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River Flood Warning 61, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 23, 2013Clayton County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this river flood warning at Jun 23, 2013, 4:27 AM CDT for Clayton County, Iowa. It took effect at Jun 23, 2013, 2:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2013, 4:27 AM CDT (09:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 23, 2013, 2:30 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 26, 2013, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Clayton County, IA

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 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 Turkey River at Elkader (EKDI4).

Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05412020, 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.

193 
WGUS43 KARX 230927
FLWARX
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
427 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

.THE OVERNIGHT HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE TURKEY RIVER ABOVE STAGE
AGAIN AT ELKADER AND GARBER. .

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 .

&&

IAC043-232127-
/O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0061.130623T1930Z-130626T2145Z/
/EKDI4.1.ER.130623T1930Z.130625T0000Z.130626T0345Z.NO/
427 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE WI HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  3:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MID DAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER. 

&&
 
LAT...LON 4298 9161 4293 9161 4280 9136 4284 9134 4294 9146

$$

IAC043-232127-
/O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0062.130623T1845Z-130626T2100Z/
/GRBI4.1.ER.130623T1845Z.130625T0600Z.130626T0300Z.NO/
427 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE WI HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  3:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 19.7 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD X3C AT THE SOUTH END OF GARBER 
  BECOMES INUNDATED. 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
566 
WGUS83 KARX 231502
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1002 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

.THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER AND GARBER ARE
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...MORE RISES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS
AS RAIN IS LIKELY.

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 .

&&

IAC043-231532-
/O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-130626T2145Z/
/EKDI4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1002 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE TURKEY RIVER AT ELKADER.
* AT  8:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE WITH A VALUE OF 
  11.9 FEET MONDAY EVENING. 
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN AREAS NEAR THE 
  RIVER. 

$$

IAC043-231532-
/O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-130626T2100Z/
/GRBI4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1002 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER.
* AT  9:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE WITH A VALUE OF 
  16.5 FEET 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 Jun 23, 3:46 AM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 3:46 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
346 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 346 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS THIS PACKAGE...SHRA/TSRA/HEAVY RAINS/SEVERE
THREAT THROUGH THE PERIOD...TEMPERATURES.

DATA ANALYSIS AT 06Z HAD LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CO/WESTERN KS
WITH A TROUGH NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE DAKOTAS/MN BORDER. A COUPLE OF
BOUNDARIES/WEAKER TROUGHS EXTENDED EAST-WEST ACROSS NORTHERN IA AND
WI/IL BORDER AND FROM NEAR KFSD TO NORTHWEST WI. THESE LAST TWO
LIKELY ARTIFACTS OF BOTH ONGOING CONVECTION AND THAT FROM LAST
NIGHT. LOW LEVEL JET/MOISTURE TRANSPORT/THETA-E CONVERGENCE
IMPINGING ON THE NORTHERN IA BOUNDARY PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING TSRA ACROSS EASTERN SD TO SOUTHERN WI.
DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING OVER FAR NORTHEAST IA AND FAR
SOUTHWEST WI WHERE HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT
NIGHT.

NO LARGE...GLARING ERRORS NOTED WITH 23.00Z MODEL INITIALIZATIONS...
THOUGH PLENTY OF SMALLER/MESO-SCALE DIFFERENCES IN THE 850-500MB
FIELDS. MUCH MORE THAN ONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHEN THE FCST AND
SENSIBLE WEATHER OUTCOMES ARE KEYED TO THE SMALL SCALE FEATURES.
DPROG/DT OF 500MB HGTS AT 23.00Z SHOWED THE MODEL RUNS OF 21.00Z
AND 22.00Z VERIFIED WELL ACROSS NOAM/EASTERN PAC...AT LEAST WITH
THE LARGER SCALE FEATURES. ALL EARLIER RUNS LOOKED TOO WEAK WITH
THE SHORTWAVE FEATURES IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM MN/WI TO TX/CO.
EVEN WITH SOME DIFFERENCES AT THE START...AT LEAST AT 500MB MODELS
QUITE SIMILAR FOR TODAY/TONIGHT AS THE TROUGH EXITING THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO MAN/WESTERN ONT. SOME DIFFERENCES WITH
THE TROUGH/LOW AT 12Z MON ONCE IT IS IN MAN/ONT BUT THIS WELL NORTH
OF THE FCST AREA. MODELS SURPRISINGLY SIMILAR WITH A SMALL SOUTHWEST
FLOW SHORTWAVE TO BE APPROACHING/CROSSING THE AREA MONDAY. CHECK OF
OBS VS. MODEL DATA AT 06Z SHOWED MOST WERE A BIT WEAK WITH A WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST NEB AND THE BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN
IA. MOST WERE STRUGGLING A BIT WITH SFC DEW POINTS IN THE MOISTURE
PLUME OVER THE MID/UPPER MS VALLEY. PER WV IMAGERY AND REGIONAL
RADAR REFLECTIVITY...ECMWF LOOKED A LITTLE BETTER WITH THE
SHORTWAVE DETAILS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS. MODELS AGAIN GENERALLY
STRUGGLING WITH THE 00-06Z PRECIP ACROSS THE REGION. SOME BETTER IN
AREAS THAN OTHERS BUT OVERALL NO ONE MODEL LOOKED BETTER THAN THE
OTHERS. FAVORED A MODEL/ENSEMBLE CONSENSUS HEADED BY THE LOCAL
REGIONAL WRF MODELS...WHICH WERE BETTER AT DEPICTING THE CONVECTION
ACROSS THE AREA THRU THE EVENING HOURS. WITH THE MESO-SCALE DETAIL
DIFFERENCES...SHORT-TERM FCST CONFIDENCE NEAR TO BELOW AVERAGE THIS
CYCLE.

PER THE MODEL CONSENSUS...FORCING FOR CONVECTION OVER THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING LOOKS TO WANE AS THE SD SHORTWAVE LIFTS INTO MN. THIS
INCREASES THE MID LEVEL FLOW AND TAKES MORE OF THE MOISTURE TRANSPORT
WITH IT...PASSING NORTHWEST OF THE FCST AREA. ANY BREAK FROM THE
CONVECTION THEN LOOKS TO BE SHORT LIVED. AS THE MAIN SHORTWAVE LIFTS
ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TODAY IT PUSHES THE SFC-700MB TROUGH BACK TO THE
EAST/SOUTH ALONG WITH THE LOW LEVEL JET/MOISTURE TRANSPORT/THETA-E
CONVERGENCE. AS THIS TROUGHING APPROACHES SHRA/TSRA EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG IT THEN MOVE ACROSS THE FCST AREA DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS. PW VALUES REMAIN IN THE 1.5 TO 2 INCH
RANGE AND WARM CLOUD DEPTH OF 3.5 TO 4KM...ANY TSRA WILL ONCE AGAIN
BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS WITH THE THREAT OF MORE HEAVY RAINS
ACROSS THE FCST AREA. GIVEN THE PAST 2 NIGHTS OF HEAVY RAINS AND NO
ROOM TO PUT ANY MORE WATER...WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL
BUT CLARK/TAYLOR COUNTIES FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MON
MORNING. TRENDED RAIN CHANCES TOWARD 70 PERCENT WITH THE APPROACH/
PASSAGE OF THE SFC/LOW LEVEL TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.

ML CAPES IN THE 2K-3K RANGE THIS AFTERNOON HOWEVER MOST OF THE SHEAR
IS IN THE 0-3KM LAYER AT 15-30KTS. THIS WITH THE APPROACHING
TROUGH/FRONT...FAVORABLE FORCING AND LOWER LEVEL WIND SHEAR FOR
LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS AND BOWING SEGMENTS FOR A DAMAGING WIND
THREAT WITH MORE ORGANIZED TSRA. SEE SWODY1 FOR MORE DETAILS.

APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER BREAK LATER TONIGHT/MON MORNING WITH THE MAIN
FORCING/LIFT AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT PUSHED EAST/SOUTH OF THE AREA...
BUT NOT BY FAR. IF MODEL CONSENSUS IS CORRECT WITH ANOTHER
SOUTHWEST FLOW SHORTWAVE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION MON...LOW LEVEL
JET/MOISTURE TRANSPORT/THETA-E CONVERGENCE ARE AGAIN POINTED AT THE
FCST AREA FOR MON AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS WITH ML CAPES OF 2K TO 4K
J/KG AND PW VALUES OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES IN THE INFLOW AIRMASS. RAISED
SHRA/TSRA CHANCES FOR MON AFTERNOON BUT MORE OF THIS MAY BE INTO
MONDAY EVENING/NIGHT. THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING...ITS LIKELY
ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE NEEDED FOR MON NIGHT.

USED A MODEL/ENSEMBLE CONSENSUS FOR HIGHS/LOWS TODAY THRU MON.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 346 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

MODEL CONSENSUS TREND FOR MON NIGHT THRU TUE NIGHT IS STRONGER WITH
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH TO COME OUT OF THE ROCKIES MON NIGHT AND
END UP OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST BY WED MORNING. HOWEVER RUN-TO-RUN
CONSISTENCY ON THIS FEATURE NOT THAT GOOD. FCST CONFIDENCE IN THIS
PERIOD AVERAGE.

MON NIGHT THRU TUE NIGHT LOOKS LIKE A CONTINUATION OF THE UNSETTLED/
WET STRETCH OF DAYS. THE VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THRU TUE NIGHT. THIS AS MORE
SHORTWAVE ENERGY RIPPLES THRU THE FLOW AND ACROSS THE REGION AND
ONE OR MORE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR OR MOVING ACROSS THE FCST AREA.
COMPLEX OF SHRA/TSRA INITIATED MON AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO BE MOVING
ACROSS THE REGION MON NIGHT. AFTER THIS ONE CLEARS THE AREA/
DIMINISHES TUE MORNING...ATMOSPHERE LOOKS TO QUICKLY RELOAD. WITH THE
APPROACH OF ANOTHER SHORTWAVE AND AN INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET AND
MOISTURE TRANSPORT TOWARD THE AREA...YET ANOTHER CONVECTIVE COMPLEX
WITH THE THREAT OF MORE HEAVY RAINS LOOKS TO DEVELOP MOVE ACROSS
SOME PORTION OF IA/MN/WI. DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS BY TUE/TUE
NIGHT SO PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY ON WHERE THE GREATEST HEAVY RAIN
THREAT WOULD BE. DUE TO THE CONVECTION UNKNOWNS...FOR NOW USED THE
MODEL/ENSEMBLE CONSENSUS OF LOWS/HIGHS MON NIGHT THRU TUE NIGHT.

MEDIUM RANGE MODEL RUNS OF 23.00Z CONTINUE TO SHOW A PATTERN
TRANSITION IN THE WED-SAT PERIOD. INCREASING SIGNAL FOR RIDGING TO
BUILD OVER THE WESTERN CONUS WITH DOWNSTREAM NORTHWEST FLOW
DEVELOPING OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. GIVEN DECENT BETWEEN MODEL AND
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY...FCST CONFIDENCE IN THE DAY 4-7 PERIOD
AVERAGE TO GOOD THIS CYCLE.

