Alert archive / Minnesota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2005, 5:20 AM CDT for Wabasha County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 8, 2005, 5:20 AM CDT (10:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2005, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wabasha County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:20 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 8, 5:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Zumbro Falls, MN | HIGHWAY 63 IN ZUMBRO FALLS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER |
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 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 395 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KARX 081020 FFWARX MNC157-081315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 520 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA * UNTIL 815 AM CDT * AT 520 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATED THAT NEARLY 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST HALF HOUR OVER THE WARNED AREA. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BLUFF VALLEY CAMPGROUND...COUNTY ROADS 31 AND 2 AND HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY 2. 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. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 4441 9217 4419 9224 4422 9249 4444 9244 $$ RIECK
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KARX 081053 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 551 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 MNC157-081315- WABASHA MN- 551 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR WABASHA COUNTY... AT 541 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 63 IN ZUMBRO FALLS WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY 2...COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4...COUNTY ROADS 31 AND 2 AND OAK CENTER. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LA CROSSE. LAT...LON 4441 9217 4419 9224 4422 9249 4444 9244 $$ RIECK
000 WGUS73 KARX 081158 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 656 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 MNC157-081315- WABASHA MN- 656 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR WABASHA COUNTY... AT 650 AM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A 5.95 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN ZUMBRO FALLS OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAY 63 AND COUNTY 2...COUNTY ROADS 33 AND 4...COUNTY ROADS 31 AND 2 AND OAK CENTER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LA CROSSE. LAT...LON 4441 9217 4419 9224 4422 9249 4444 9244 $$ RIECK
000 WGUS73 KARX 081242 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 742 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 MNC157-081315- WABASHA MN- 742 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR WABASHA COUNTY... LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE WABASHA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IS THAT ALL ROADS ARE OPEN FROM EARLIER FLOODING. CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAIN QUITE FULL THOUGH AND THE ZUMBRO RIVER IS RISING RAPIDLY. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ISSUED FOR THE ZUMBRO RIVER AT ZUMBRO FALLS MINNESOTA. MORE STEADY RAIN IS FALLING IN THE AREA NOW WHICH MAY KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF A HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. GIVEN THE FACT THAT MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...A FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING. THE BOTTOM LINE IS BE ALERT FOR FLASH FLOODING IN VALLEYS AND LOWER AREAS IN WABASHA COUNTY. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LA CROSSE. LAT...LON 4441 9217 4419 9224 4422 9249 4444 9244 $$ SHEA
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha, Winona | 57 min |
| Jun 7, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 9:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 113 min |
| Jun 7, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 4:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 6:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 32 min |
Nearby
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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.