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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service La Crosse WI

805 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025



...The National Weather Service in La Crosse WI has issued a Flood 

Warning for the following rivers in Minnesota...



  Dobbins Creek at Austin 2NE affecting Mower County.



...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and 

increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa...



  Cedar River at Charles City affecting Floyd County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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 Tuesday morning by 815 AM CDT.



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805 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TOMORROW 

MORNING...



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



* WHERE...Dobbins Creek at Austin 2NE.



* WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow morning.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 11.6 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 7:30 PM CDT Monday was 11.9 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage

    late this evening and continue falling to 11.0 feet tomorrow

    morning.

  - Flood stage is 11.5 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    11.7 feet on 05/18/2000.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 4366 9297 4368 9296 4373 9287 4374 9277

      4369 9279





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805 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO LATE THURSDAY 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Cedar River at Charles City.



* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to late Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Leland Avenue and Park Drive at 19th 

  Avenue begins to flood.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 7.7 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    tomorrow morning to a crest of 15.4 feet early Wednesday

    morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday

    evening.

  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    15.4 feet on 03/24/2011.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 4321 9286 4321 9273 4301 9255 4293 9255

      4304 9273





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