WGUS63 KARX 091527
FFAARX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1027 AM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Flood Watch
for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Upper Iowa River at Bluffton affecting Winneshiek County.

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

The next statement will be issued late tonight by 130 AM CDT.

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IAZ010-100630-
/O.NEW.KARX.FL.A.0019.260710T0600Z-260710T1400Z/
/BLFI4.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1027 AM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Upper Iowa River at Bluffton.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, River is significantly outside of its banks
  impacting both Bluffton Canoe Landings. Campgrounds along the river
  in Bluffton are underwater.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.1 feet.
  - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached just after midnight
    tonight, at which point the river would begin to fall.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4340 9197 4345 9197 4349 9186 4336 9181
      4334 9187

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KDS