WED-SAT TRENDING TO BE A DRIER/COOLER PERIOD AS THE FLOW TRANSITIONS
TO THE NORTHWEST. APPEARS TUE NIGHT/WED MORNING MAY BE THE LAST OF
THE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX/HEAVY RAIN THREATS. FLOW BECOMES BRIEFLY
WESTERLY/ZONAL WED WITH THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AND SFC LOW MOVING EAST
OF THE REGION. THIS CHANGE PUSHES THE VERY MOIST AIRMASS OUT OF THE
AREA. SHRA/TSRA STILL POSSIBLE WED INTO THU NIGHT WITH PASSAGE OF
THE SFC LOW WED THEN WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW SHORTWAVES WED NIGHT INTO
SAT. ANY OF THESE SHRA/TSRA THESE WOULD BE MUCH MORE SCATTERED IN
COVERAGE /ESPECIALLY BY THU/...HAVE LESS MOISTURE/INSTABILITY
TO WORK WITH AND BE MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN. SMALLER MODEL CONSENSUS
SHRA/TSRA CHANCES FOR MUCH OF THE WED-SAT PERIOD LOOK REASONABLE
AT THIS TIME. MODEL/ENSEMBLE CONSENSUS HIGHS/LOWS FOR THIS PERIOD
LOOK GOOD AS WELL.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1237 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS SHOWN
NO MOVEMENT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH STORMS CONTINUING ALONG
AND NORTH OF IT. REGIONAL AND LOCAL RADAR DOES SHOW A BREAK IN THE
ACTIVITY BACK IN THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. THE NEXT ROUND OF
CONVECTION OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO SOUTH DAKOTA HAS A MORE
NORTHEAST MOVEMENT. THE LAST TWO RUNS OF THE LOCAL ARX-LAPS HAS
LATCHED ONTO THESE DIFFERENT AREAS OF CONVECTION WITH THE 23.03Z
RUN TAKING THE ACTIVITY OVER THE AREA OFF TO THE EAST AND OUT OF
THE REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT WHILE TAKING THE NEXT ROUND PAST
THE AREA TO THE NORTH. THE 23.03Z HRRR SHOWS THE SAME TRENDS SO
PLAN TO CONTINUE THE TSRA THROUGH 08Z AT KRST AND 10Z AT KLSE.
AFTER THAT WILL JUST DROP BACK TO VCSH FOR A SHORT WHILE BEFORE
GOING TOTALLY DRY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. MVFR
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE TSRA ACTIVITY UNTIL IT
ENDS. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...THE 23.00Z NAM INDICATES THE
SYNOPTIC BOUNDARY SHOULD PUSH INTO THE AREA WITH A SHORT WAVE
TROUGH AND AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW TRIES TO TURN A LITTLE MORE TO
THE WEST. SHOULD SEE MORE CONVECTION DEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY
AND HAVE PUT IN A VCTS TO SHOW THIS WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT
LATER FORECASTS WILL DETAIL THE TIMING BETTER.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 346 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FCST
AREA THIS MORNING...ALONG THE MN/IA BORDER INTO FAR SOUTHWEST
WI. THIS BEING COVERED BY FLASH FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS.
DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS...SATURATED SOILS AND
THE THREAT FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN...LOCALLY 2
INCHES OR MORE IN REPEATING TSRA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SFC THRU MID LEVEL TROUGH...WILL ISSUE A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MONDAY.

TRIBUTARY RIVERS LIKE THE KICAKPOO...BLACK...UPPER IOWA AND TURKEY
RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH FLOOD STAGE AS WELL. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH RUNOFF PERCENTAGES WILL ONLY CREATE MORE
PROBLEMS WITH THESE LARGER RIVERS...ESPECIALLY AS THIS PERIOD OF
STORMY WEATHER AND THREAT OF MORE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINS CONTINUES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SHORT TERM WATER CONCERNS...THERE IS A RIVER
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE MISSISSIPPI AT WABASHA...WINONA...AND LA CROSSE.
WATER FROM THE TRIBUTARY RIVERS...AND RIVERS NORTH OF THE FCST AREA
WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE MS RIVER...WITH THE MS RIVER
AT THESE LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND OR
AFTER THE 1ST OF JULY.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     MORNING FOR WIZ032>034-041>044-053>055-061.

MN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     MORNING FOR MNZ079-086>088-094>096.

IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
     MORNING FOR IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030.

&&

SHORT TERM...RRS
LONG TERM....RRS
AVIATION.....04
HYDROLOGY....RRS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 12:10 PM CDT, 16 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1210 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-231100-
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-
1210 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP NORTH OF A WARM FRONT. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES BEING THE MAIN THREATS.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA SUNDAY AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ON MONDAY.

