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River Flood Warning 11, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this river flood warning at Apr 25, 2008, 6:53 AM CDT for Clayton County, Iowa; Crawford County, Grant County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 25, 2008, 12:43 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2008, 6:53 AM CDT (11:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2008, 12:43 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2008, 11:36 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Clayton County, IA, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI
The river
Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at McGregor (MCGI4). The gauge peaked at 17.02 ft at Apr 27, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 22 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05389500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS43 KARX 251153 FLWARX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 653 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES ...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST 24 TO 30 HOURS. THIS RAIN IS RESULTING IN RISING WATER LEVELS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND SOME OF ITS TRIBUTARIES. AT APPEARS THAT SOME MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MCGREGOR AREA. THE LATEST RIVER STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BELOW. SAFETY MESSAGE... IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC023-043-252153- /O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0011.080425T1743Z-080430T1205Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1743Z.080426T1800Z.080430T0005Z.NO/ 653 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MID-DAY...REACHING A CREST NEAR 16.3 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FROIL ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$
16 follow-up statements
000 WGUS83 KARX 260126 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 826 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HWY 76 AFFECTING ALLAMAKEE COUNTY ...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...... MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-261126- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080428T1800Z/ /EKDI4.3.ER.080425T0515Z.080426T0600Z.080428T0600Z.NO/ 826 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 20.0 FEET BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ IAC043-261126- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080429T0215Z/ /GRBI4.3.ER.080425T0430Z.080426T0600Z.080428T1415Z.NO/ 826 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.9 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 29.5 FEET BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 26.0 FEET...THE EARTHEN LEVEE AT ELKPORT WHICH IS JUST UPSTREAM OF GARBER IS THREATENED. * AT 19.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD X3C AT THE SOUTH END OF GARBER BECOMES INUNDATED. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF GARBER, OSTERDOCK AND MILLVILLE. $$ IAC043-WIC043-261126- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 826 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-261126- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080428T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 826 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.5 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 18.0 FEET...PUMPING OPERATIONS BEGIN AT THE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-261126- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0014.080426T2230Z-080430T1920Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T2230Z.080428T0600Z.080430T0720Z.NO/ 826 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-261126- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0015.080428T0300Z-080501T0300Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080428T0300Z.080429T1200Z.080430T1500Z.NO/ 826 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$ IAC005-261126- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080427T1129Z/ /DCHI4.1.ER.080425T1746Z.080426T0600Z.080426T2329Z.NO/ 826 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HWY 76. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 16.4 FEET BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 17.0 FEET...IOWA HIGHWAY 76 IS OVERTOPPED JUST NORTH OF THE GAGE SITE. * AT 16.0 FEET...IOWA HIGHWAY 76 SOUTH OF DORCHESTER MAY BE THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. * AT 15.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS. * AT 14.0 FEET...LOWLAND AGRICULTURAL AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 260827 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 327 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HWY 76 AFFECTING ALLAMAKEE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...... .HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-261827- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080428T1800Z/ /EKDI4.2.ER.080425T0515Z.080426T0430Z.080428T0600Z.NO/ 327 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 18.7 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ IAC043-261827- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080429T0120Z/ /GRBI4.3.ER.080425T0430Z.080425T2030Z.080428T1320Z.NO/ 327 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.8 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 27.3 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 26.0 FEET...THE EARTHEN LEVEE AT ELKPORT WHICH IS JUST UPSTREAM OF GARBER IS THREATENED. * AT 19.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD X3C AT THE SOUTH END OF GARBER BECOMES INUNDATED. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF GARBER, OSTERDOCK AND MILLVILLE. $$ IAC043-WIC043-261827- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080501T1800Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080426T1800Z.080501T0600Z.NO/ 327 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 16.1 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-261827- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080428T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 327 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 18.0 FEET...PUMPING OPERATIONS BEGIN AT THE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-261826- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0014.080426T2230Z-080430T1920Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T2230Z.080428T0600Z.080430T0720Z.NO/ 327 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO CREST NEAR 13.6 FEET BY MONDAY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-261826- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0015.080428T0300Z-080501T0300Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080428T0300Z.080429T1200Z.080430T1500Z.NO/ 327 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$ IAC005-261826- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080427T1036Z/ /DCHI4.1.ER.080425T1746Z.080426T1200Z.080426T2236Z.NO/ 327 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HWY 76. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 16.1 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 17.0 FEET...IOWA HIGHWAY 76 IS OVERTOPPED JUST NORTH OF THE GAGE SITE. * AT 16.0 FEET...IOWA HIGHWAY 76 SOUTH OF DORCHESTER MAY BE THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. * AT 15.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS. * AT 14.0 FEET...LOWLAND AGRICULTURAL AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 261541 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1041 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HWY 76 AFFECTING ALLAMAKEE COUNTY ...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA IN THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-270141- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080428T0723Z/ /EKDI4.2.ER.080425T0515Z.080426T0430Z.080427T1923Z.NO/ 1041 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ IAC043-270140- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080428T1727Z/ /GRBI4.3.ER.080425T0430Z.080425T2030Z.080428T0527Z.NO/ 1041 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.2 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 26.0 FEET...THE EARTHEN LEVEE AT ELKPORT WHICH IS JUST UPSTREAM OF GARBER IS THREATENED. * AT 19.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD X3C AT THE SOUTH END OF GARBER BECOMES INUNDATED. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF GARBER, OSTERDOCK AND MILLVILLE. $$ IAC043-WIC043-270140- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080426T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.2 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-270140- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080428T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.4 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ IAC005-270140- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080427T1036Z/ /DCHI4.1.ER.080425T1746Z.080426T1800Z.080426T2236Z.NO/ 1041 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HWY 76. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 15.0 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 15.