060  
WGUS83 KARX 210118  
FLSARX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
818 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
WISCONSIN...  
 
TREMPEALEAU RIVER AT DODGE AFFECTING TREMPEALEAU AND BUFFALO  
COUNTIES.  
   
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA  
 
TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY.  
   
..THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA  
 
CEDAR RIVER AT CHARLES CITY AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE  
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING BY 930 PM CDT.  
 
 
 
IAC067-210230-  
/O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-250821T0118Z/  
/CCYI4.1.ER.000000T0000Z.250820T0645Z.250820T2126Z.NO/  
818 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED  
 
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR  
THE CEDAR RIVER AT CHARLES CITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:00 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 3.6 FEET  
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4321 9286 4321 9273 4301 9255 4293 9255  
4304 9273  
 
 
 
IAC043-211500-  
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250821T2100Z/  
/EKDI4.1.ER.250819T2305Z.250820T1715Z.250821T0900Z.NO/  
818 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE  
RIVER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:45 PM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS 13.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 5.5 FEET WEDNESDAY,  
AUGUST 27.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF  
13.1 FEET ON 03/23/2007.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4294 9146 4284 9134 4280 9136 4293 9161  
4298 9161  
 
 
 
WIC011-121-211500-  
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-250822T0000Z/  
/DDGW3.1.ER.250820T0237Z.250820T1345Z.250821T1200Z.NO/  
818 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...TREMPEALEAU RIVER AT DODGE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, THE RAILROAD BRIDGE ABOUT THREE QUARTERS  
OF A MILE UPSTREAM FROM THE GAGE CAN RESTRICT THE FLOW.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:00 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:00 PM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS 10.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.0 FEET WEDNESDAY,  
AUGUST 27.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF  
10.8 FEET ON 09/24/1986.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4404 9158 4420 9163 4423 9158 4422 9158  
4402 9149  
 
 
 
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