Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at May 9, 2004, 9:10 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin; Wabasha County, Minnesota. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2004, 9:10 PM CDT (02:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2004, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Wabasha County, MN, Buffalo County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 9:54 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Nelson, WI | TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITH DITCHES FULL OF WATER. |
| May 9, 10:24 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Nelson, WI | NELSON FIRE DEPT IS NOW REPORTING 3.00 INCHES OF RAIN. |
| May 9, 11:12 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Wabasha, MN | SKYWARN OBSERVER REPORTED 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR. |
| May 9, 11:21 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Arcadia, WI | STREETS FLOODING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 306 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -818 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KARX 100213
FFWARX
MNC157-WIC011-121-100615-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
910 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
BUFFALO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT
* AT 910 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS WABASHA COUNTY IN
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES IN WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATED THAT 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 6 PM OVER THE WARNED AREA. STROMS
WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE WARNERD AREA THROUGH 1 AM CDT.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...LOCK AND DAM 4...
ALMA...ARCADIA...BLAIR...INDEPENDENCE...LAKE CITY...KELLOGG AND
MODENA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 4445 9242 4427 9241 4422 9118 4459 9119
4459 9198 4443 9209
$$
DAS6 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KARX 100252 RRA FFSARX MNC157-WIC011-121-100615- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 950 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 115 AM... VERY HEAVY RAIN FALL...UP TO TWO INCHES...HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN NEAR NELSON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. DITCHES ARE FULL IN THE NELSON WISCONSIN AREA...NEAR WABASHA MINNESOTA. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS THAT MAY BE HARD TO SPOT AT NIGHT. MOVE TO HIGH GROUND. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. MOVE TO HIGH GROUND DO NOT DRIVE INTO HIGH WATER $$ SHEA
000 WGUS73 KARX 100400 RRA FFSARX MNC157-WIC011-121-100615- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1100 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 115 AM... THE HEAVY RAIN THAT HIT PARTS OF WABASHA MINNESOTA AND THE NELSON AREA IN WESTERN WISCONSIN HAS SHIFTED SOUTH. OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL AS THESE STORMS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA SO FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA OR WESTERN WISCONSIN...USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLOODED ROADS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO HIGH WATER. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGH GROUND REMEMBER...FLASH FLOODING IS HARD TO SPOT AT NIGHT. $$ SHEA
000 WGUS73 KARX 100424 RRA FFSARX MNC157-WIC011-121-100615- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1123 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 115 AM... HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER THESE COUNTIES. AT 1118 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATE ALONG HIGHWAY 35 IN WISCONSIN NEAR THE BUFFALO AND COCHRANE AREAS. WITH THE STEEPER TERRAIN ALONG THE RIVER NEAR THOSE LOCATIONS IN BUFFALO COUNTY...DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE THREAT OF MUDSLIDES. THE THREAT WOULD EXTENDED FROM ALMA TO FOUNTAIN CITY THROUGH 115 AM. STREET FLOODING IS ALSO REPORTED IN ARCADIA AT 1120 PM. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA OR WESTERN WISCONSIN...USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLOODED ROADS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO HIGH WATER. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER 1230 AM. UNTIL THAT TIME...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE TO HIGH GROUND REMEMBER...FLASH FLOODING IS HARD TO SPOT AT NIGHT. $$ BAUMGARDT
000 WGUS73 KARX 100506 RRA FFSARX MNC157-WIC011-121-100615- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1206 AM CDT MON MAY 10 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 115 AM... ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THIS AREA... STEADY RAIN AND RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO SPOT AT NIGHT. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH LOW AREAS AND WATCH FOR MUDSLIDES OR DEBRIS. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA OR WESTERN WISCONSIN...USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLOODED ROADS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO HIGH WATER. RAINFALL SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH 100 AM. REMEMBER...FLASH FLOODING IS HARD TO SPOT AT NIGHT. $$ SHEA
000 WGUS73 KARX 100608 RRA FFSARX MNC157-WIC011-121-100630- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1207 AM CDT MON MAY 10 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 115 AM... THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED FOR THE OVERNIGHT...AND THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 115 AM. ONLY LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL NOT POSE ANY ADDITIONAL THREAT FOR FLOODING. HOWEVER...ROADS MAY HAVE DAMAGE FROM THE EARLIER RAINFALL. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH LOW AREAS AND WATCH FOR MUDSLIDES OR DEBRIS. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA OR WESTERN WISCONSIN...USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT. $$ BAUMGARDT
000 WGUS73 KARX 100609 CCA FFSARX MNC157-WIC011-121-100630- FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED ISSUANCE TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 109 AM CDT MON MAY 10 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND BUFFALO AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 115 AM... THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED FOR THE OVERNIGHT...AND THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 115 AM. ONLY LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL NOT POSE ANY ADDITIONAL THREAT FOR FLOODING. HOWEVER...ROADS MAY HAVE DAMAGE FROM THE EARLIER RAINFALL. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH LOW AREAS AND WATCH FOR MUDSLIDES OR DEBRIS. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA OR WESTERN WISCONSIN...USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT. $$ BAUMGARDT
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 59 min |
| May 9, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark | 54 min |
| May 9, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 57 min |
| May 9, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 37 min |
| May 9, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 63 min |
| May 9, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 59 min |
| May 9, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted | 67 min |
| May 9, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mower | 73 min |
| May 9, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 68 min |
| May 9, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 60 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2004Flash Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.