Weather Alerts for Winneshiek County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
WINNESHIEK COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Mitchell - Howard - Winneshiek - Allamakee - Floyd - Chickasaw - Fayette - Clayton - Wabasha - Dodge - Olmsted - Winona - Mower - Fillmore - Houston
Effective: Tue, 5/21 1:31am Updated: Tue, 5/21 10:00am Urgency: Future
Expires: Tue, 5/21 4:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flash Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Iowa, including the following counties,
Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell
and Winneshiek and southeast Minnesota, including the following
counties, Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and
Winona.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue
today.  Some heavy rainfall has already occurred over parts
of Dodge and Mower counties in southeast Minnesota near a
stationary boundary. Additional rainfall, some heavy is
forecast to occur with storms this morning as deeper moisture
and a storm system approaches the area.  More rain
overspreads the area again this afternoon as the storm system
moves through.  Due to storms repeating over the same areas,
locally heavy rain and flash flooding could occur.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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