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River Flood Warning 29, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2013, 4:16 AM CDT for Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2013, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2013, 9:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Mower County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Dobbins Creek near Austin (DOBM5).
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05455970, 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.
477 WGUS43 KARX 200916 FLWARX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 416 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 .!! INSERT SYNOPSIS HERE (OPTIONAL) !!. RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE READY 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...DON/T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE . && MNC099-202116- /O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0029.130520T0916Z-130521T0249Z/ /DOBM5.1.ER.130520T0825Z.130520T0830Z.130520T0849Z.NO/ 416 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE WI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DOBBINS CREEK AT AUSTIN 2NE. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 3:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING. && LAT...LON 4366 9297 4368 9296 4373 9287 4374 9277 4369 9279 $$
3 follow-up statements
250 WGUS43 KARX 200927 FLWARX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 427 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...FLOODING OCCURRING ALONG DOBBINS CREEK NEAR AUSTIN MN... BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS CENTRAL MOWER COUNTY ON SUNDAY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MINOR FLOODING ALONG DOBBINS CREEK NEAR AUSTIN MINNESOTA. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO RISE TO AROUND 11.9 FEET THIS MORNING...AND THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A THREATENED AREA...BE ALERT FOR HIGH OR RISING WATER...AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS INTO FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...IT TAKES ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER TO FLOAT MOST AUTOMOBILES...INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE . && MNC099-202127- /O.COR.KARX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-130521T1343Z/ /DOBM5.1.ER.130520T0825Z.130520T1200Z.130520T1943Z.NO/ 427 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 * AT 3:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.9 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. && LAT...LON 4366 9297 4368 9296 4373 9287 4374 9277 4369 9279 $$ BOYNE
273 WGUS83 KARX 201625 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1125 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 .RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGED FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE CEDAR RIVER BASIN IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING AT CHARLES CITY IOWA AND MINOR FLOODING ALONG DOBBINS CREEK NEAR AUSTIN MINNESOTA. RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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...DON/T DROWN. ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE . && IAC067-210725- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130523T1300Z/ /CCYI4.3.ER.000000T0000Z.130521T1200Z.130522T1900Z.NO/ 1125 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CEDAR RIVER AT CHARLES CITY. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR TO NEAR 20.6 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...CLARK STREET AT LELAND FLOODS AND COURT STREET AT ILLINOIS FLOODS. && LAT...LON 4321 9286 4321 9273 4301 9255 4293 9255 4304 9273 $$ MNC099-210725- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-130521T1420Z/ /DOBM5.1.ER.130520T0825Z.130520T1330Z.130520T2020Z.NO/ 1125 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE DOBBINS CREEK AT AUSTIN 2NE. * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. && LAT...LON 4366 9297 4368 9296 4373 9287 4374 9277 4369 9279 $$
119 WGUS83 KARX 202039 FLSARX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 339 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 .EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THE PAST FEW DAYS...ESPECIALLY LAST NIGHT...RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE ROOT RIVER AT PRESTON...BUT LEVELS HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON DOBBINS CREEK AT AUSTIN. RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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...DON/T DROWN. ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE . && MNC099-202109- /O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-130521T1420Z/ /DOBM5.1.ER.130520T0825Z.130520T1330Z.130520T1730Z.NO/ 339 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE DOBBINS CREEK AT AUSTIN 2NE. * AT 2:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.5 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 12:30 PM MONDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 8.5 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ MNC045-055-211139- /O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0030.130520T2022Z-130522T0347Z/ /PTNM5.1.ER.130520T1739Z.130520T2200Z.130521T0347Z.NO/ 339 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH BRANCH ROOT RIVER AT PRESTON. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 938.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 937.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 938.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 938.0 FEET...SOME CITY STREETS ARE FLOODED NEAR THE RIVER AND SOME EVACUATIONS ARE NEEDED. && LAT...LON 4368 9219 4370 9206 4369 9202 4365 9206 4363 9219 $$ ZT
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 May 20, 3:41 AM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 3:41 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
341 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 341 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS ON SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING POTENTIAL
TODAY.
CURRENTLY AS OF 08Z...WATER VAPOR LOOP AND RAP 500MB HEIGHT ANALYSIS
SHOWED AN UPPER LOW OVER SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA WITH RIDGING
AHEAD OF IT OVER MICHIGAN. THE UPPER LOW WAS MOSTLY CUT OFF WITH
RIDGING TO ITS NORTH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA. 500MB STANDARD
DEVIATIONS WERE 1-1.5 BELOW NORMAL WITH THE UPPER LOW. NUMEROUS
SHORTWAVES WERE EJECTING IN SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE UPPER
LOW...SOME OF WHICH ARE CONVECTIVELY PRODUCED. ONE FOR EXAMPLE WAS
LIFTING THROUGH NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WHICH BROUGHT RAIN TO MUCH OF
THE AREA DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. RAP DATA ALSO SHOWED A LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE TRANSPORT ZONE WITH THIS MCV. FARTHER SOUTH...ANOTHER
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TRANSPORT ZONE WAS NOTED IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI...
