Coon Valley, WI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kickapoo River at Readstown.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning to early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, The park along the river experiences
significant flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:59 PM CDT Friday the stage was 8.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 11.8 feet early Sunday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.4 feet on 06/02/2014.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kickapoo River at Viola.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning to early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, Two roads north of Viola may be under
water. Water may be over Highway 131, 3 miles north of Viola, near
Ski Hill Road, and also over Simmons Flat Road about a mile north
of town.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 12.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 14.5 feet early Sunday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.6 feet on 04/15/2014.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR
NORTHWESTERN ALLAMAKEE, WINNESHIEK, SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON, WESTERN
VERNON, SOUTHEASTERN LA CROSSE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 1033 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
La Crosse, Decorah, Viroqua, Westby, Cashton, Calmar, Ossian,
Stoddard, Coon Valley, New Albin, Brownsville, Spillville, Fort
Atkinson, Ridgeway, Springville, Portland, Rockland, Ontario,
Wilmington and Reno.

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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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED