Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2004, 2:35 PM CDT for Fillmore County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 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
- Jun 16, 2004, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2004, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Fillmore County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Se Preston, MN | 4.00 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED. |
| Jun 16, 2:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Se Preston, MN | 4.00 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED. |
| Jun 16, 3:33 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hutton, MN | WATER OVER ROADS IN HUTTON VALLEY AREA...ALONG COUNTY ROAD 16. |
| Jun 16, 3:33 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hutton, MN | WATER OVER ROADS IN HUTTON VALLEY AREA...ALONG COUNTY ROAD 16. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 421 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -70 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 161935 FFWARX MNC045-162300- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 235 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... FILLMORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER HUTTON...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF PRESTON. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATED THAT NEARLY 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST HALF HOUR OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CANTON...HARMONY... LANESBORO...PRESTON...OLD BARN CAMPGROUND AND COUNTY ROADS 12 AND 19. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS... ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 4351 9219 4351 9194 4373 9187 4371 9219 $$ KRC
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KARX 162004 FFSARX MNC045-162300- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 302 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR FILLMORE COUNTY... AT 302 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PRESTON. A WEATHER SPOTTER ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE STORMS PRODUCING THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HUTTON...HARMONY... PRESTON...LANESBORO...OLD BARN CAMPGROUND...WILLOW CREEK...CAMP CREEK...AND PARTRIDGE CREEK. THIS WATER WILL FLOW NORTH INTO THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE ROOT RIVER. AREAS ALONG THESE CREEKS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS... ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 4351 9219 4351 9194 4373 9187 4371 9219 $$ KRC
000 WGUS73 KARX 162102 FFSARX MNC045-162300- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 350 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR FILLMORE COUNTY... AT 333 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER ROADS IN HUTTON VALLEY. THIS WAS FROM EXCESSIVE WATER FLOWING DOWN CAMP AND PARTRIDGE CREEKS AND FLOWING OVER COUNTY ROAD 16. THE STORMS THAT HAD PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THESE CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HUTTON...PRESTON... LANESBORO...OLD BARN CAMPGROUND...WILLOW CREEK...CAMP CREEK...AND PARTRIDGE CREEK. THIS WATER WILL FLOW NORTH INTO THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE ROOT RIVER. AREAS ALONG THESE CREEKS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS... ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 4351 9219 4351 9194 4373 9187 4371 9219 $$ KRC
000 WGUS73 KARX 162152 FFSARX MNC045-162300- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 450 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR FILLMORE COUNTY... AT 445 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT WATER OVER ROADS IN HUTTON VALLEY. THIS WAS FROM EXCESSIVE WATER FLOWING DOWN CAMP AND PARTRIDGE CREEKS AND FLOWING OVER COUNTY ROAD 16. THE STORMS THAT HAD PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THESE CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AT 447 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA FROM THE WEST. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATE THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HUTTON...PRESTON... LANESBORO...OLD BARN CAMPGROUND...WILLOW CREEK...CAMP CREEK...AND PARTRIDGE CREEK. THIS WATER WILL FLOW NORTH INTO THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE ROOT RIVER. AREAS ALONG THESE CREEKS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS... ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 4351 9219 4351 9194 4373 9187 4371 9219 $$ KRC
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 67 min |
| Jun 16, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 5:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Olmsted | 3 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.