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS. * AT 14.0 FEET...LOWLAND AGRICULTURAL AREAS BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 270111 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 811 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AND STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AND GARBER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES ...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE...WHILE MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN SOME AREAS. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-271111- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080428T1330Z/ /EKDI4.2.ER.080425T0515Z.080426T0430Z.080428T0130Z.NO/ 811 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ IAC043-271111- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080428T2120Z/ /GRBI4.3.ER.080425T0430Z.080425T2030Z.080428T0920Z.NO/ 811 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.2 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 19.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD X3C AT THE SOUTH END OF GARBER BECOMES INUNDATED. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF GARBER, OSTERDOCK AND MILLVILLE. $$ IAC043-WIC043-271111- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080504T0600Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0600Z.080503T1800Z.NO/ 811 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 16.2 FEET BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-271111- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080428T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 811 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.4 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 18.0 FEET...PUMPING OPERATIONS BEGIN AT THE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-271111- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080429T1330Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T1052Z.080427T1800Z.080429T0130Z.NO/ 811 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 13.6 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-271111- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0015.080428T0000Z-080429T1200Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080428T0000Z.080428T0600Z.080429T0000Z.NO/ 811 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE TO CREST NEAR 12.1 FEET BY MONDAY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 270857 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 357 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY ...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... RUN OFF FROM HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-271857- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080428T1330Z/ /EKDI4.2.ER.080425T0515Z.080426T0430Z.080428T0130Z.NO/ 357 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ IAC043-271856- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080428T2120Z/ /GRBI4.3.ER.080425T0430Z.080425T2030Z.080428T0920Z.NO/ 357 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.7 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 19.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD X3C AT THE SOUTH END OF GARBER BECOMES INUNDATED. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF GARBER, OSTERDOCK AND MILLVILLE. $$ IAC043-WIC043-271856- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080504T0600Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080503T1800Z.NO/ 357 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 16.2 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-271856- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080428T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 357 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.4 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 18.0 FEET...PUMPING OPERATIONS BEGIN AT THE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-271856- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080429T1330Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T1052Z.080427T1800Z.080429T0130Z.NO/ 357 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 13.6 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-271856- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0015.080428T0000Z-080429T1200Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080428T0000Z.080428T0600Z.080429T0000Z.NO/ 357 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO CREST NEAR 12.1 FEET BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 271539 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1039 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY ...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SOME RIVERS IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN DUE TO HEAVY RAINS LATE LAST WEEK. POINTS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND KICKAPOO RIVERS WERE NEAR THEIR CREST LEVELS SUNDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...THE TURKEY RIVER CONTINUES TO RECEDE. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-280139- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080428T1200Z/ /EKDI4.2.ER.080425T0515Z.080426T0430Z.080428T0000Z.NO/ 1039 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ IAC043-280139- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080428T2120Z/ /GRBI4.3.ER.080425T0430Z.080425T2030Z.080428T0920Z.NO/ 1039 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 19.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD X3C AT THE SOUTH END OF GARBER BECOMES INUNDATED. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF GARBER, OSTERDOCK AND MILLVILLE. $$ IAC043-WIC043-280139- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080502T1200Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080502T0000Z.NO/ 1039 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-280139- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080504T1200Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080428T0000Z.080504T0000Z.NO/ 1039 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 17.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-280139- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080429T1200Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T1052Z.080427T1800Z.080429T0000Z.NO/ 1039 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 13.5 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-280139- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0015.080427T1800Z-080429T1200Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1800Z.080428T0600Z.080429T0000Z.NO/ 1039 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO CREST NEAR 12.1 FEET BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 280115 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 815 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER AFFECTING CLAYTON COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC043-281115- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080502T0600Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080501T1800Z.NO/ 815 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-281115- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080504T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080428T0600Z.080503T1200Z.NO/ 815 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 17.1 FEET BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 18.0 FEET...PUMPING OPERATIONS BEGIN AT THE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-281115- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080429T1800Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T1052Z.080427T2200Z.080429T0600Z.NO/ 815 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 5 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-281115- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080429T1200Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080428T1200Z.080429T0000Z.NO/ 815 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 12.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$ IAC043-281115- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080428T1549Z/ /GRBI4.3.ER.080425T0430Z.080425T2030Z.080428T0349Z.NO/ 815 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NONFLOOD FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS EVENING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF GARBER, OSTERDOCK AND MILLVILLE. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 280840 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 340 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC043-281840- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080502T0600Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080501T1800Z.NO/ 340 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 15.9 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-281840- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080504T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080503T1200Z.NO/ 340 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-281840- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080429T1800Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T1052Z.080427T2200Z.080429T0600Z.NO/ 340 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 5 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-281840- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080429T1200Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080428T1200Z.080429T0000Z.NO/ 340 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 12.1 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 281504 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1004 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE AREA LATE LAST WEEK HAVE CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THESE RIVERS WILL BE RECEDING BELOW FLOOD STAGE IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS...BUT WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE WEEK. