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Flash Flood Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Thu 08/01/2024 04:20 PM EDT

End Time

Thu 08/01/2024 07:30 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Flash floodradar indicated
Expected rainfall rate2-3 inches in 1 hour

Locations Affected

Willard, WI ∙ Mead, WI ∙ Hendren, WI

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service La Crosse WI 320 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024 The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Clark County in central Wisconsin... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 320 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Willard, Mead Lake and Sterling Avenue And Starks Road. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 4488 9074 4488 9071 4487 9068 4485 9066 4470 9069 4471 9075 4480 9077 4483 9077 4486 9075 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR