Sunday, July 17, 2011

FLASH FLOOD WATCH


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST
  MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...BUFFALO...CLARK...JACKSON...TAYLOR AND
  TREMPEALEAU.

* THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED
  HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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