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River Flood Warning 41, NWS La Crosse, WI

May 31, 2013La Crosse County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this river flood warning at May 31, 2013, 8:40 PM CDT for La Crosse County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 1, 2013, 4:25 PM CDT. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2013, 8:40 PM CDT (01:40 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 1, 2013, 4:25 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 3, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
52 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties La Crosse County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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 Black River (WI) at Galesville (GALW3).

Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05382000, 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.

360 
WGUS43 KARX 010140
FLWARX
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
840 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

.THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL BRING THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE
TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE.

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 .

&&

WIC063-121-011340-
/O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0041.130601T2125Z-130604T0100Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2125Z.130602T1200Z.130603T0700Z.NO/
840 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE WI HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY EVENING.
* AT  7:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND 
  AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF
  THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4413 9100 4407 9133 4395 9138 4393 9135 4411 9097

$$
8 follow-up statements
014 
WGUS83 KARX 010252
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
952 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL THE LAST FEW DAYS ARE RESULTING IN HIGH
WATER LEVELS ALONG THE TURKEY...UPPER IOWA...BLACK...TREMPEALEAU AND
MISSISSIPPI RIVERS. THE LATEST RIVER STAGE AND FORECAST INFORMATION
IS PROVIDED BELOW. 

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 .

&&

IAC005-043-WIC023-043-011752-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0039.130604T1800Z-130606T0000Z/
/MCGI4.1.ER.130604T1800Z.130604T1800Z.130605T0600Z.NO/
952 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR.
* FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE 
  TUESDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...THE WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE TO SAINT 
  FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD AND IS CLOSED. PUMPING OPERATIONS 
  ARE UNDERWAY. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4321 9109 4300 9111 4298 9119 4316 9121 4324 9115

$$

WIC053-011751-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130601T2054Z/
/BRFW3.1.ER.130530T1733Z.130531T1300Z.130601T0254Z.NO/
952 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER AT BLACK RIVER FALLS.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 47.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 47.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 47.0 FEET...SOME RURAL ROADS MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD 
  INCLUDING COUNTY HIGHWAY VV DOWNSTREAM NEAR THE LA CROSSE COUNTY 
  LINE.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4437 9080 4413 9100 4411 9097 4417 9088 4435 9075

$$

WIC063-121-011751-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0041.130601T2125Z-130604T0100Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2125Z.130602T1200Z.130603T0700Z.NO/
952 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND 
  AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF
  THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4413 9100 4407 9133 4395 9138 4393 9135 4411 9097

$$

WIC011-121-011751-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0038.130602T0000Z-130603T0600Z/
/DDGW3.1.ER.130602T0000Z.130602T0000Z.130602T1200Z.NO/
952 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER AT DODGE.
* FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE 
  SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL AND MARSH LAND IS FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4404 9158 4420 9163 4423 9158 4422 9158 4402 9149

$$

IAC043-010322-
/O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-130602T0113Z/
/EKDI4.2.ER.130530T0830Z.130531T1130Z.130601T0107Z.NO/
952 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER.
* AT  8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  8:07 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.0 FEET BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER. 

$$

IAC043-011751-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-130602T0000Z/
/GRBI4.2.ER.130530T0232Z.130530T0715Z.130601T0600Z.NO/
952 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF 
  GARBER, OSTERDOCK AND MILLVILLE.  

&&
 
LAT...LON 4280 9136 4284 9134 4269 9096 4272 9131

$$

IAC005-011751-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-130602T1824Z/
/DCHI4.1.ER.130530T0800Z.130601T1200Z.130602T0024Z.NO/
952 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE UPPER IOWA RIVER NEAR DORCHESTER ALONG HIGHWAY 76.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.3 FEET BY 
  SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4341 9161 4334 9161 4339 9152 4343 9123 4350 9125

$$
554 
WGUS83 KARX 010944
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
444 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FLOOD WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT BLACK RIVER
FALLS...
...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT GALESVILLE...

.THE BLACK RIVER AT BLACK RIVER FALLS CRESTED AROUND 49.2 FEET ON
FRIDAY MORNING...AND FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON FRIDAY EVENING...
THUS THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS LOCATION.

FURTHER DOWNSTREAM...THE BLACK RIVER IS STILL RISING AT GALESVILLE.
THIS RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY...AND CREST
NEAR 12.7 FEET ON SUNDAY MORNING.

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 .

&&

WIC053-011014-
/O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-130601T2054Z/
/BRFW3.1.ER.130530T1733Z.130531T1300Z.130601T0301Z.NO/
444 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER AT BLACK RIVER FALLS.
* AT  2:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 46.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 47.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10:01 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 43.7 FEET BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.

$$

WIC063-121-020043-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0041.130601T2125Z-130604T0100Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2125Z.130602T1200Z.130603T0700Z.NO/
444 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  3:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TODAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 12.7 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND 
  AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF
  THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED. 
&&
 
LAT...LON 4413 9100 4407 9133 4395 9138 4393 9135 4411 9097

$$
772 
WGUS83 KARX 011456
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
956 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK HAVE CAUSED HIGH WATER LEVELS
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BLACK AND TREMPEALEAU RIVERS. THE
UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HIGHWAY 76 HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE...THEREFORE THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AT THIS
LOCATION. 

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 .

&&

IAC005-043-WIC023-043-020556-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0039.130605T0000Z-130606T0000Z/
/MCGI4.1.ER.130605T0000Z.130605T0000Z.130605T0600Z.NO/
956 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR.
* FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE 
  TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...THE WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE TO SAINT 
  FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD AND IS CLOSED. PUMPING OPERATIONS 
  ARE UNDERWAY. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4321 9109 4300 9111 4298 9119 4316 9121 4324 9115

$$

WIC063-121-020556-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0041.130601T2125Z-130604T0200Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2125Z.130602T1200Z.130603T0800Z.NO/
956 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 12.7 FEET  
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND 
  AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF
  THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4413 9100 4407 9133 4395 9138 4393 9135 4411 9097

$$

WIC011-121-020556-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0038.130601T1800Z-130603T1200Z/
/DDGW3.1.ER.130601T1800Z.130602T0600Z.130602T1800Z.NO/
956 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER AT DODGE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 9.2 FEET SUNDAY
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL AND MARSH LAND IS FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4404 9158 4420 9163 4423 9158 4422 9158 4402 9149

$$

IAC005-011526-
/O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-130602T1824Z/
/DCHI4.1.ER.130530T0800Z.130601T0400Z.130601T1017Z.NO/
956 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE UPPER IOWA RIVER AT DORCHESTER HWY 76.
* AT  9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  5:17 AM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND DROP BELOW 12 FEET
  MONDAY.

$$
932 
WGUS83 KARX 020145
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

..RECENT HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK HAVE CAUSED HIGH WATER LEVELS
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BLACK AND TREMPEALEAU RIVERS.

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 .

&&

IAC005-043-WIC023-043-021645-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0039.130605T0000Z-130606T0000Z/
/MCGI4.1.ER.130605T0000Z.130605T0000Z.130605T0600Z.NO/
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MCGREGOR.
* FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT  7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE 
  TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...THE WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE TO SAINT 
  FERIOLE ISLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD AND IS CLOSED. PUMPING OPERATIONS 
  ARE UNDERWAY. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4321 9109 4300 9111 4298 9119 4316 9121 4324 9115

$$

WIC063-121-021645-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130604T0100Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2015Z.130602T1200Z.130603T0700Z.NO/
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND 
  AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF
  THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4413 9100 4407 9133 4395 9138 4393 9135 4411 9097

$$

WIC011-121-021645-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130603T1400Z/
/DDGW3.1.ER.130601T1445Z.130602T0600Z.130602T2000Z.NO/
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER AT DODGE.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.3 FEET BY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL AND MARSH LAND IS FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4404 9158 4420 9163 4423 9158 4422 9158 4402 9149

$$
114 
WGUS83 KARX 020914
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
414 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

...MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING ALONG THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE...

NEAR RECORD RAINS DURING MAY IS CAUSING THE BLACK RIVER NEAR
GALESVILLE TO CONTINUE TO RISE THIS MORNING.  THIS RIVER WILL CREST
THIS MORNING NEAR 12.7 FEEY...AND THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON
MONDAY MORNING.

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 .

&&

WIC063-121-030014-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130604T0100Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2015Z.130602T1200Z.130603T0700Z.NO/
414 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY THIS
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND 
  AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF
  THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4413 9100 4407 9133 4395 9138 4393 9135 4411 9097

$$
084 
WGUS83 KARX 021405
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
905 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK HAVE CAUSED HIGH WATER LEVELS
ALONG THE BLACK AND TREMPEALEAU RIVERS.

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 .

&&

WIC063-121-030505-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130603T1400Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2015Z.130602T0730Z.130602T2000Z.NO/
905 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND DROP BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND 
  AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF
  THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4413 9100 4407 9133 4395 9138 4393 9135 4411 9097

$$

WIC011-121-030504-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130604T0800Z/
/DDGW3.1.ER.130601T1445Z.130602T1800Z.130603T1400Z.NO/
905 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER AT DODGE.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 9.6 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO FALL. 
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...THE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE TREMPEALEAU
  NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IS FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4404 9158 4420 9163 4423 9158 4422 9158 4402 9149

$$
101 
WGUS83 KARX 022217
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
517 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

.LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER AT DODGE...AND
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING ALONG THE BLACK RIVER NEAR
GALESVILLE.