POINTING INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. COMBINATION OF SUBSIDENCE IN THE
WAKE OF THE MCV AND SPLIT IN MOISTURE TRANSPORT HAS ALLOWED THE
PRECIPITATION TO DIMINISH SOUTH OF HWY 29. PLENTIFUL MOISTURE COMING
UP AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1.2-1.5
INCHES FROM EASTERN OK INTO SOUTEHRN WI. THERE WAS A MINIMA OF
PRECIPITABLE WATER FROM WESTERN KS INTO MUCH OF IA...THOUGH....
ASSOCIATED WITH A DRY SLOT SOUTH OF THE UPPER LOW. AT THE
SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE WAS SITUATED UNDER THE UPPER LOW WITH A WARM
FRONT EXTENDING EAST TO EAU CLAIRE WI. RAP 850MB TEMPS WERE IN THE
14-18C RANGE SOUTH OF THE FRONT IN THE FORECAST AREA.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OF KEEPING THE UPPER LOW NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER SOUTH DAKOTA. DESPITE ITS STATIONARY MOVEMENT...THE
WEATHER WILL BE QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT COMPARED TO YESTERDAY.
PRIMARILY THIS IS DUE TO THE UPPER FLOW AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW
PROGGED MORE SOUTHWESTERLY VERSUS SOUTHERLY. ADDITIONALLY...THE
PLUME OF HIGHER PRECIPITABLE WATER IS PROGGED TO SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
THANKS TO THE UPPER LOW.
MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA IS INDICATED TO STAY IN THE WARM SECTOR
THROUGH TONIGHT...ALONG WITH EXISTING IN THAT SOUTHWEST FLOW FOR
SHORTWAVES TO COME THROUGH...BOTH FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...ONE QUESTION MARK IS MOISTURE. BASED ON A
AMDAR SOUNDING OUT OF OMAHA AT 04Z...THE 850MB DEWPOINTS FROM THE
20.00Z NAM WERE 6-7C TOO HIGH...THUS THE NAM BUILDS A LOT OF CAPE
QUICKLY THIS MORNING. THE RAP IS MUCH MORE SUBDUED HAVING THE AREA
ENCOMPASSED BY THE DRY AIR...ESPECIALLY WHEN LOOKING AT MLCAPE.
THINKING THE RAP IDEA IS MUCH MORE REPRESENTATIVE AND HAVE KEPT THE
AREA DRY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. EVENTUALLY...THE RAP DOES CATCH UP
WITH THE CAPE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THANKS TO EVAPOTRANSPORATION OF
MOIST SOILS. IN FACT...THE RAP SHOWS A DEFINITIVE DRY LINE IN THE
WARM SECTOR FORMING NEAR I-35 IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS DRY LINE SHOULD
SERVE AS A TRIGGER FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY IN
SOUTHEAST MN AND NORTHEAST IA. MAJORITY OF MODELS...INCLUDING HI
RESOLUTION ONES...SHOW THIS SCENARIO...WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS THEN
PROPAGATING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE BEST 0-6KM SHEAR OF
GREATER THAN 35 KTS IS PROGGED OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA...OPPOSITE OF WHERE MOST OF THE CONVECTION WILL BE. ON
THE OTHER HAND...FREEZING LEVEL HEIGHTS ARE LOWER ON THE ORDER OF
10500 FT WHERE THE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED...THUS THERE COULD END UP
BEING MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL. STORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS
INSTABILITY WANES LATE IN THE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IT
SHOULD BE NOTED...IF FOR SOME REASON A STORM FIRES IN THE HIGHER
0-6KM SHEAR AREA THIS AFTERNOON...IT WOULD LIKELY BECOME
SUPERCELLULAR. AGAIN...THOUGH...THINK THIS IS A LOW PROBABILITY WITH
THAT AREA PERHAPS EVEN BEING CAPPED. SEE THE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW
FOR FLOODING CONCERNS.
CERTAINTLY THE ADDITIONAL RAIN FROM STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING WILL NOT HELP THE FLOODING MATTERS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. HAVE KEPT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH GOING
TO 00Z THIS EVENING...WHICH WORKS OUT WELL IN TERMS OF TIME BECAUSE
THE CONVECTION SHOULD MOSTLY BE EAST OF THERE BY THE EXPIRATION.
SHOULD SEE QUITE A BIT OF SUN TODAY AND WITH 850MB TEMPS HOVERING IN
THAT 14-18C RANGE...TEMPERATURES SHOULD EASILY CLIMB INTO THE UPPER
70S TO MID 80S. ANOTHER MILD NIGHT LIKELY TONIGHT WITH PLENTY OF
CLOUDS AND DEWPOINTS REMAINING UP IN THE 50S TO LOW 60S.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 341 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MAIN FOCUS HERE IS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LOW. 20.00Z
ECMWF/GFS/CANADIAN/NAM ARE ALL IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT HOLDING THE
UPPER LOW NEARLY STATIONARY ON TUESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFTING
EASTWARD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT GETS MORE OF A KICK
EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE KICK EAST IS IN RESPONSE TO A POTENT
TROUGH DROPPING SOUTH THROUGH MUCH OF EASTERN CANADA.
FOR TUESDAY...MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER LOOKS TO BE DRY-SLOTTED...THUS HAVE LOWERED PRECIPITATION
CHANCES. TO THE EAST...THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT SOME DIURNAL
CONVECTION COULD FORM ALONG A COLD FRONT MARCHING EAST. INSTABILITY
IS PRETTY MEAGER IN THIS CASE COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DEALING
WITH...THUS ANY CONVECTION SHOULD NOT GO SEVERE. BETTER SHOT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVERALL ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF HWY 29
IN A LOW TO MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS ZONE.
AS THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO PUSH EAST TOWARDS THE FORECAST AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...DPVA INCREASES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
THE LOW TO MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS ZONE DROPS SOUTH. THEREFORE...
INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES SEEM REASONABLE... ESPECIALLY ON
WEDNESDAY WHEN THE TWO FORCING MECHANISMS ARE JUXTAPOSTED.
ADDITIONALLY...THERE COULD BE SOME DIURNAL ENHANCEMENT ON WEDNESDAY
BEING CLOSE TO OR UNDER THE COLD CORE OF THE UPPER LOW.
MODELS APPEAR TO BE TRENDING FASTER IN KICKING OUT THE UPPER LOW FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...ENOUGH SO THAT THURSDAY MAY NOW END
UP DRY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT STILL LOOKS FAVORABLE FOR PRECIPITATION...
ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WHICH IS IN THAT
AFOREMENTIONED JUXTAPOSITION OF FORCING MECHANISMS.
DEFINITELY A COOLING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE FOR TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH THAT UPPER LOW COMING IN...AND THEN COME THURSDAY A
NORTHERLY FLOW ADVECTING AIR FROM CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TRYING TO
BUILD SOUTH INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. 850MB TEMPS FALL FROM 11-13C
AT 12Z TUE TO 4-6C BY 12Z THU. WENT WITH A BLEND OF GUIDANCE FOR
HIGHS AND LOWS FOR NOW GIVEN NO SIGNAL TO LEAN TOWARDS WARMER OR
COLDER SCENARIO GIVEN THE FORECAST PATTERN.
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO NEXT WEEKEND...
20.00Z ECMWF/GFS/CANADIAN AND GFS ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A
BLOCKED UP UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN ACROSS NORTH AMERICA DURING THE
EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST. THE FLOW FEATURES DEEP TROUGHING
ALONG THE WEST COAST...RIDGING FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES...AND MEAN TROUGHING FROM EASTERN CANADA INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION. WHAT THIS PATTERN MEANS FOR THE FORECAST AREA
IS A BATTLE BETWEEN DRY...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE AND A MORE HUMID
AIRMASS ADVECTING NORTH OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO UNDER THE UPPER
RIDGE. IT APPEARS DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY...RESULTING FROM SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF THE EARLY TO
MID WEEK UPPER LOW. FROM FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEYOND...HAVE FOLLOWED A
CONSENSUS APPROACH AND SPREAD PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA...HIGHEST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THESE CHANCES
ARE A RESULT OF SURGES OF WARM ADVECTION. THE PRECIPITATION COULD
BECOME ENHANCED TOO AT TIMES AS JET STREAKS PROPAGATE BETWEEN THE
EASTERN CANADA TROUGH AND PLAINS RIDGING.
SOMETHING TO WATCH DURING THE EXTENDED IS POTENTIAL FOR FROST...
ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THURSDAY NIGHT ACCORDING TO 20.00Z
MODELS WOULD BE THE HIGHEST CHANCE...THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH
ENOUGH TO EITHER MENTION FROST IN THE FORECAST OR DROP LOWS BELOW
40. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY MOSTLY BELOW NORMAL BEING
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE CANADIAN HIGH AND A NORTHEAST FLOW.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 115 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
IT APPEARS THE LAST SURGE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
NORTH THROUGH THE TAF SITES AT THIS TIME AND FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. MODERATE RAIN AND MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL CLEAR AS THE RAIN
MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH. A CLEARING TREND IS EXPECTED WITH VFR
EXPECTED FOR THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.
INSTABILITY WILL AGAIN BUILD OVER THE TAF SITES AND SET THE STAGE
FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSRA CHANCES. FOR NOW HAVE INCLUDED
A VCTS AND FUTURE FORECASTS CAN REFINE THE TIMING AT THE TAF
SITES. MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSRA COVERAGE IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR AFFECT THE TAF SITES AS LONG AS THE
ACTIVITY SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 341 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
MULTIPLE DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
AND NORTHEAST IOWA HAS REALLY LOWERED THE THRESHOLD FOR FLOODING. A
STRIPE FROM MITCHELL COUNTY IA THROUGH MOWER...WESTERN FILLMORE AND
OLMSTED COUNTIES WERE ESPECIALLY HARD HIT FROM YESTERDAY\S RAIN.
REPORT FROM MITCHELL COUNTY IA EMERGENCY MANAGER AT 330 AM WAS THAT
MOST MAIN ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND MANY SIDE ROADS ARE
WASHED OUT. THUS...THE AREA THAT WAS PUT IN A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
YESTERDAY CANNOT HANDLE ANY MORE RAIN. SEE LATEST AREAL AND RIVER
FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
ON A POSITIVE NOTE...THE DEEP MOISTURE THAT WAS PRESENT TO ALLOW THE
STORMS TO PRODUCE SUCH HEAVY RAIN IS SHIFTING OFF TO THE EAST.
ADDITIONALLY...EVEN THOUGH SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON...THERE LOOKS TO BE ENOUGH UPPER LEVEL FLOW TO KEEP THEM
MOVING TO THE EAST. THUS...NOT ANTICIPATING ANY WIDESPREAD FLOODING.
WILL NEED TO KEEP THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH GOING...THOUGH...BECAUSE AS
MENTIONED EARLIER THE AREA HAS BEEN SO HARD HIT ANY RAIN WILL CAUSE
A PROBLEM.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...THOUGH TUESDAY IS TRENDING DRIER FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEAST IOWA. HOPEFULLY THE DRIER PERIOD FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY WILL ALLOW THE FLOOD THREAT TO DIMINISH...THOUGH RIVER
FLOODING MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO END.
&&
.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...NONE.
MN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MNZ079-086-087-094-
095.
IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR IAZ008.
&&
SHORT TERM...AJ
LONG TERM...AJ
AVIATION...BAUMGARDT
HYDROLOGY...AJHazardous weather outlook, May 20, 2:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 253 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-211200- DODGE-FILLMORE-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-WABASHA- 253 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY. IN ADDITION...THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME FLOODING ALONG AREA CREEKS...FIELDS AND LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO THE 2 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 PM TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN ANY SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. IAZ009>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044- 053>055-061-211200- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE- FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-RICHLAND- TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-WINNESHIEK-WINONA- 253 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA... SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 PM TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED WITH THESE STORMS. ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN ANY SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED. BOYNE/AJ
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Special weather statement, May 20, 12:59 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1259 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 WIZ043-044-200700- ADAMS-JUNEAU- 1259 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING ADAMS AND JUNEAU COUNTIES... AT 1256 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING I-94 IN SOUTHERN JUNEAU AND ADAMS COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE... NEW LISBON...MAUSTON...NECEDAH...DELLWOOD...FRIENDSHIP...ADAMS AND NEW ROME. BAUMGARDT
Local storm report, May 20, 1:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
126 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 AM FLASH FLOOD ROSE CREEK 43.60N 92.83W
05/20/2013 MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
ROSE CREEK IS RISING RAPIDLY...AND HAS INUNDATED
JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND OFF I-90.
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ZTLocal storm report, May 20, 1:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
154 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0153 AM FLASH FLOOD ROSE CREEK 43.60N 92.83W
05/20/2013 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 EMPTY VEHICLES SURROUNDED BY RISING WATERS IN
JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND. DEPUTY REPORTS SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING AT THE CAMPGROUND.
&&
ZTLocal storm report, May 20, 2:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
202 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0202 AM HEAVY RAIN DOVER 43.97N 92.13W
05/20/2013 M2.52 INCH OLMSTED MN MESONET
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ZTLocal storm report, May 20, 2:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
204 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S ST. ANSGAR 43.35N 92.92W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA BROADCAST MEDIA
SHED BLOWN ACROSS ROAD WITH DEBRIS STILL ON POWER LINES.