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SEVERE RISKS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY WOULD MAINLY BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE
MAIN SEVERE THREATS WOULD BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND THE
HEAVY RAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. IT IS TOO EARLY TO
DETERMINE IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY POSE A
SEVERE THREAT.

AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 90S ARE LIKELY EACH DAY. AS THE HEAT
INDICES INCREASE...SO DOES THE CONCERN FOR HEAT-RELATED ISSUES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED.

RRS/BOYNE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
302 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

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

0300 AM     HEAVY RAIN       DE SOTO                 43.43N 91.20W
06/23/2013  M3.77 INCH       VERNON             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WETENKAMP
Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
309 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

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

0308 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BLUFFTON                43.40N 91.93W
06/23/2013                   WINNESHIEK         IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CAMPGROUND BEING EVACUATED

0308 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BURR OAK                43.45N 91.88W
06/23/2013                   WINNESHIEK         IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RAPIDLY RISING WATER GOING OVER ROADS AND CAUSING
            RESIDENCES TO BE STRANDED.

&&

SHEA
Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
325 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

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

0324 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GENOA                   43.57N 91.23W
06/23/2013                   VERNON             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0324 AM     FLOOD            CHASEBURG               43.65N 91.10W
06/23/2013                   VERNON             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER STILL HIGH NEAR HIGHWAY 162

0324 AM     FLOOD            READSTOWN               43.45N 90.76W
06/23/2013                   VERNON             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DRAINAGE AREAS INTO KICKAPOO RIVER STILL BANKFUL OR MORE

&&

SHEA
Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:28 AM CDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
328 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

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

0327 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WAUKON                  43.27N 91.48W
06/23/2013                   ALLAMAKEE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IN ALL AREAS OF COUNTY.
            DISPATCHERS BUSY WORKING INCIDENTS.

&&

SHEA
Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:46 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
346 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

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

0345 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E WHALAN              43.73N 91.87W
06/23/2013  M4.25 INCH       FILLMORE           MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0245 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E WHALAN              43.73N 91.87W
06/23/2013                   FILLMORE           MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            RESCUES WERE NEEDED IN AREA FROM RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS.

&&

SHEA
Local storm report, Jun 23, 4:18 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
418 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

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

0604 PM     HAIL             ROCHESTER               44.01N 92.48W
06/22/2013  M0.25 INCH       OLMSTED            MN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0635 PM     HAIL             DECORAH                 43.31N 91.79W
06/22/2013  M0.25 INCH       WINNESHIEK         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BUFFALO                 44.22N 91.87W
06/22/2013  M2.00 INCH       WABASHA            WI   PUBLIC

0930 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MOUNT ZION              43.26N 90.73W
06/22/2013  M1.40 INCH       CRAWFORD           WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SINCE 7PM

0930 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BIG FLATS               44.12N 89.80W
06/22/2013  M0.85 INCH       ADAMS              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FELL IN 10 TO 15 MINUTES

0947 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW LONE ROCK          43.22N 90.24W
06/22/2013                   RICHLAND           WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY ROAD JJ BETWEEN GOTHAM AND LONE ROCK GOING UNDER
            WATER. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CLOSING AREA. COUNTY F NEAR
            EXCELSIOR STILL CLOSED FROM EARLIER TODAY.

1031 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OSAGE                   43.28N 92.81W
06/22/2013  M1.90 INCH       MITCHELL           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

1051 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE RICHLAND CENTER    43.30N 90.33W
06/22/2013                   RICHLAND           WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            MUD SLIDES AND MORE WATER COMING OVER COUNTY ROADS.

1100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW GOTHAM             43.24N 90.34W
06/22/2013                   RICHLAND           WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MUDSLIDES ALONG COUNTY ROAD 0

1104 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CHASEBURG               43.65N 91.10W
06/22/2013                   VERNON             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROADS ALONG HIGHWAY 162.

