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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
741 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...The National Weather Service in La Crosse WI has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...

  Kickapoo River at Viola affecting Richland and Vernon Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/lacrosse.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 745 PM CDT.

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WIC103-123-040045-
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/VIOW3.1.ER.240703T2300Z.240704T0600Z.240704T2015Z.NO/
741 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kickapoo River at Viola.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Friday 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 7:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 14.5 feet just after midnight
    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4353 9064 4347 9066 4346 9072 4348 9073
      4354 9070


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DTJ