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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 17, 201411 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood watch at Jun 17, 2014, 2:44 PM CDT for 11 counties in Wisconsin; 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 17, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 50 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2014, 2:44 PM CDT (19:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 17, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 19, 2014, 9:08 PM CDT
In force
50 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Flood severity
None
All 26 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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 nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1269 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

224 
WGUS63 KARX 171944
FFAARX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
244 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOILS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAINFALL MONDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
244 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST 
  MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  NORTHEAST IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE... 
  FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST 
  MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED... 
  WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO... 
  CRAWFORD...GRANT...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND... 
  TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. 

* FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT. RAINFALL
  AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. 

* THOSE NEAR STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP
9 follow-up statements
310 
WGUS63 KARX 180149
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
849 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...MORE FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

.STORMS WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND COULD BRING ADDITIONAL ROUNDS
OF HEAVY RAIN. COMBINED WITH ALL THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL LAST
NIGHT...RUNOFF COULD BE ENHANCED LEADING TO MORE FLOODING.

ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY ALSO BE NEEDED
FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.

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CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
849 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD... 
  HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND 
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU AND 
  VERNON. 

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

* THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT. RAINFALL 
  AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF 
  TIME WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH 
  FLOODING. 

* THOSE NEAR STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

&&

$$

SHEA
301 
WGUS63 KARX 180730
FFAARX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
230 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...MORE FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WITH MANY AREAS ALREADY SOAKED
FROM RAINFALL YESTERDAY...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN
FLASH FLOODING. 

WITH A JUICY AIRMASS AND WAVERING WEST TO EAST RUNNING WARM FRONT
HOLDING ACROSS THE REGION...EXPECT ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT
DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT
WILL CONTINUE.

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BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
230 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD... 
  HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND 
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU AND 
  VERNON. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL
  RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD
  OF TIME. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SOAKED IN SOME AREAS...ADDITIONAL
  HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

* THOSE NEAR STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

&&

$$

RIECK
354 
WGUS63 KARX 181936
FFAARX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
236 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...STORMS TONIGHT COULD BRING MORE HEAVY RAIN...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AS THIS PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES. COMBINE THIS
WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL
RUNOFF QUICK AND COULD LEAD TO NEW OR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.

SINCE THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY HIT THE AREA AFTER DARK AGAIN...
THE CHANCES OF SPOTTING FLOOD WATERS ARE LESS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS
INVOLVE DRIVING AFTER DARK SO USE EXTREME CAUTION.

WIZ034-190400-
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JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS
236 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...JACKSON COUNTY. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ARE CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL
  RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD
  OF TIME. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SOAKED IN SOME AREAS... ADDITIONAL
  HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

* THOSE NEAR STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

&&

$$

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RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
236 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD... 
  HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND 
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU AND 
  VERNON. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL 
  RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT 
  PERIOD OF TIME. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SOAKED IN SOME AREAS... 
  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 

* THOSE NEAR STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

&&

$$

SHEA
813 
WGUS63 KARX 190110
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
810 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...MORE STORMS EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THIS RAIN COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST
FEW DAYS COULD LEAD TO NEW OR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.

SINCE THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY HIT THE AREA AFTER DARK...THE
CHANCES OF SPOTTING FLOOD WATERS ARE LESS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS
INVOLVE DRIVING AFTER DARK SO USE EXTREME CAUTION.

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CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
810 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD... 
  HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND 
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT... 
  JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL 
  RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT 
  PERIOD OF TIME. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SOAKED IN SOME AREAS... 
  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 

* THOSE NEAR STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

&&

$$

BOYNE
746 
WGUS63 KARX 190455
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1155 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...STORMS ONGOING IN THE AREA...

.STRONG STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM FAR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA NEAR
PRESTON...SOUTHEASTWARD TO DECORAH IOWA AND INTO FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN NEAR PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. THIS AREA IS THE MOST PRONE TO
FLASH FLOODING THROUGH 4 AM. THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN LOOKS AS
THOUGH IT SHOULD DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN
PROVIDING FURTHER RAINFALL. THIS RAIN COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN
HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS COULD LEAD TO NEW OR ADDITIONAL
FLASH FLOODING.

FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY REAL THREAT TONIGHT WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA. 

MOST FLOOD DEATHS INVOLVE DRIVING AFTER DARK SO USE EXTREME
CAUTION. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER OVER
ROADS. 

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BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1155 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD... 
  HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND 
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT... 
  JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL 
  RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT 
  PERIOD OF TIME. 

* WITH SOILS ALREADY SOAKED... ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT
  IN FLASH FLOODING.