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC043-290104- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080501T0600Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080430T1800Z.NO/ 1004 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-290103- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080502T1800Z.NO/ 1004 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-290103- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080429T2000Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T1052Z.080427T2200Z.080429T0800Z.NO/ 1004 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-290103- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080429T1800Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080428T1800Z.080429T0600Z.NO/ 1004 AM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.08 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST NEAR 12.1 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 290108 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 808 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAINFALL LAST WEEK ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SOME RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC043-291108- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080501T0600Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080430T1800Z.NO/ 808 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-291108- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080502T1200Z.NO/ 808 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-291108- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080429T2000Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T1052Z.080427T2200Z.080429T0800Z.NO/ 808 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-291108- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080429T1800Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080428T2300Z.080429T0600Z.NO/ 808 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 290907 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 407 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC043-291907- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080501T0600Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080430T1800Z.NO/ 407 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-291907- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080502T1200Z.NO/ 407 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-291907- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GMIW3.1.ER.080426T1052Z.080427T2200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 407 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS NEAR THE RIVER AND OTHER MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. $$ WIC023-291907- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080429T0800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 407 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 291527 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1027 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAINFALL LAST WEEK ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SOME RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC043-300127- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080430T1129Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080429T2329Z.NO/ 1027 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-300127- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080430T1800Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080430T0600Z.NO/ 1027 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 292116 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 416 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10 AFFECTING CLAYTON AND GRANT COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAINFALL LAST WEEK ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC043-300716- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080430T1151Z/ /GTTI4.1.ER.080425T1626Z.080427T0500Z.080429T2351Z.NO/ 416 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GUTTENBERG DAM 10. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NONFLOOD FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 15.5 FEET...THE WATER IS OVER MARINA ROAD. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR. $$ IAC043-WIC023-043-300715- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080430T1800Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080430T0600Z.NO/ 416 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-300715- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080430T1200Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080429T0800Z.080430T0000Z.NO/ 416 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 300240 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 940 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA LAST WEEK HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC023-043-301240- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080501T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080430T1200Z.NO/ 940 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AND ACCESS TO PARKS NEAR THE RIVER IN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN ARE AFFECTED. * AT 16.5 FEET...WATER MAY BEGIN TO GO OVER THE ROAD COVERING PART OF HIGHWAY C NEAR HIGHWAY 18. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-301240- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080429T0800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 940 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * AT 13.0 FEET...BRIDGE STREET NEAR THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD AND HIGHWAY 179 MAY BE THREATENED. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 300925 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 425 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE......MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE... .HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HERE IS THE LATEST STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION. SAFETY MESSAGE... THIS FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL WATER LEVELS FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC023-043-301925- /O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080501T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080430T1200Z.NO/ 425 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE BRIDGE APPROACH TO SAINT FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD. PUMPING OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. $$ WIC023-301924- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080501T0600Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080429T0800Z.080430T1800Z.NO/ 425 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 12.0 FEET...WATER STARTS TO AFFECT BUSINESS AND RESIDENCES AND MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS LOWLANDS AND LOWER ROADS. $$
000 WGUS83 KARX 301636 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1136 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR... MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR AFFECTING CLAYTON...CRAWFORD AND GRANT COUNTIES KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN AFFECTING CRAWFORD COUNTY .RIVER LEVELS HAVE FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE...THEREFORE THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT FOR LOCATIONS LISTED ABOVE. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE IAC043-WIC023-043-301706- /O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080501T0000Z/ /MCGI4.1.ER.080425T1310Z.080427T1800Z.080430T1000Z.NO/ 1136 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR. * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. $$ WIC023-301706- /O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080501T0600Z/ /STEW3.1.ER.080427T1930Z.080429T0800Z.080430T1252Z.NO/ 1136 AM CDT WED APR 30 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE KICKAPOO RIVER AT STEUBEN. * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 25, 3:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 3:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
327 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008
.SHORT TERM...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERNS WERE WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT TODAY. OF NOTE...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OCCURRED DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WI.
