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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS La Crosse, WI

July 27, 2011Grant County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2011, 10:23 PM CDT for Grant County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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: Jul 27, 2011, 10:23 PM CDT (03:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2011, 7:30 AM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Grant County, WI

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 28, 3:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ssw Hazel Green, WI	SINSINAWA ROAD CLOSED WITH MUD AND DEBRIS OVER THE ROAD
Jul 28, 7:00 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 10.11	Sinsinawa, WI

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 107 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 4556 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 962 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 316 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.9
Supercell composite: 19.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

328 
WGUS53 KARX 280323
FFWARX
WIC043-280730-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0016.110728T0323Z-110728T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1023 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 1019 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS WARNING      
  EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR    
  SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY.  REPORTS FROM THIS AREA INDICATE THAT   
  SOME ROADWAYS ARE UNDER WATER WITH THE WATER LEVELS STILL COMING   
  UP.  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 
  ACROSS THIS REGION WITH POSSIBLY UP TO 7 INCHES FALLING ALONG THE  
  ILLINOIS BORDER. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING                       
  INCLUDE...DICKEYVILLE...SANDY HOOK...SINSINAWA AND HAZEL GREEN.    
  SOME RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE THE     
  SINSINAWA RIVER...SCRABBLE BRANCH...HOLLOW BRANCH...AND MENOMINEE  
  RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

HALBACH

8 follow-up statements

433 
WGUS73 KARX 280446
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1146 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

WIC043-280730-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110728T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT WI-
1146 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM CDT...

AT 1144 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH 
ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OCCURING.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 
INCLUDE...DICKEYVILLE...KIELER...CUBA CITY...SANDY HOOK...SINSINAWA 
AND HAZEL GREEN.  SOME RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE 
FLOODING INCLUDE THE SINSINAWA RIVER...MENOMINEE RIVER...LOUISBURG 
CREEK...SCRABBLE BRANCH...AND HOLLOW BRANCH.

WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS SOME ROADS AROUND HAZEL GREEN WITH SOME 
PARKING LOTS FLOODED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

HALBACH

708 
WGUS73 KARX 280612
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
112 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

WIC043-280730-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110728T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT WI-
112 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM CDT...

AT 108 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
ESTIMATES THAT FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...WITH THE 
HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS BORDER.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CUBA
CITY...DICKEYVILLE AND HAZEL GREEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS 
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE SINSINAWA 
RIVER...SCRABBLE BRANCH AND HOLLOW BRANCH ARE ALL BEING AFFECTED BY 
THIS HEAVY RAIN.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

RABERDING

174 
WGUS53 KARX 280725
FFWARX
WIC043-281230-
/O.EXT.KARX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110728T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
225 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 730 AM CDT

* AT 225 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS    
  FALLEN...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS BORDER.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CUBA
  CITY...DICKEYVILLE AND HAZEL GREEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

RABERDING

326 
WGUS73 KARX 280843
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
343 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

WIC043-281230-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110728T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT WI-
343 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM CDT...

AT 342 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 
SINSINAWA ROAD WAS CLOSED WITH MUD AND DEBRIS ON IT DUE TO THE HEAVY 
RAINS. IN ADDITION...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS 
ALONG THE ILLINOIS BORDER.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CUBA CITY...
DICKEYVILLE AND HAZEL GREEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

RABERDING

790 
WGUS73 KARX 280956
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
456 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

WIC043-281230-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110728T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT WI-
456 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM CDT...

AT 456 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. LAW 
ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT SINSINAWA ROAD NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER IS 
CLOSED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CUBA
CITY...DICKEYVILLE AND HAZEL GREEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

RABERDING

022 
WGUS73 KARX 281056
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
556 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

WIC043-281230-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110728T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT WI-
556 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM CDT...

AT 550 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
ESTIMATES THAT 5 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY 
THIS MORNING. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT SINSINAWA ROAD IN HAZEL 
GREEN WAS CLOSED. BE ALERT FOR ROCK AND MUDSLIDES ACROSS THE AREA.  

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CUBA
CITY...DICKEYVILLE AND HAZEL GREEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

JW

547 
WGUS73 KARX 281205
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
705 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

WIC043-281230-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110728T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT WI-
705 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM CDT...

AT 703 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA 
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. RADAR ESTIMATES 5 TO 9 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE TAPERED OFF. HOWEVER...WATER LEVELS 
WILL REMAIN HIGH.  

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CUBA 
CITY...DICKEYVILLE AND HAZEL GREEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

JW

270 
WGUS73 KARX 281225
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
725 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

WIC043-281230-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110728T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT WI-
725 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM CDT...

AT 723 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 5 
TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THIS 
MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN GRANT 
COUNTY.  

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE AREA BUT WATER LEVELS WILL 
REMAIN HIGH. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE REPLACED WITH A COUNTY 
WIDE FLOOD WARNING AT 730 AM CDT.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CUBA CITY...DICKEYVILLE AND HAZEL GREEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 9065 4255 9067 4256 9067 4264 9072
      4265 9078 4267 9078 4268 9042 4251 9042
      4250 9043 4251 9063

$$

JW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 7:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ARX	Grant	3 hr
Jul 27, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Grant	32 min
Jul 28, 7:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ARX	Grant	6 hr
Jul 28, 4:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ARX	Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.