0314 PM HAIL CHARLES CITY 43.07N 92.68W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0326 PM HAIL 1 W OSAGE 43.28N 92.83W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
LOTS OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND ALONG HWY
9.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N NORA SPRINGS 43.17N 93.01W
05/19/2013 FLOYD IA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOYD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS A BARN IS DOWN
NORTH OF NORA SPRINGS...NUMEROUS LARGE TREES
UPROOTED...AND 1 LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S STEWARTVILLE 43.83N 92.49W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TWITTER REPORT RELAYED BY KTTC WITH A REPORT OF 30 LARGE
PINE TREES DOWN
0419 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N STEWARTVILLE 43.92N 92.49W
05/19/2013 M60.00 MPH OLMSTED MN ASOS
ROCHESTER AIRPORT GUSTED TO 6O MPH AT 419 PM.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W OSAGE 43.28N 92.87W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
MITCHELL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS BARN FELL ON
CATTLE HERD...KILLING SOME OF THE CATTLE.
0443 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW ROCHESTER 44.05N 92.53W
05/19/2013 OLMSTED MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TWITTER REPORT RELAYED BY KTTC OF POWER OUT NEAR TARGET
NORTH AND DEBRIS DOWN ON ROADS NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS
AND ASSISI HEIGHTS.
0522 PM TSTM WND DMG ST. CHARLES 43.97N 92.06W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN 911 CALL CENTER
POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY. ONE TREE DOWN IN THE CITY
AS WELL.
0523 PM HAIL 4 N ST. CHARLES 44.03N 92.06W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH WINONA MN AMATEUR RADIO
ALSO LARGE PIECES OF TIN METAL 6 FT LONG BLOWN OUT
0523 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N ST. CHARLES 44.00N 92.06W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN 911 CALL CENTER
STRUCTURE DAMAGE. LARGE TREES DOWN. POLE BARN DOWN ALONG
WITH CORN CRIBS.
0553 PM FLASH FLOOD NORA SPRINGS 43.14N 93.01W
05/19/2013 FLOYD IA 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER.
0557 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S COCHRANE 44.19N 91.84W
05/19/2013 BUFFALO WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND COCHRANE.
0557 PM TSTM WND DMG BUFFALO 44.22N 91.87W
05/19/2013 WABASHA WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY
0608 PM FLASH FLOOD ST. ANSGAR 43.38N 92.92W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH CENTER REPORTS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF SECONDARY
ROADS ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
0615 PM HAIL ELEVA 44.58N 91.47W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI PUBLIC
ALSO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS.
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG GILMANTON 44.46N 91.68W
05/19/2013 BUFFALO WI EMERGENCY MNGR
12 POWER POLES DOWN
0652 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W LE ROY 43.51N 92.55W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER RUNNING OVER ROAD ON STATE HWY 56 WEST OF LE ROY.
RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN.
0721 PM HAIL LEWISTON 43.98N 91.87W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH WINONA MN 911 CALL CENTER
0721 PM TSTM WND DMG LEWISTON 43.98N 91.87W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN THE CITY
0723 PM FLASH FLOOD STACYVILLE 43.44N 92.78W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS 6 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN.
EVERY ROAD IN STACYVILLE IS IMPASSABLE AND FLOODED.
SANDBAGS WERE BEING DEPLOYED ALONG THE LITTLE CEDAR
RIVER...WHICH IS OUT OF ITS BANK.
0723 PM FLASH FLOOD OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
MITCHELL COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS HWY 218 NORTH OF OSAGE
IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SHUT DOWN DUE TO FLOODING.
MANY ROADS ARE WASHED OUT...FROM THE SOUTHWEST PART OF
THE COUNTY TO THE NORTHEAST.
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW LEWISTON 43.95N 91.91W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEMI JACKED KNIFED ON I-90 IN WESTERN WINONA.
0728 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S LEWISTON 43.97N 91.87W
05/19/2013 E65.00 MPH WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0730 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S LEWISTON 43.97N 91.87W
05/19/2013 M74.00 MPH WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0740 PM TSTM WND GST WINONA 44.05N 91.66W
05/19/2013 M62.00 MPH WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG ROLLINGSTONE 44.10N 91.82W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. SOME BRANCHES FELL ON VEHICLES
AND ALSO ON A DECK...CAUSING DAMAGE
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 218 BETWEEN OSAGE AND ST ANSGAR IS CLOSED. EM REPORTS
90 PERCENT OF GRAVEL ROADS IN COUNTY ARE COVERED WITH
WATER.
