Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2014, 4:35 PM CDT for Vernon County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 6 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2014, 4:35 PM CDT (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2014, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:40 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.41 | La Farge, WI | |
| Jun 1, 4:50 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.7 | 5 Ssw Viroqua, WI | |
| Jun 1, 5:17 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Westby, WI | COUNTY P EAST OF WESTBY AND THREE CHIMNEY ROAD WEST OF WESTBY HAVE WATER OVER THE ROAD AND ARE IMPASSABLE. |
| Jun 1, 6:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 1 Nw Valley, WI | RAIN FELL FROM NOON TO 6 PM. |
| Jun 1, 6:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.67 | S Viroqua, WI | FELL BETWEEN 7 AND 6 PM. SOUTH SIDE OF VIROQUA. |
| Jun 1, 7:02 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.29 | 2 Nnw Bloomingdale, WI | HEAVY RAIN DURATION 12 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION WESTBY 3ENE |
| Jun 1, 7:37 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.4 | 3 Nnw Readstown, WI | HEAVY RAIN DURATION 11 HOURS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 216 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 760 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 947 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
923
WGUS53 KARX 012135
FFWARX
WIC123-020330-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0003.140601T2135Z-140602T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
435 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
VERNON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 432 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED STREET FLOODING IN
WESTBY. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HAVE
PRODUCED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACCORDING TO AUTOMATED
OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR ESTIMATES. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WHICH COULD PRODUCE
ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THIS
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
VIROQUA...WESTBY...LA FARGE...NEWTON...SPRINGVILLE...ONTARIO...
LIBERTY...DE SOTO...WILDCAT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...
TRIPPVILLE...BLOOMINGDALE...LIBERTY POLE...NEWRY...ESOFEA...PURDY
AND RED MOUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4355 9067 4343 9087 4342 9114 4343 9121
4351 9122 4373 9087 4373 9031
$$
AJ3 follow-up statements
668
WGUS73 KARX 012225
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
525 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
WIC123-020330-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140602T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VERNON WI-
525 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
VERNON COUNTY...
AT 517 PM CDT...VERNON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED COUNTY ROAD P
EAST OF WESTBY AND THREE CHIMNEY ROAD WEST OF WESTBY ARE IMPASSABLE
DUE TO FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER WAS COMING UP ON STATE HIGHWAY
33 NEAR WILDCAT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK.
A COMBINATION OF SPOTTER REPORTS...AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR
ESTIMATES INDICATE ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
THUS FAR. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. ALL OF THIS
RAIN WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
ADDITIONALLY...RESIDENTS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...INCLUDING ALONG
THE KICKAPOO RIVER...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY RISING RIVER
LEVELS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
VIROQUA...WESTBY...LA FARGE...NEWTON...SPRINGVILLE...ONTARIO...
LIBERTY...DE SOTO...ROSS...JERSEY VALLEY COUNTY PARK...WILDCAT
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...TRIPPVILLE...BLOOMINGDALE...LIBERTY
POLE...RED MOUND AND BARTONS CORNERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4355 9067 4343 9087 4342 9114 4343 9121
4351 9122 4373 9087 4373 9031
$$
AJ239
WGUS73 KARX 020041
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
741 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
WIC123-020330-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140602T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VERNON WI-
741 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
VERNON COUNTY...
AT 737 PM CDT...VERNON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT
WATER COVERED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE VIROQUA
AREA.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS DIMINISHING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST
OF THE EVENING...BUT THE PROLONGED...HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE BECOMING
LESS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4355 9067 4343 9087 4342 9114 4343 9121
4351 9122 4373 9087 4373 9031
$$
RIECK110
WGUS73 KARX 020155
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
855 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
WIC123-020203-
/O.CAN.KARX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140602T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VERNON WI-
855 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VERNON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA...WHILE VERNON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAS INDICATED THAT WATER COVERED ROADWAYS ARE IMPROVING. THUS...THE
FLASH FLOODING WARNING IS CANCELLED.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS NOT
ANTICIPATED...AND THE THREAT FOR FURTHER FLASH FLOODING IS
DIMINISHING.
LAT...LON 4355 9067 4343 9087 4342 9114 4343 9121
4351 9122 4373 9087 4373 9031
$$
RIECKThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Buffalo | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | ARX | Buffalo | 37 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Trempealeau | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, Juneau and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Richland, Vernon | 61 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Crawford, Vernon | 70 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.