1104 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BOSCOBEL                43.14N 90.70W
06/22/2013  M2.60 INCH       GRANT              WI   ASOS

1106 PM     HEAVY RAIN       RICHLAND CENTER         43.34N 90.38W
06/22/2013  M2.64 INCH       RICHLAND           WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            AT EOC

1106 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NE MUSCODA            43.21N 90.41W
06/22/2013                   RICHLAND           WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MUDSLIDES HAVE CLOSED PARTS OF HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN MUSCODA
            AND GOTHAM.

1107 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GILLINGHAM              43.43N 90.45W
06/22/2013                   RICHLAND           WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            WATER OVER SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 56

1113 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SSE RICHLAND CENTER   43.27N 90.35W
06/22/2013                   RICHLAND           WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS O AND OO.
            IMPASSABLE.

1139 PM     HEAVY RAIN       RICHLAND CENTER         43.34N 90.38W
06/22/2013  M3.10 INCH       RICHLAND           WI   PUBLIC

1153 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LYNXVILLE               43.25N 91.05W
06/22/2013                   CRAWFORD           WI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HWY 35 FROM LYNXVILLE TO DE SOTO CLOSED PER STATE PATROL.
            RELAYED FROM WKBT.

1155 PM     HEAVY RAIN       DE SOTO                 43.43N 91.20W
06/22/2013  M1.20 INCH       VERNON             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1202 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 E DECORAH             43.31N 91.75W
06/23/2013  M2.49 INCH       WINNESHIEK         IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

1204 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 S BLUE RIVER          43.13N 90.57W
06/23/2013  M5.20 INCH       GRANT              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1213 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HOUSTON                 43.76N 91.57W
06/23/2013                   HOUSTON            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME ROADS NEARBY HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE FROM FLOOD
            WATERS.

1214 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE MINNEISKA          44.15N 91.81W
06/23/2013                   WINONA             MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MUD SLIDE ONTO HIGHWAY 61. TREE BLOCKING LANE.

1225 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LANSING                 43.36N 91.23W
06/23/2013                   ALLAMAKEE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MUDSLIDES IN TOWN

1225 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S LANSING             43.32N 91.23W
06/23/2013                   ALLAMAKEE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MUDSLIDE OVER GREAT RIVER ROAD

1225 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 N HARPERS FERRY       43.26N 91.15W
06/23/2013                   ALLAMAKEE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY ROAD X52 HAD MUDSLIDES AND FLASH FLOODING

1245 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ST. ANSGAR              43.38N 92.92W
06/23/2013  M1.10 INCH       MITCHELL           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL FROM 1215 AM TO 1245 AM.

1250 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LIME SPRINGS            43.45N 92.28W
06/23/2013                   HOWARD             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROADS NEAR THE UPPER IOWA RIVER AND OTHER
            SMALLER CREEKS

1250 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SARATOGA                43.36N 92.42W
06/23/2013                   HOWARD             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROADS NEAR THE UPPER IOWA RIVER AND SMALLER
            DRAINAGE AREAS.

0108 AM     FLOOD            MABEL                   43.52N 91.77W
06/23/2013                   FILLMORE           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0108 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 N LANESBORO           43.75N 91.97W
06/23/2013                   FILLMORE           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER HIGHWAY 250

0142 AM     FLASH FLOOD      7 N PRAIRIE DU CHIEN    43.14N 91.14W
06/23/2013                   CRAWFORD           WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MUDSLIDES ALONG VARIOUS SPOTS ON HIGHWAY 35

0142 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NE WAUZEKA            43.12N 90.85W
06/23/2013                   CRAWFORD           WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY 131 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER

0200 AM     FLOOD            BLUE RIVER              43.19N 90.57W
06/23/2013                   GRANT              WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SAND BAGGING OPERATIONS STILL ONGOING

0204 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CHOICE                  43.66N 91.80W
06/23/2013                   FILLMORE           MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FAMILY STRANDED DUE TO HIGH WATER ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF
            THE ROOT RIVER. ALSO RELAYED VIA WKBT TELEVISION.