PLEASE REFERENCE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS/STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
SURFACE ANALYSIS EARLY THIS MORNING HAD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LAKE
SUPERIOR ACROSS SOUTHEAST MN AND CENTRAL IOWA...TO LOW PRESSURE IN
NORTHEAST KANSAS. MEANWHILE...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATED VIGOROUS
SHORT WAVE ADVANCING ACROSS COLORADO. PROFILERS SHOWED 850MB
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OF 40-50KTS FEEDING SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 60S INTO PRE-FRONTAL SECTOR...WHERE NUMEROUS CONVECTIVE
CLUSTERS WERE OCCURRING.
25.00Z MODEL CONTINUED TO INDICATE WELL ADVERTISED EJECTION OF
UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE WAVE INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
TODAY. DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABILISTIC DATA SUITE WAS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT ON OVERALL DETAILS...THUS FORECAST CONFIDENCE WAS HIGH
FOR ADDITIONAL ROUND OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY.
TODAY...AS VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL WAVE EJECTS INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...ATTENDANT SURFACE WAVE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE
STEADILY NORTHEASTWARD ALONG SURFACE FRONT. AS THE SURFACE WAVE
MOVES INTO WI...COLD FRONT SHOULD QUICKLY SWEEP EASTWARD AND EXIT
THE FORECAST AREA BY ABOUT 26.00Z THIS EVENING.
ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE 850MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT SURGE OCCURS 12Z-18Z
TODAY...THEN PUSHES QUICKLY EASTWARD REST OF TODAY WITH SCOURING OF
LOW LEVEL RELATIVE HUMIDITY BY COLD FRONT. RESULT SHOULD BE ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WI. THIS WAS WHERE CONDITIONS ALREADY SATURATED
AND MANY RIVERS WERE FLOODING. OPTED TO CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH FOR
THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH 18Z TODAY.
WITH REGARD TO SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...WARM SECTOR EXPECTED TO
ADVANCE INTO THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST
SECTIONS. LATEST NAM/WRF...GFS AND RUC INDICATED SURFACE BASED
CAPE SHOULD REACH 1000-1500J/KG. STRONG WIND SHEAR NOTED WITH
VALUES OF 60-70KTS SUGGESTING STORM MODE WOULD BE SUPERCELL.
PER SPC DAY ONE OUTLOOK...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL CONDITIONAL UPON
DEGREE OF DESTABILIZATION...WHICH MAY BE LIMITED BY CLOUD COVER.
OF NOTE...HIGH RESOLUTION ARXRUCWRF SUGGESTS HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE STORMS MAY BE INTO SOUTHEAST WI AND NORTHERN IL. PLEASE
REFERENCE LATEST HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
DUE TO ONGOING HYDROLOGIC ISSUES...NOT MUCH CHANCE TO LOOK IN
DETAIL AT EXTENDED OUTLOOK. CURSORY GLANCE AT DETERMINISTIC ECMWF
AND GFS INDICATED COOL PERIOD FOR THE MOST PART...AS REFLECTED IN
CURRENT DATA BASE. SHOWER CHANCES APPEAR REASONABLE EARLY IN THE
WEEK...BEFORE DRYING OUT FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. YET ANOTHER
SYSTEM HAS HAD CONSISTENT SIGNAL IN THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SUITE...
WHICH COULD AFFECT THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE IN THE WEEK.
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK.
&&
.AVIATION...
LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN KS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AND
LIFT NORTHEAST ALONG A COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS IA INTO NORTHWEST
WI. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED TSRA...AND IFR/MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS LOW AS IT LIFTS INTO AND ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. AS THE LOW LIFTS TO NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT...SOME
DRIER AIR WILL WRAP IN FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BEHIND IT. THIS
WILL LEAD TO SOME IMPROVEMENT OF VSBYS INTO THE VFR/MVFR RANGE
TONIGHT. HOWEVER ABUNDANT MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE DEEP
CIRCULATION OF THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO KEEP CIGS IN THE MVFR RANGE
THRU TONIGHT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN EXPECTED TODAY...WITH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1/2 INCH TO 1 INCH. NORTHEAST IOWA AND ADJACENT
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WI WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO ADDITIONAL
RAIN...AS THESE LOCATIONS RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DURING LAST
24 HOURS. WITH SOILS SATURATED...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SHOULD RESULT IN
RUNOFF PROBLEMS INTO RIVERS ALREADY RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL. MODERATE TO
MAJOR FLOODING FORECAST ON PARTS IF THE TURKEY RIVER AT SUCH
LOCATIONS AS GARBER AND ELKADER. AGAIN...PLEASE REFERENCE LATEST
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIZ053-WIZ054-
WIZ055-WIZ061.
MN...NONE.
IA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR IAZ008-IAZ009-
IAZ010-IAZ011-IAZ018-IAZ019-IAZ029-IAZ030.
&&
SHORT/LONG TERM/HYDROLOGY......THOMPSON
AVIATION.......................RRSHazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 5:55 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 555 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-261100- ADAMS-BUFFALO-CLARK-DODGE-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE- MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-WABASHA-WINONA- 555 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST-CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. ENOUGH WARM AIR AND INSTABILITY MAY BE PULLED NORTH AHEAD OF THE LOW FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A LA CROSSE TO MEDFORD WISCONSIN LINE TODAY. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS WOULD BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BRING THE THREAT FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINS. WITH SOILS ALREADY SATURATED AND RIVERS RUNNING HIGH FROM RECENT RAINS...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE FURTHER RISES ON STREAMS AND RIVERS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY IN THE STEEP TERRAIN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DRIER AND QUIETER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A SEVERE THREAT WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL REPORTS AND ANY REPORTS OF HIGH WATER OR FLOODING WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED TODAY. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-261100- ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD- MITCHELL-RICHLAND-VERNON-WINNESHIEK- 555 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 1 PM TODAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. ENOUGH WARM AIR AND INSTABILITY MAY BE PULLED NORTH AHEAD OF THE LOW FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND EAST OF AN OELWEIN IOWA TO VIROQUA WISCONSIN LINE TODAY. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS WOULD BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BRING THE THREAT FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINS. WITH SOILS ALREADY SATURATED AND RIVERS RUNNING HIGH OR FLOODING FROM RECENT RAINS...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE FURTHER RISES ON STREAMS AND RIVERS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY IN THE STEEP TERRAIN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DRIER AND QUIETER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A SEVERE THREAT WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY FOR LOCATIONS EAST OELWEIN TO VIROQUA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL REPORTS AND ANY REPORTS OF HIGH WATER OR FLOODING WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED TODAY. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. RRS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 25, 1:38 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
138 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 PM FLASH FLOOD FAYETTE 42.84N 91.80W
04/24/2008 FAYETTE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WELL OUT OF THEIR BANKS NEAR
FAYETTE
0125 AM FLASH FLOOD FAYETTE 42.84N 91.80W
04/25/2008 FAYETTE IA COUNTY OFFICIAL
6-10 COUNTY ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE UNDER WATER. CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENTS ASSESSING LOCAL RIVERS/STREAMS. WATER
NOT RUSHING OVER ROADS...JUST INUNDATING THEM.
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BINAULocal storm report, Apr 25, 5:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
504 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 AM FLASH FLOOD BLOOMINGTON 42.89N 90.93W
04/25/2008 GRANT WI EMERGENCY MNGR
WASHOUTS ON HIGHWAY 81. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BRIDGES,
MUDSLIDES OCCURRED IN THE BEETOWN, BLOOMINGTON, LANCASTER
AND ELLENBORO AREAS.
&&
RRSThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 9:00 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton, Fayette | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton, Fayette | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Chickasaw | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Winneshiek | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 4 days |
| Apr 25, 11:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Allamakee | 31 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clayton | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 2:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Grant | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Crawford | 4 days |
| Apr 25, 1:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Crawford | 5 days |
| Apr 25, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 53 min |
| Apr 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Juneau | 30 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.