0825 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 E AUSTIN 43.67N 92.91W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROSE CREEK NEAR JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND /I-90 EXIT 187/
RISING RAPIDLY AND LESS THAN A FOOT FROM GOING OVER ITS
BANKS
0841 PM HAIL CHARLES CITY 43.07N 92.68W
05/19/2013 M0.50 INCH FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0849 PM FLASH FLOOD ADAMS 43.56N 92.72W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
ROADS AND BRIDGES COVERED WITH WATER
0855 PM HEAVY RAIN ST. ANSGAR 43.38N 92.92W
05/19/2013 M4.43 INCH MITCHELL IA CO-OP OBSERVER
OVER 3.5 INCHES SINCE 6 PM.
0912 PM FLASH FLOOD ADAMS 43.56N 92.72W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SANDBAGGING TAKING PLACE IN ADAMS. COUNTY ROADS
7...4...AND 11 ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.31W
05/19/2013 CHICKASAW IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS NEW HAMPTON.
SEVERAL HOMES HAVE GARAGES DAMAGED. OTHER BUILDINGS IN
TOWN HEAVILY DAMAGED. A GRAIN ELEVATOR IN FREDERICKSBURG
WAS DAMAGED.
0924 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.31W
05/19/2013 CHICKASAW IA BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE BRANCHES DOWN...BLOCKING A FEW STREETS.
0934 PM TSTM WND DMG CALMAR 43.18N 91.87W
05/19/2013 WINNESHIEK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE BRANCHES DOWN ON POWER LINES.
0945 PM FLOOD OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 9 BOTH EAST AND WEST OF OSAGE IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER
OVER THE ROAD. HWY 218 NORTH OF OSAGE ALSO CLOSED FOR
SEVERAL MILES. MANY COUNTY ROADS ALSO CLOSED
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN ROCHESTER AIRPORT 43.91N 92.50W
05/19/2013 M1.51 INCH OLMSTED MN ASOS
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN FILLMORE 43.75N 92.27W
05/19/2013 M2.39 INCH FILLMORE MN MESONET
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG POSTVILLE 43.08N 91.57W
05/19/2013 ALLAMAKEE IA 911 CALL CENTER
TREESS DOWN IN POSTVILLE
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN ELBA 44.09N 92.02W
05/19/2013 M1.81 INCH WINONA MN MESONET
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/19/2013 M3.84 INCH MITCHELL IA MESONET
1004 PM TSTM WND GST DECORAH 43.31N 91.79W
05/19/2013 E45.00 MPH WINNESHIEK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL BRANCHES DOWN.
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG WAUKON 43.27N 91.48W
05/19/2013 ALLAMAKEE IA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN WAUKON
1045 PM TSTM WND DMG WESTBY 43.65N 90.86W
05/19/2013 VERNON WI 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN WESTBY ACROSS HWY 14
1146 PM TSTM WND DMG LANCASTER 42.85N 90.71W
05/19/2013 GRANT WI 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN IN LANCASTER
1150 PM HAIL 3 E POTOSI 42.69N 90.65W
05/19/2013 M1.75 INCH GRANT WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1213 AM HEAVY RAIN GRAND MEADOW 43.71N 92.57W
05/20/2013 M2.21 INCH MOWER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
1237 AM TSTM WND GST LONE ROCK 43.18N 90.20W
05/20/2013 M60.00 MPH RICHLAND WI ASOS
LONE ROCK ASOS GUSTED TO 52 KTS AT 0537Z.
0125 AM FLASH FLOOD ROSE CREEK 43.60N 92.83W
05/20/2013 MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
ROSE CREEK IS RISING RAPIDLY...AND HAS INUNDATED
JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND OFF I-90.
0153 AM FLASH FLOOD ROSE CREEK 43.60N 92.83W
05/20/2013 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 EMPTY VEHICLES SURROUNDED BY RISING WATERS IN
JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND. DEPUTY REPORTS SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING AT THE CAMPGROUND.
0202 AM HEAVY RAIN DOVER 43.97N 92.13W
05/20/2013 M2.52 INCH OLMSTED MN MESONET
&&
ZTLocal storm report, May 20, 3:32 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
332 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S ST. ANSGAR 43.35N 92.92W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA BROADCAST MEDIA
SHED BLOWN ACROSS ROAD WITH DEBRIS STILL ON POWER LINES.
