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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 
323 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2002

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR 
PARTS OF THE BLACK RIVER...

...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...

RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED THE BLACK RIVER TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN SOME 
AREAS. HERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC DATA AND FORECASTS.

AT NEILLSVILLE...THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET AT 1 AM SUNDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 
FEET. THE RIVER WILL CREST IN THE NEILLSVILLE AREA AROUND 14 FEET EARLY THIS 
MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL.

AT BLACK RIVER FALLS...THE STAGE WAS 47.9 FEET AT 2 AM SUNDAY AND THERE WAS 
MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING. FLOOD STAGE IS 47.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO 
CREST AROUND 50 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. THE
RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.

AT GALESVILLE...THE STAGE WAS 5.5 FEET AT 2 AM SUNDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 
FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING...AND CREST
NEAR 12.5 FEET MONDAY EVENING. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. AT 12
FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND...HOWEVER
THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER 
MAY BE FLOODED. 

STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. THE NEXT STATEMENT REGARDING THIS EVENT 
WILL BE ISSUED BY 8 AM.

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