Full Notification

FFWMKX The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Central Lafayette County in south central Wisconsin...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 544 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Darlington, Shullsburg, Belmont, Wiota, Elk Grove, Fayette, Lamont, Gratiot, Calamine and Platte Mounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, WI

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.