Flooding worries recede

It could have been worse.

Despite getting as much as five inches of rain near Ossian, Winneshiek County roads are in pretty good shape Friday.  Just three roads are closed: 177th Street near MIddle Calmar Road, where a culvert washed out; 185th Avenue outside of Ossian; and 162nd Avenue off Sand Road.

A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 1:15 p.m. Friday for the southern part of Winneshiek County.  However, the Turkey River at Spillville has already crested and was headed back down at 8 feet as of Friday morning and the Upper IOwa River remained below flood stage at Decorah.