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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 6, 2013Buffalo County, Pepin County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2013, 10:21 AM CDT for Buffalo County, Pepin County, Wisconsin. It took effect at May 6, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2013, 10:21 AM CDT (15:21 UTC)
In effect from: May 6, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 11, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Buffalo County, WI, Pepin County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Chippewa River (WI) at Durand (DURW3).

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 15.5 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05369500, 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.

665
WGUS43 KMPX 061521
FLWMPX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1021 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN...

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES

.THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED RAIN AND SNOW MELT
THE FORECAST IS FOR DRY WEATHER TODAY AND TUESDAY. MORE PRECIPITATION OF A QUARTER INCH TO A HALF OF RAIN IS EXPECTED MIDWEEK. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS FORECAST

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

WIC011-091-072121-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0006.130507T0000Z-130512T0000Z/
/DURW3.1.RS.130507T0000Z.130508T1800Z.130511T0600Z.NO/
1021 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO NEXT SATURDAY.
* AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 14.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER
BEGIN TO FLOOD.

LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

CARLYON

7 follow-up statements

827 
WGUS43 KMPX 061615 CCA
FLWMPX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1021 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WISCONSIN... 

  CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES

.THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED RAIN AND SNOW MELT 
THE FORECAST IS FOR DRY WEATHER TODAY AND TUESDAY. MORE 
PRECIPITATION OF A QUARTER INCH TO A HALF OF RAIN IS EXPECTED 
MIDWEEK. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS FORECAST 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING 
SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR 
FORECASTS CHANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

&&

WIC011-091-072121-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FL.W.0006.130507T0000Z-130512T0000Z/
/DURW3.1.RS.130507T0000Z.130508T1800Z.130511T0600Z.NO/
1021 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO NEXT SATURDAY.
* AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 14.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

$$

CARLYON

717 
WGUS83 KMPX 070230
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
930 PM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
WISCONSIN..
  CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES 

.OVERVIEW...
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT THE 
CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14 FEET
DUE TO RUNOFF FROM THE RECENT SNOW MELT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

&&

WIC011-091-080830-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130512T0000Z/
/DURW3.1.RS.130507T0024Z.130508T1800Z.130511T0600Z.NO/
930 PM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.2 FEET BY 
  WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE NORTH SHORE HIGHWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

$$

670 
WGUS83 KMPX 071335
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
835 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
WISCONSIN...
 
  CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES 

.OVERVIEW...

NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT THE 
CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14 FEET
DUE TO RUNOFF FROM THE RECENT SNOW MELT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

&&

WIC011-091-081935-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130512T1000Z/
/DURW3.1.RS.130507T0024Z.130508T1800Z.130511T1600Z.NO/
835 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT  7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE NORTH SHORE HIGHWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

$$

930 
WGUS83 KMPX 080120
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
820 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
WISCONSIN..
  CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES 

.OVERVIEW...
THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14 
FEET. LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT THIS WILL HAVE
LITTLE IMPACT ON THE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

&&

WIC011-091-090720-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130512T1000Z/
/DURW3.1.RS.130507T0024Z.130508T1800Z.130511T1600Z.NO/
820 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT  7:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE NORTH SHORE HIGHWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

$$

654 
WGUS83 KMPX 081444
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
944 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
WISCONSIN...
 
  CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES 

.OVERVIEW...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY INTO TONIGHT ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE BETWEEN A QUARTER OF AN INCH
TO ABOUT FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL HAVE LITTLE ADDITIONAL IMPACT
ON RIVER LEVELS. THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 13.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY 
FALL INTO AT LEAST MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

&&

WIC011-091-092044-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130512T0000Z/
/DURW3.1.RS.130507T0024Z.130508T0700Z.130511T0600Z.NO/
944 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.5 FEET BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE NORTH SHORE HIGHWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

$$

653 
WGUS83 KMPX 090208
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
908 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
WISCONSIN...
 
  CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES 

.OVERVIEW...
MINOR RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT THIS WILL
HAVE LITTLE AFFECT ON THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND. THE RIVER
WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY FALLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

&&

WIC011-091-100808-
/O.EXT.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130511T0626Z/
/DURW3.1.RS.130507T0024Z.130508T0700Z.130510T1226Z.NO/
908 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT  8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE NORTH SHORE HIGHWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

$$

575 
WGUS83 KMPX 091536
FLSMPX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1036 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
WISCONSIN...
 
  CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND AFFECTING BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES

.OVERVIEW...THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING TO BELOW ACTION STAGE
BY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST IS RELATIVELY 
LIGHT OVER THE NEXT WEEK...WITH GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF AN 
INCH OF RAIN EXPECTED...WHICH WILL NOT HAVE MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON 
THE RIVER LEVELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION 
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

&&

WIC011-091-091606-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130511T0626Z/
/DURW3.1.RS.130507T0024Z.130508T0700Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1036 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAND.
* AT  9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT 13.6 FEET THIS 
  PAST TUESDAY EVENING.  THE RIVER LEVEL IS FALLING AT THIS TIME.  
  THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 12.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE BASEMENTS OF WAREHOUSES ALONG THE RIVER 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE NORTH SHORE HIGHWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4479 9182 4471 9176 4455 9199 4456 9209 4471 9201

$$

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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.