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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Sep 13, 2005, 4:15 PM CDT for Houston County, Winona County, Minnesota; La Crosse County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 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
- Sep 13, 2005, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2005, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Houston County, MN, Winona County, MN, La Crosse County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 4:31 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2 | Ettrick, WI | WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. |
| Sep 13, 4:35 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | West Salem, WI | 3 FEET OF WATER OVER SOME ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS. |
| Sep 13, 4:48 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | West Salem, WI | MANY ROADS AND STREETS IMPASSABLE. |
| Sep 13, 5:17 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | La Crosse, WI | STREET FLOODING AT INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND 9TH. |
| Sep 13, 5:17 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.32 | French Island, WI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -276 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 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 132115
FFWARX
MNC055-169-WIC063-121-140015-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
415 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WINONA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
LA CROSSE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 408 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WARNED AREA. ESTIMATES FROM SPOTTERS INDICATED THAT 2 TO
4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS IN THE
WARNED AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BRICE PRAIRIE...
BROWNSVILLE...CALEDONIA...CAMP DECORAH...I 90 EXIT 270...
DAKOTA...LA CRESCENT...LA CROSSE...ONALASKA...AND FRENCH ISLAND.
WIDESPREAD MUD SLIDES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY
NEAR LA CRESCENT. WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE ROADS IN CALEDONIA.
MAIN STREET IN ONALASKA WAS FLOODED BETWEEN SAND LAKE ROAD AND 14TH
STREET. IN ADDITION IN LA CROSSE...THERE WAS FLOODING REPORTED
BETWEEN 16TH AND 19TH STREETS...AND STATE AND CASS STREETS.
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 4374 9119 4371 9126 4365 9126 4354 9135
4359 9165 4359 9165 4425 9134 4412 9116
4407 9115 4407 9092 4405 9092
$$
BOYNE3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KARX 132154
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
454 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
MNC055-169-WIC063-121-140015-
WINONA MN-HOUSTON MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-LA CROSSE WI-
454 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR LA CROSSE...
TREMPEALEAU...HOUSTON...AND WINONA COUNTIES...
AT 444 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING OVER
LA CROSSE...TREMPEALEAU...HOUSTON AND EASTERN WINONA COUNTIES.
WIDESPREAD MUD SLIDES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY
NEAR LA CRESCENT MINNESOTA. WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE ROADS IN
CALEDONIA MINNESOTA. IN ONALASKA WISCONSIN...FLOODING WAS REPORTED
BETWEEN SAND LAKE ROAD AND 14TH STREET. IN LA CROSSE WISCONSIN...
THERE WAS FLOODING REPORTED BETWEEN 16TH AND 19TH STREETS...AND
STATE AND CASS STREETS. FINALLY IN WEST SALEM WISCONSIN...MANY STREETS
ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORGE
FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT
DROWN.
LAT...LON 4374 9119 4371 9126 4365 9126 4354 9135
4359 9165 4359 9165 4425 9134 4412 9116
4407 9115 4407 9092 4405 9092
$$
BOYNE000
WGUS73 KARX 132237
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
537 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
MNC055-169-WIC063-121-140015-
WINONA MN-HOUSTON MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-LA CROSSE WI-
537 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR LA CROSSE...
TREMPEALEAU...HOUSTON...AND WINONA COUNTIES...
AT 535 PM CDT...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. THERE MAY BE SOME RESIDUAL RISES
ON LOCAL RIVERS AND CREEKS.
WIDESPREAD MUD SLIDES WERE REPORTED IN EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY NEAR
LA CRESCENT MINNESOTA. IN CALEDONIA MINNESOTA...WATER WAS REPORTED
ACROSS MANY ROADS. IN ONALASKA WISCONSIN...FLOODING WAS REPORTED
BETWEEN SAND LAKE ROAD AND 14TH STREET. IN LA CROSSE
WISCONSIN...THERE WAS FLOODING REPORTED BETWEEN 16TH AND 19TH
STREETS...AND STATE AND CASS STREETS. FINALLY IN WEST SALEM
WISCONSIN...MANY STREETS ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO 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. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT
DROWN.
LAT...LON 4374 9119 4371 9126 4365 9126 4354 9135
4359 9165 4359 9165 4425 9134 4412 9116
4407 9115 4407 9092 4405 9092
$$
BOYNE000
WGUS73 KARX 132338
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
636 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
MNC055-169-WIC063-121-132346-
WINONA MN-HOUSTON MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-LA CROSSE WI-
636 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LA CROSSE...TREMPEALEAU...HOUSTON AND
WINONA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AS OF 635 PM...NO ADDITIONAL WATER RELATED PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED TO ANY OF THE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICES. RADAR INDICATES ALL
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED WELL EAST OF THE AREA.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
AND TELL THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4374 9119 4371 9126 4365 9126 4354 9135
4359 9165 4359 9165 4425 9134 4412 9116
4407 9115 4407 9092 4405 9092
$$
04The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 26 min |
| Sep 13, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 24 min |
| Sep 13, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston | 28 min |
| Sep 13, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | La Crosse | 15 min |
| Sep 13, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Trempealeau | 15 min |
| Sep 13, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Vernon | 23 min |
| Sep 13, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Monroe | 24 min |
| Sep 13, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams | 26 min |
| Sep 13, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Juneau | 42 min |
| Sep 13, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams | 29 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2005Flash Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005
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.