0314 PM HAIL CHARLES CITY 43.07N 92.68W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0326 PM HAIL 1 W OSAGE 43.28N 92.83W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
LOTS OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND ALONG HWY
9.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N NORA SPRINGS 43.17N 93.01W
05/19/2013 FLOYD IA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOYD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS A BARN IS DOWN
NORTH OF NORA SPRINGS...NUMEROUS LARGE TREES
UPROOTED...AND 1 LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S STEWARTVILLE 43.83N 92.49W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TWITTER REPORT RELAYED BY KTTC WITH A REPORT OF 30 LARGE
PINE TREES DOWN
0419 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N STEWARTVILLE 43.92N 92.49W
05/19/2013 M60.00 MPH OLMSTED MN ASOS
ROCHESTER AIRPORT GUSTED TO 6O MPH AT 419 PM.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W OSAGE 43.28N 92.87W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
MITCHELL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS BARN FELL ON
CATTLE HERD...KILLING SOME OF THE CATTLE.
0443 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW ROCHESTER 44.05N 92.53W
05/19/2013 OLMSTED MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TWITTER REPORT RELAYED BY KTTC OF POWER OUT NEAR TARGET
NORTH AND DEBRIS DOWN ON ROADS NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS
AND ASSISI HEIGHTS.
0522 PM TSTM WND DMG ST. CHARLES 43.97N 92.06W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN 911 CALL CENTER
POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY. ONE TREE DOWN IN THE CITY
AS WELL.
0523 PM HAIL 4 N ST. CHARLES 44.03N 92.06W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH WINONA MN AMATEUR RADIO
ALSO LARGE PIECES OF TIN METAL 6 FT LONG BLOWN OUT
0523 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N ST. CHARLES 44.00N 92.06W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN 911 CALL CENTER
STRUCTURE DAMAGE. LARGE TREES DOWN. POLE BARN DOWN ALONG
WITH CORN CRIBS.
0553 PM FLASH FLOOD NORA SPRINGS 43.14N 93.01W
05/19/2013 FLOYD IA 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER.
0557 PM TSTM WND DMG BUFFALO 44.22N 91.87W
05/19/2013 WABASHA WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY
0557 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S COCHRANE 44.19N 91.84W
05/19/2013 BUFFALO WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND COCHRANE.
0608 PM FLASH FLOOD ST. ANSGAR 43.38N 92.92W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH CENTER REPORTS WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF SECONDARY
ROADS ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
0615 PM HAIL ELEVA 44.58N 91.47W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI PUBLIC
ALSO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS.
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG GILMANTON 44.46N 91.68W
05/19/2013 BUFFALO WI EMERGENCY MNGR
12 POWER POLES DOWN
0652 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W LE ROY 43.51N 92.55W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER RUNNING OVER ROAD ON STATE HWY 56 WEST OF LE ROY.
RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN.
0721 PM HAIL LEWISTON 43.98N 91.87W
05/19/2013 M1.00 INCH WINONA MN 911 CALL CENTER
0721 PM TSTM WND DMG LEWISTON 43.98N 91.87W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN THE CITY
0723 PM FLASH FLOOD STACYVILLE 43.44N 92.78W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS 6 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN.
EVERY ROAD IN STACYVILLE IS IMPASSABLE AND FLOODED.
SANDBAGS WERE BEING DEPLOYED ALONG THE LITTLE CEDAR
RIVER...WHICH IS OUT OF ITS BANK.
0723 PM FLASH FLOOD OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
MITCHELL COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS HWY 218 NORTH OF OSAGE
IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SHUT DOWN DUE TO FLOODING.
MANY ROADS ARE WASHED OUT...FROM THE SOUTHWEST PART OF
THE COUNTY TO THE NORTHEAST.
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW LEWISTON 43.95N 91.91W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEMI JACKED KNIFED ON I-90 IN WESTERN WINONA.
0728 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S LEWISTON 43.97N 91.87W
05/19/2013 E65.00 MPH WINONA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0730 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S LEWISTON 43.97N 91.87W
05/19/2013 M74.00 MPH WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG ROLLINGSTONE 44.10N 91.82W
05/19/2013 WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. SOME BRANCHES FELL ON VEHICLES
AND ALSO ON A DECK...CAUSING DAMAGE
0740 PM TSTM WND GST WINONA 44.05N 91.66W
05/19/2013 M62.00 MPH WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 218 BETWEEN OSAGE AND ST ANSGAR IS CLOSED. EM REPORTS
90 PERCENT OF GRAVEL ROADS IN COUNTY ARE COVERED WITH
WATER.
0825 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 E AUSTIN 43.67N 92.91W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROSE CREEK NEAR JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND /I-90 EXIT 187/
RISING RAPIDLY AND LESS THAN A FOOT FROM GOING OVER ITS
BANKS
0841 PM HAIL CHARLES CITY 43.07N 92.68W
05/19/2013 M0.50 INCH FLOYD IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0849 PM FLASH FLOOD ADAMS 43.56N 92.72W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
ROADS AND BRIDGES COVERED WITH WATER
0855 PM HEAVY RAIN ST. ANSGAR 43.38N 92.92W
05/19/2013 M4.43 INCH MITCHELL IA CO-OP OBSERVER
OVER 3.5 INCHES SINCE 6 PM.
