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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 7, 2008Juneau County, Monroe County, Vernon County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2008, 5:19 PM CDT for Juneau County, Monroe County, Vernon County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 7 hr. 23 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 7, 2008, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2008, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Juneau County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Vernon County, WI

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 7, 6:01 PM CDTFLOODLeon, WIWATER OVER HIGHWAY 27 AT JACKPOT AVE
Jun 7, 6:01 PM CDTFLOODLeon, WIWATER OVER HIGHWAY 27 AT JACKPOT AVE
Jun 7, 6:10 PM CDTFLOOD2 S Sparta, WIPONDING OF WATER REPORTED AGAIN JUST SOUTH OF SPARTA ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90.
Jun 7, 6:10 PM CDTFLOOD2 S Sparta, WIPONDING OF WATER REPORTED AGAIN JUST SOUTH OF SPARTA ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90.
Jun 7, 6:57 PM CDTFLOODElroy, WIWATER OVER MILLER ROAD AND AREA CREEKS ALL RUNNING VERY HIGH.
Jun 7, 6:57 PM CDTFLOODElroy, WIWATER OVER MILLER ROAD AND AREA CREEKS ALL RUNNING VERY HIGH.
Jun 7, 7:04 PM CDTFLASH FLOODViroqua, WISHERIFF DEPT GETTING LOTS OF CALL ABOUT WATER OVER ROADS AND BACKED UP DRAINAGE AREAS.
Jun 7, 7:04 PM CDTFLASH FLOODViroqua, WISHERIFF DEPT GETTING LOTS OF CALL ABOUT WATER OVER ROADS AND BACKED UP DRAINAGE AREAS.
Jun 7, 7:25 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 31 N Leon, WI3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 515 PM
Jun 7, 9:01 PM CDTFLOOD2 S Mauston, WIWATER OVER ROADS FROM 3SW OF MAUSTON TO 3 SE OF MAUSTON. ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE PETROWITZ ROAD...DONLIN ROAD...CARRIG ROAD. THIS FROM ONE MILE CREEK...STEWART CREEK...AND CATTAIL VALLEY CREEK.
Jun 7, 9:01 PM CDTFLOOD2 S Mauston, WIWATER OVER ROADS FROM 3SW OF MAUSTON TO 3 SE OF MAUSTON. ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE PETROWITZ ROAD...DONLIN ROAD...CARRIG ROAD. THIS FROM ONE MILE CREEK...STEWART CREEK...AND CATTAIL VALLEY CREEK.
Jun 7, 9:01 PM CDTFLOOD3 E Wonewoc, WIWATER OVER GEIER ROAD FROM CROSSMAN CREEK
Jun 7, 9:01 PM CDTFLOOD3 E Wonewoc, WIWATER OVER GEIER ROAD FROM CROSSMAN CREEK
Jun 7, 10:55 PM CDTFLOOD2 S Hillsboro, WIWATER OVER HIGHWAY 80 SOUTH OF HILLSBORO
Jun 7, 10:55 PM CDTFLOOD2 S Hillsboro, WIWATER OVER HIGHWAY 80 SOUTH OF HILLSBORO
Jun 7, 10:55 PM CDTFLOOD2 W Liberty, WIHIGHWAY 56 CLOSED BETWEEN VIROQUA AND VIOLA DUE IN PART TO FLOODING OF BISHOP BRANCH
Jun 7, 10:55 PM CDTFLOOD2 W Liberty, WIHIGHWAY 56 CLOSED BETWEEN VIROQUA AND VIOLA DUE IN PART TO FLOODING OF BISHOP BRANCH
Jun 7, 10:55 PM CDTFLOODChaseburg, WIWATER OVER HIGHWAY 162
Jun 7, 10:55 PM CDTFLOODChaseburg, WIWATER OVER HIGHWAY 162
Jun 7, 11:00 PM CDTFLOODValley, WIWARNER CREEK OVERTOPPED A BRIDGE IN VALLEY.
Jun 7, 11:00 PM CDTFLOODValley, WIWARNER CREEK OVERTOPPED A BRIDGE IN VALLEY.
Jun 8, 12:10 AM CDTFLOODValley, WIWARNER CREEK NEARLY OVER A BRIDGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD P JUST WEST OF VALLEY. COUNTY P CLOSED WEST OF VALLEY TOWARD HIGHWAY 131.
Jun 8, 12:10 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ne La Farge, WISMALL MUD SLIDE ON MUNSON ROAD

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 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 197 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1417 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KARX 072222
FFWARX
WIC057-081-123-080215-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0008.080607T2219Z-080608T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
519 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JUNEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  VERNON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 515 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING INTO THIS 
AREA WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLIER TODAY. IN ADDITION...
MORE THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT THE AREA HEADING INTO THE EVENING SO 
FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN STEEP HILLS AND 
VALLEYS. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WONEWOC...
  WESTBY...STODDARD...NEW LISBON...NECEDAH...HILLSBORO...ELROY...COON
  VALLEY AND CASHTON.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4365 9027 4364 9031 4356 9032 4356 9066
      4342 9067 4344 9123 4372 9126 4373 9091
      4398 9092 4401 9030 4409 9002 4387 8995
      4376 8984 4365 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 180DEG 0KT 4361 9106

$$

SHEA
4 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KARX 072331
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
630 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIC057-081-123-080215-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080608T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JUNEAU WI-MONROE WI-VERNON WI-
630 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
VERNON...SOUTHERN MONROE AND JUNEAU COUNTIES...

