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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI

April 13, 2014Crawford County, Grant County, Richland County, Wisconsin; Clayton County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this areal flood warning at Apr 13, 2014, 8:22 PM CDT for Crawford County, Grant County, Richland County, Wisconsin; Clayton County, Iowa. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2014, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2014, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Clayton County, IA, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Richland County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Apr 13, 6:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 3:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
357 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

IAZ030-WIZ043-044-053>055-061-141200-
CLAYTON-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
357 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST
IOWA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT INTO LATE TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN HAS
DEVELOPED AND WILL LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOODING ISSUES ALONG WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME MUDSLIDES AS WELL.

THOSE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS OR ALONG ANY STREAMS OR CREEKS
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS.

THIS RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS
OF UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY RAINFALL...FLOODING...OR SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE
APPRECIATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041-042-141200-
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
357 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH
ABOUT TO 1 TO 2 INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TONIGHT AS WELL WITH SOME 40 MPH GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. WITH THE SNOW
POTENTIALLY FALLING IN THE STRONG WINDS...SOME HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP IF THE SNOW CAN ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

AN ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO FORECAST ANY
TOTALS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TONIGHT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

DAS/HALBACH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 3:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 3:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ARX	Crawford, Vernon	3 days
Apr 14, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ARX	Richland, Vernon	62 hr
Apr 14, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ARX	Crawford, Vernon	4 days
Apr 14, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ARX	Crawford	6 days
Apr 14, 10:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ARX	Crawford	6 days
Apr 13, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell	78 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2014 Areal Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2014 Every areal flood warning in 2014

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.