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 .

&&

WIC063-121-031317-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130603T1607Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2015Z.130602T0730Z.130602T2207Z.NO/
517 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE this evening.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND 
  AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF
  THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4413 9100 4407 9133 4395 9138 4393 9135 4411 9097

$$

WIC011-121-031317-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130604T0800Z/
/DDGW3.1.ER.130601T1445Z.130603T0000Z.130603T1400Z.NO/
517 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TREMPEALEAU RIVER AT DODGE.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE NEAR 9.6 FEET TONIGHT.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...THE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE TREMPEALEAU
  NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IS FLOODED. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4404 9158 4420 9163 4423 9158 4422 9158 4402 9149

$$
080 
WGUS83 KARX 030129
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
829 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

.THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE IS CANCELLED.

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 .

&&

WIC063-121-030159-
/O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-130603T1607Z/
/GALW3.1.ER.130601T2015Z.130602T0730Z.130602T2230Z.NO/
829 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE.
* AT  7:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5:30 PM SUNDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 9.9 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  MORNING.


$$

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 31, 6:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
651 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

.MESOSCALE DISCUSSION...
ISSUED AT 637 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

A LINE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAS FIRED UP FROM WEST OF EAU
CLAIRIE WI TO EAST OF ROCHESTER MN AND CHARLES CITY IA. THESE
STORMS ARE ALONG A DRY LINE. THEY TOOK A LITTLE BIT TO REALLY GET
GOING...APPEARING TO WAIT FOR A 300MB JET STREAK COMING UP THROUGH
CENTRAL IA TO AID IN UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. NCAPE VALUES ARE
QUITE HIGH...AROUND 0.25 PER RAP ANALYSIS...WHICH WOULD FAVOR
RAPID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT GIVEN THE FORCING. THIS MAY BE A
REASON WHY THE STORMS IN WABASHA...WINONA AND BUFFALO
COUNTIES...AS WELL AS FLOYD...MITCHELL AND HOWARD COUNTIES IN
IOWA. THE STORM IN NORTHEAST IOWA HAS HAD A HISTORY OF FUNNELS.
0-1KM SHEAR HAS INCREASED...TOWARDS 15-20 KT...SO WILL HAVE TO
MONITOR POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 227 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY/RAP ANALYSIS THIS AFTERNOON SHOWING A CLOSED LOW
OVER THE DAKOTAS WITH AN EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATING
NORTHEAST ACROSS IA. THIS WAS KICKING OFF CONVECTION ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST MN/NORTHEAST IA WHERE LAPS WAS PRODUCING AN AXIS OF
1000-1500J/KG 0-1KM MLCAPE. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR WAS RUNNING AROUND
65KT. CONVECTION...SOME SEVERE WITH INCREASING CAPE AND HIGHER-END
BULK SHEAR...WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING AS THE TROUGH ROTATES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS LOOK TO BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH AN
ISOLATED TORNADO ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE BULK OF THE
SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO PUSH EAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT.

LOOK FOR THE CLOSED LOW TO FILL AS IT ROTATES INTO THE AREA ON
SATURDAY. STEEP LOW TO MID LEVEL LAPSE RATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COOL/CYCLONIC FLOW WILL BE THE IMPETUS FOR MORE SHOWER AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. NAM INDICATING 0-1KM MLCAPE IN THE 150-300J/KG RANGE WITH ANY
DECENT BULK SHEAR SHIFTING ACROSS EASTERN WI. THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE
POTENTIAL FOR ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS BY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE
65-70 DEGREE ACROSS NORTHEAST IA/SOUTHEAST MN...TO THE 70-75 DEGREE
RANGE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
MID-LEVEL TROUGH AXIS ROTATES EAST THROUGH THE AREA WITH OVERNIGHT
LOWS DROPPING INTO THE 40S AND LOWER 50S.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 227 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR A
MUCH DESERVED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
A BIT ON THE COOLER THAN NORMAL SIDE THOUGH WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
60S. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE LOWER 40S ALONG
AND NORTHEAST OF I-94...TO THE MID/UPPER 40S ELSEWHERE.

FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...ANOTHER CLOSED LOW IS SLATED TO MOVE
FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
REGION. THIS WILL GIVE THE AREA ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH OVERALL COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
MODELS ARE INDICATING THE LOW LIFTING OUT OF THE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT/FRIDAY TIME FRAME. LEFT A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN FOR NOW
AND WILL PASS ALONG TO LATER SHIFTS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DRYING
THINGS OUT.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 650 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
SOME AHEAD OF A DRY LINE AND OTHERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. RIGHT
NOW BOTH TAF SITES ARE NOT BEING AFFECTED... HOWEVER...AM
ANTICIPATING THAT BOTH COULD SEE SHOWERS AND/OR STORMS WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. HAVE COVERED THAT WITH VCTS FOR NOW GIVEN THE
SCATTERED NATURE. IF THE STORMS ORGANIZE INTO A MORE CONGEALED
LINE...WILL AMEND THE TAFS TO PUT THE TSRA. THESE STORMS COULD
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE COLD FRONT ITSELF IS BACK
JUST WEST OF I-35. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES LATE THIS
EVENING...EXPECT MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION CONCERN TO END. MVFR
STRATUS BECOMES THE NEXT ISSUE...ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE IN
THE DAKOTAS MOVING TO THE EAST. IT APPEARS THIS STRATUS WILL GET
INTO RST AROUND 13Z. THE VALLEY LOCATION OF LSE SHOULD KEEP THE
CEILINGS VFR. A SECONDARY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LOOKS TO MOVE
THROUGH THE TAF SITES LATE IN THE DAY. IN ITS WAKE...SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO THE TAF SITES.
HAVE ONLY INCLUDED THE -SHRA AT THIS TIME...SINCE THUNDERSTORM
UNCERTAINTY IS QUITE HIGH.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 227 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

WITH THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY DRIER TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT...LOOK FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER
WITH ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. THEREFORE...RUNOFF IS
EXPECTED TO BE LESS OF AN ISSUE GOING INTO THIS WEEKEND. AS OF THIS
AFTERNOON...SEVERAL RIVERWAYS INCLUDING THE TURKEY...UPPER
IOWA...AND TREMPEALEAU STILL HAVE ONGOING FLOODING. FOR FURTHER
DETAILS...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...NONE.
MN...NONE.
IA...NONE.
&&

MESOSCALE...AJ
SHORT TERM...DAS
LONG TERM...DAS
AVIATION...AJ
HYDROLOGY...DAS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 7:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
729 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041>044-053>055-061-011200-
ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE-
FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-
MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-
WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA-
729 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...SOME OF WHICH
MAY BE SEVERE. THE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF LARGE HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE
SEVERE HAZARDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 10 PM WHEN THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO WEAKEN.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE UPPER IOWA AND TURKEY RIVERS IN
NORTHEAST IOWA...AND THE BLACK AND TREMPEALEAU RIVERS IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ON SATURDAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA. NONE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
SEVERE.

MANY RIVERS WILL BE IN FLOOD OR RUNNING HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. IT IS TOO EARLY DISCERN WHETHER ANY OF THEM WILL
BECOME SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

AJ

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 7:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
739 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0738 PM     HAIL             3 N ARCADIA             44.30N 91.49W
05/31/2013  E0.88 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0729 PM     HAIL             4 W ARCADIA             44.25N 91.57W
05/31/2013  E0.88 INCH       BUFFALO            WI   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED WHILE SPOTTING

&&

SHEA
Local storm report, May 31, 7:51 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
751 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0750 PM     HAIL             3 NE INDEPENDENCE       44.39N 91.38W
05/31/2013  E0.25 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC

&&

SHEA
Local storm report, May 31, 7:57 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
757 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0754 PM     HAIL             WHITEHALL               44.37N 91.31W
05/31/2013  E0.75 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   911 CALL CENTER

&&

SHEA
Special weather statement, May 31, 8:16 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
816 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

IAZ008-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-WIZ032-010215-
BUFFALO-DODGE-FILLMORE-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-WABASHA-
816 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

AT 813 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS
FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF OAK CENTER TO 26 MILES WEST OF CARPENTER...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS.

LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
MAZEPPA...KASSON...HAYFIELD...ORONOCO...LAKE CITY AND AUSTIN.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN.

SMALL HAIL MAY FALL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND COVER THE GROUND. THIS
COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE FORMATION OF FOG.

PREPARE NOW FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER. MOVE INDOORS AND IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED...TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

HALBACH
Special weather statement, May 31, 8:16 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
816 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

WIZ017-029-010215-
CLARK-TAYLOR-
816 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

AT 813 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM
WESTBORO TO NEAR OWEN AND ROCK DAM LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS.

LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
MEDFORD...RIB LAKE...GREENWOOD...DORCHESTER...LOYAL AND ABBOTSFORD.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN.

DAS
Local storm report, May 31, 8:17 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
817 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0817 PM     HAIL             PIGEON FALLS            44.42N 91.21W
05/31/2013  E1.00 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC

&&

SHEA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningARXJackson, Trempealeau29 min
May 31, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningARXClark, Jackson33 min
May 31, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo66 min
May 31, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo15 min
May 31, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau50 min

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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.