roads
  remain closed in the warned area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 532 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain in
    the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing.
    Between 4 and 6 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
    expected.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Decorah, Charles City, Waukon, Cresco, New Hampton, Calmar,
    Elma, Lawler, Spillville, Fort Atkinson, Floyd, Ridgeway,
    Ionia, Protivin, Jerico, Chickasaw, Alta Vista, North
    Washington, Colwell and Bassett.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4323 9275 4330 9255 4347 9208 4350 9198
      4350 9161 4350 9138 4349 9140 4346 9134
      4332 9130 4321 9162 4308 9206 4308 9208
      4308 9209 4291 9229 4303 9277


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JAW