FLASH FLOOD WARNING

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WABASHA COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 745 PM...THE WABASHA SHERIFF AND PUBLIC REPORTS INDICATE THAT
WATER FROM BREMERS CREEK WAS RISING QUICKLY AND WAS ALREADY OVER
MARION STREET SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CITY. OFFICIALS HAVE SET UP
BARRICADES CLOSING OFF MARION STREET. AROUND 645 PM...WATER FROM
THIS CREEK ALSO CAUSED SOME EROSION ALONG HIGHWAY 63 AND CAUSED TWO
TREES TO FALL DOWN.

AT 758 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
OBSERVERS IN LAKE CITY REPORTED AT 730 PM THAT THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAD FALLEN.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...LAKE
CITY...WABASHA AND KELLOGG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.