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WGUS83 KARX 201251  
FLSARX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
751 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...  
 
TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY.  
 
TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS  
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.  
 
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING BY 1045 PM CDT.  
 

 
 
IAC043-210345-  
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-260921T0339Z/  
/EKDI4.1.ER.260919T1141Z.260920T0430Z.260920T1539Z.NO/  
751 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE  
RIVER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 6:45 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING  
AT 6:45 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 15.6 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE  
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 5.7 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.  
- 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  
 

 
 
IAC043-210400-  
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-260921T2207Z/  
/GRBI4.2.ER.260919T1531Z.260920T0900Z.260921T1007Z.NO/  
751 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS  
FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:15 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.9 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING  
AT 7:15 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 22.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE  
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.1 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.0  
FEET ON 06/02/1916.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4280 9136 4284 9134 4269 9096 4272 9131  
 

 
 
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