0210 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PRESTON                 43.67N 92.08W
06/23/2013  M2.77 INCH       FILLMORE           MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOUTH BRANCH OF THE ROOT RIVER RISING RAPIDLY.

0214 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LE ROY                  43.51N 92.51W
06/23/2013                   MOWER              MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER HIGHWAY 56 NEAR LE ROY.

0237 AM     FLOOD            BOSCOBEL                43.14N 90.70W
06/23/2013                   GRANT              WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            650 HOMES IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER LAST 24 HOURS WITH 2
            DOZEN FAMILIES MISPLACED. MANY HOMES HAD BASEMENTS FULL
            OF WATER OR WATER INTO 1ST LEVEL. MORE DAMAGE EXPECTED
            FROM TONIGHTS RAIN AROUND THE AREA OF COUNTY.

0237 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SE BOSCOBEL           43.11N 90.66W
06/23/2013                   GRANT              WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RAINFALL OVERNIGHT HAS CAUSED TREMENDOUS DAMAGE TO
            INFRASTRUCTURE SOUTH AND EAST OF BOSCOBEL. COUNTY ROADS
            MS AND S HAVE LOTS OF WASHOUTS AND BRIDGES BLOWN OUT.

0245 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E WHALAN              43.73N 91.87W
06/23/2013                   FILLMORE           MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            RESCUES WERE NEEDED IN AREA FROM RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS.

0249 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NNE CALEDONIA         43.70N 91.46W
06/23/2013                   HOUSTON            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 76

0249 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SPRING GROVE            43.56N 91.64W
06/23/2013                   HOUSTON            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MUDSLIDE REPORTED JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN. EVACUATIONS BEING
            DONE AT HIDDEN BLUFF CAMPGROUND.

0249 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HOUSTON                 43.76N 91.57W
06/23/2013                   HOUSTON            MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER AREA ROADS

0300 AM     HEAVY RAIN       DE SOTO                 43.43N 91.20W
06/23/2013  M3.77 INCH       VERNON             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0308 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BLUFFTON                43.40N 91.93W
06/23/2013                   WINNESHIEK         IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CAMPGROUND BEING EVACUATED

0308 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BURR OAK                43.45N 91.88W
06/23/2013                   WINNESHIEK         IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RAPIDLY RISING WATER GOING OVER ROADS AND CAUSING
            RESIDENCES TO BE STRANDED.

0324 AM     FLOOD            CHASEBURG               43.65N 91.10W
06/23/2013                   VERNON             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER STILL HIGH NEAR HIGHWAY 162

0324 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GENOA                   43.57N 91.23W
06/23/2013                   VERNON             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0324 AM     FLOOD            READSTOWN               43.45N 90.76W
06/23/2013                   VERNON             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DRAINAGE AREAS INTO KICKAPOO RIVER STILL BANKFUL OR MORE

0327 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WAUKON                  43.27N 91.48W
06/23/2013                   ALLAMAKEE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IN ALL AREAS OF COUNTY.
            DISPATCHERS BUSY WORKING INCIDENTS.

0345 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E WHALAN              43.73N 91.87W
06/23/2013  M4.25 INCH       FILLMORE           MN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

SHEA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXAllamakee6 hr
Jun 22, 11:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXHoward, Mitchell3 hr
Jun 23, 12:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXAllamakee, Winneshiek2 hr
Jun 23, 2:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXAllamakee, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek5 hr
Jun 23, 3:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchARXAllamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more3 days
Jun 23, 4:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXFloyd65 hr
Jun 23, 4:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXClayton3 days
Jun 23, 4:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXWinneshiek34 hr
Jun 23, 6:51 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningARXAllamakee, Winneshiek6 hr
Jun 23, 12:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchARXAllamakee, Clayton19 hr
Jun 23, 1:49 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningARXAllamakee, Winneshiek12 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.