AT 625 PM...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DROP HEAVY RAIN IN PARTS OF 
MONROE...JUNEAU AND VERNON COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. THIS AREA 
WAS HIT HARD BY HEAVY RAIN EARLIER TODAY SO THIS RUNOFF WILL LIKELY 
LEAD TO QUICKER RISES IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. WATER OVER ROADS 
HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY.

TO MAKE THINGS WORSE...ANOTHER LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS 
COMING IN FROM SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA THAT WILL PRODUCE EVEN MORE HEAVY 
RAIN WELL INTO THE EVENING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4365 9027 4364 9031 4356 9032 4356 9066
      4342 9067 4344 9123 4372 9126 4373 9091
      4398 9092 4401 9030 4409 9002 4387 8995
      4376 8984 4365 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 180DEG 0KT 4361 9106

$$


SHEA
000 
WGUS73 KARX 080145
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIC057-081-123-080215-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080608T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JUNEAU WI-MONROE WI-VERNON WI-
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
VERNON...SOUTHERN MONROE AND JUNEAU COUNTIES...

THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS SETTLED MAINLY SOUTH OF THE AREA ALTHOUGH AN 
ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE PART OF VERNON 
COUNTY WISCONSIN THROUGH 10 PM. RAIN HAS PRETTY MUCH ENDED CLOSER TO 
THE INTERSTATE 90 AND 94 AREAS SO CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IMPROVING 
RAPIDLY. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS BY FOOT OR AUTOMOBILE.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4365 9027 4364 9031 4356 9032 4356 9066
      4342 9067 4344 9123 4372 9126 4373 9091
      4398 9092 4401 9030 4409 9002 4387 8995
      4376 8984 4365 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 180DEG 0KT 4361 9106

$$

SHEA
000 
WGUS53 KARX 080214
FFWARX
WIC057-081-123-080515-
/O.EXT.KARX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080608T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
915 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JUNEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAUSTON...
  VERNON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VIROQUA...
  SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TOMAH...SPARTA...

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT

* AT 915 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SOME
  ROADS STILL UNDERWATER ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN JUNEAU COUNTY
  WATER WAS REPORTED OVER ROADS FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAUSTON TO 
  3 SOUTHEAST OF MAUSTON. ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE PETROWITZ
  ROAD...DONLIN ROAD...CARRIG ROAD. THIS FROM ONE MILE 
  CREEK...STEWART CREEK...AND CATTAIL VALLEY CREEK.ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH IS LIKELY THE REMAINDER OF THE 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WONEWOC...
  WESTBY...STODDARD...NEW LISBON...NECEDAH...HILLSBORO...ELROY...COON
  VALLEY AND CASHTON

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER
CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4365 9027 4364 9031 4356 9032 4356 9066
      4342 9067 4344 9123 4372 9126 4373 9091
      4398 9092 4401 9030 4409 9002 4387 8995
      4376 8984 4365 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 180DEG 0KT 4361 9106

$$

RABERDING
000 
WGUS73 KARX 080400
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1100 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIC057-081-123-080515-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080608T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JUNEAU WI-MONROE WI-VERNON WI-
1100 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
VERNON...SOUTHERN MONROE AND JUNEAU COUNTIES...

AT 1100 PM CDT...FLOODING WAS STILL CAUSING ROAD CLOSURES AND 
FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA. 

IN VERNON COUNTY...FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE UPPER PORTION OF 
THE KICKAPOO RIVER BASIN AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...FLOODING AREAS FROM 
ONTARIO DOWN TO LA FARGE. HIGHWAY 56 IS CLOSED BETWEEN VIROQUA AND 
LA FARGE. FLOODING WAS ALSO OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTH BRANCH AND 
WEST BRANCH OF THE BARABOO RIVER NEAR THE HILLSBORO AREA. 

IN JUNEAU COUNTY...FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG SEVERAL CREEKS NEAR 
AND SOUTH OF MAUSTON...DOWN TOWARD THE DELLS AREA. 

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF DRIVING TONIGHT...AS SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED 
AND THERE MAY BE SOME WASHOUTS. IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. 

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER
CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND
PICKUPS. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4365 9027 4364 9031 4356 9032 4356 9066
      4342 9067 4344 9123 4372 9126 4373 9091
      4398 9092 4401 9030 4409 9002 4387 8995
      4376 8984 4365 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 180DEG 0KT 4361 9106

$$

MW

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 4:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchARXAdams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe and 2 more44 hr
Jun 7, 11:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMonroe50 min
Jun 7, 12:33 PM CDTTornado WarningARXJuneau, Monroe, Vernon42 min
Jun 7, 1:12 PM CDTTornado WarningARXAdams, Juneau48 min
Jun 7, 1:17 PM CDTTornado WarningARXCrawford43 min
Jun 7, 1:43 PM CDTTornado WarningARXGrant47 min
Jun 7, 2:04 PM CDTTornado WarningARXCrawford26 min
Jun 7, 2:19 PM CDTTornado WarningARXRichland41 min
Jun 7, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant33 min
Jun 7, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXRichland30 min
Jun 7, 3:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXMonroe, Vernon46 hr
Jun 7, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse23 min
Jun 7, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningARXLa Crosse, Monroe32 min
Jun 7, 5:59 PM CDTTornado WarningARXRichland, Vernon61 min
Jun 7, 6:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXVernon26 hr
Jun 7, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXVernon44 min
Jun 7, 6:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXRichland, Vernon67 hr

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.