0912 PM FLASH FLOOD ADAMS 43.56N 92.72W
05/19/2013 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SANDBAGGING TAKING PLACE IN ADAMS. COUNTY ROADS
7...4...AND 11 ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.31W
05/19/2013 CHICKASAW IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS NEW HAMPTON.
SEVERAL HOMES HAVE GARAGES DAMAGED. OTHER BUILDINGS IN
TOWN HEAVILY DAMAGED. A GRAIN ELEVATOR IN FREDERICKSBURG
WAS DAMAGED.
0924 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.31W
05/19/2013 CHICKASAW IA BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE BRANCHES DOWN...BLOCKING A FEW STREETS.
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG CALMAR 43.18N 91.87W
05/19/2013 WINNESHIEK IA CO-OP OBSERVER
MANY LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF QUITE A DISTANCE ABOVE
THE GROUND IN THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF
TOWN. SOME HOUSES HAD THEIR SIDING RIPPED OFF AND LOST
SHINGLES FROM THEIR ROOFS. THE ALL-TERRAIN DEALERSHIP ON
THE EDGE OF TOWN ALSO HAD SOME DAMAGE.
0934 PM TSTM WND DMG CALMAR 43.18N 91.87W
05/19/2013 WINNESHIEK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE BRANCHES DOWN ON POWER LINES.
0945 PM FLOOD OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/19/2013 MITCHELL IA EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 9 BOTH EAST AND WEST OF OSAGE IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER
OVER THE ROAD. HWY 218 NORTH OF OSAGE ALSO CLOSED FOR
SEVERAL MILES. MANY COUNTY ROADS ALSO CLOSED
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN FILLMORE 43.75N 92.27W
05/19/2013 M2.39 INCH FILLMORE MN MESONET
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
05/19/2013 M3.84 INCH MITCHELL IA MESONET
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN ELBA 44.09N 92.02W
05/19/2013 M1.81 INCH WINONA MN MESONET
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG POSTVILLE 43.08N 91.57W
05/19/2013 ALLAMAKEE IA 911 CALL CENTER
TREESS DOWN IN POSTVILLE
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN ROCHESTER AIRPORT 43.91N 92.50W
05/19/2013 M1.51 INCH OLMSTED MN ASOS
1004 PM TSTM WND GST DECORAH 43.31N 91.79W
05/19/2013 E45.00 MPH WINNESHIEK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL BRANCHES DOWN.
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG WAUKON 43.27N 91.48W
05/19/2013 ALLAMAKEE IA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN WAUKON
1045 PM TSTM WND DMG WESTBY 43.65N 90.86W
05/19/2013 VERNON WI 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN WESTBY ACROSS HWY 14
1146 PM TSTM WND DMG LANCASTER 42.85N 90.71W
05/19/2013 GRANT WI 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN IN LANCASTER
1150 PM HAIL 3 E POTOSI 42.69N 90.65W
05/19/2013 M1.75 INCH GRANT WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1213 AM HEAVY RAIN GRAND MEADOW 43.71N 92.57W
05/20/2013 M2.21 INCH MOWER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
1237 AM TSTM WND GST LONE ROCK 43.18N 90.20W
05/20/2013 M60.00 MPH RICHLAND WI ASOS
LONE ROCK ASOS GUSTED TO 52 KTS AT 0537Z.
0125 AM FLASH FLOOD ROSE CREEK 43.60N 92.83W
05/20/2013 MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
ROSE CREEK IS RISING RAPIDLY...AND HAS INUNDATED
JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND OFF I-90.
0153 AM FLASH FLOOD ROSE CREEK 43.60N 92.83W
05/20/2013 MOWER MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 EMPTY VEHICLES SURROUNDED BY RISING WATERS IN
JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND. DEPUTY REPORTS SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING AT THE CAMPGROUND.
0202 AM HEAVY RAIN DOVER 43.97N 92.13W
05/20/2013 M2.52 INCH OLMSTED MN MESONET
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BOYNEThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Winona | 35 min |
| May 19, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Olmsted, Winona | 25 hr |
| May 19, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 64 min |
| May 19, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston, Winona | 48 min |
| May 20, 12:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 16 hr |
| May 20, 10:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Olmsted | 5 hr |
| May 20, 11:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 35 hr |
| May 20, 3:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Houston | 66 hr |
| May 20, 3:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 6 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.