Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS La Crosse, WI

Issued

Jun 19, 2014, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC)

Expired

Jun 19, 2014, 4:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS La Crosse, WI

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Allamakee County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

523 
WGUS53 KARX 191826
FFWARX
IAC005-043-065-191-192130-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0013.140619T1826Z-140619T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
126 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  SOUTHERN ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
  SOUTHERN WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 123 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 
  ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST IOWA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN WITH 
  SOME STORM TOTALS OF UP TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING IS 
  ALREADY OCCURRING. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNING AREA WILL 
  CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF 
  ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE 
IN THE WARNED AREA.

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE YELLOW RIVER FROM OSIAN IOWA DOWN 
THROUGH VOLNEY IOWA AND THE TURKEY RIVER FROM SPILLVILLE IOWA TO 
ELKADER IOWA. TRIBUTARY RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL CREST THIS AFTERNOON 
BUT THE MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY NOT CREST UNTIL TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4278 9144 4287 9162 4289 9208 4332 9206
      4329 9108 4325 9106 4312 9118 4291 9115
      4288 9110 4274 9106 4268 9091 4268 9100

$$

HALBACH

925 
WGUS73 KARX 192017
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
317 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

IAC005-043-065-191-192130-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140619T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FAYETTE IA-CLAYTON IA-ALLAMAKEE IA-WINNESHIEK IA-
317 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
FAYETTE...CLAYTON...ALLAMAKEE AND WINNESHIEK COUNTIES...

A LINE OF STORMS HAS DROPPED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN ACROSS 
PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON LEADING TO MORE FLOODING 
PROBLEMS...INCLUDING STREET FLOODING IN OELWEIN. THESE STORMS AND 
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT INTO FAR 
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH 5PM.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNING AREA WILL CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR
STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION
AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4278 9144 4287 9162 4289 9208 4332 9206
      4329 9108 4325 9106 4312 9118 4291 9115
      4288 9110 4274 9106 4268 9091 4268 9100

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.