WGUS43 KARX 190647

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service La Crosse WI

147 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025



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Chickasaw IA-Howard IA-

147 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...



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



* WHERE...A portion of northeast Iowa, including the following 

  counties, Chickasaw and Howard.



* WHEN...Until 700 AM CDT.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads 

  remain closed due to flooding.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 145 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported numerous

    flooded roads that have resulted in road closures in

    Chickasaw and Howard counties. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain

    has fallen over the past 24 hours.

  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is

    expected.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Cresco, New Hampton, Elma, Lawler, Ionia, Protivin, Jerico,

    Chickasaw, Alta Vista, North Washington, Bassett, Highway 63

    And County B 22, Highway 63 And County B 33, Devon, Lourdes,

    New Hampton Airport, Jacksonville, County Roads B 28 And V

    18, Saude and Schley.

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



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.



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LAT...LON 4347 9208 4308 9208 4291 9229 4298 9255

      4330 9255





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Naylor