* THOSE NEAR STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

&&

$$
BAUMGARDT
254 
WGUS63 KARX 190940
FFAARX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
440 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.STORMS FORMED AGAIN OVERNIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AND ANOTHER
3-5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN. FLOODED BASEMENTS...CLOSED ROADS...AND RIVERS OUT OF
THEIR BANKS WERE ALL REPORTED OR ONGOING THIS MORNING. MUCH OF
THE REMAINING LOCAL AREA SAW AROUND AN INCH OR TWO OF RAIN.

EXPECT THE DAYTIME HOURS TO BE DRY AFTER MORNING RAINS WANE...AND
STORMS MOVING IN AGAIN TONIGHT. ANOTHER 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN IS
AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT...CAUSING MORE POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING
PROBLEMS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY ENDING THE THREAT
FOR NOW.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS INVOLVE DRIVING AFTER DARK SO USE EXTREME
CAUTION. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER OVER
ROADS.

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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
440 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD... 
  HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND 
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT... 
  JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* THE RAIN AND STORMS WILL COME TO AN END EARLY THIS MORNING
  ACROSS THE AREA. 

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY
  RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WITH THE
  STRONGEST STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED. 

* WITH SOILS ALREADY SOAKED...FLASH FLOODING IS VERY POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

&&

$$

BAUMGARDT
390 
WGUS63 KARX 191513
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1013 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...MORE RAIN EXPECTED THAT COULD WORSEN FLOODING...

.AFTER DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN...ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HIT
NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. THIS LED TO
FLASH FLOODING BUT THE THREAT ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA
CONTINUES TODAY AND TONIGHT YET AS MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.

RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE A BIT MORE SPOTTY...BUT STORMS
WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AS THE DAY WEARS ON. ANOTHER 1-2
INCHES OF RAIN IS AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT...CAUSING MORE POTENTIAL
FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY
ENDING THE THREAT FOR NOW.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS INVOLVE DRIVING AFTER DARK SO USE EXTREME
CAUTION. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER OVER
ROADS.

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BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1013 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD... 
  HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND 
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT... 
  JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* RAIN AND A FEW STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

* MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF 
  HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR 
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 
  ARE EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
STAY ON HIGHER...DRY GROUND. NEVER CROSS INTO FLOOD WATERS.

&&

$$

SHEA
063 
WGUS63 KARX 191936
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
236 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE MORE FLASH FLOODING...

.ONE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND FAR
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES HAVE BEEN
EXTREME LEADING TO MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS IN UNDER AN HOUR.

ANOTHER LINE OF STORMS HAS SET UP ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WESTERN IOWA...AND AS THESE STORMS MOVE EAST...THEY WILL BRING
ANOTHER SHOT AT RAIN LATER THIS EVENING.

IF YOU COMBINE ALL THIS ACTIVITY WITH RECENT RAINFALL...
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. RUNOFF IS
ENHANCED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE GROUND IS SO SATURATED. IN ADDITION
AREA RIVERS ARE RISING...HIGH...OR FLOODING SO THIS EXTRA WATER
HAS NOWHERE TO GO.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS INVOLVE DRIVING AFTER DARK SO USE EXTREME
CAUTION. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER OVER
ROADS. NEVER CROSS BARRICADED ROADS.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032>034-
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BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
236 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND 
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST 
  IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD... 
  HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... 
  DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND 
  WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT... 
  JACKSON...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN LA
  CROSSE AND DUBUQUE IOWA.

* MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF 
  HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR 
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 
  ARE EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
STAY ON HIGHER...DRY GROUND. NEVER CROSS INTO FLOOD WATERS.

&&

$$

SHEA
010 
WGUS63 KARX 200208
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
908 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...

.THE BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON HELPED
STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE AREA. AS A RESULT...THE
SECOND BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN RAPIDLY
WEAKENING AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. DUE TO THIS...THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY.

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BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...BLACK RIVER FALLS...
LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
908 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA HAS ENDED...THUS...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEAST
IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.

$$

BOYNE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 17, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1240 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 332 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS THIS PACKAGE...SHRA/TSRA...SEVERE STORM AND
HEAVY RAIN CHANCES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.

DATA ANALYSIS AT 06Z HAD ONE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX/BOW ECHO WITH A WELL
DEVELOPED MCV TRACKING INTO EASTERN WI/NORTHERN IL/LK MI. ANOTHER
COMPLEX REMAINED OVER NORTHEAST NEB TO CENTRAL IA...ANCHORED BY THE
LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE TRANSPORT/THETA-E CONVERGENCE INTO/OVER THE
FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHERN IA. BROAD AREA OF STRATIFORM
RAIN NORTHEAST OF THE SECOND COMPLEX CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE FCST AREA WITH RAIN RATES OF 1 TO 2 TENTHS/HR.

NO BIG PROBLEMS NOTED WITH 17.00Z MODEL INITIALIZATIONS. GFS WITH
ITS TYPICAL BIAS OF SOME 5F TOO HIGH ON SFC DEW POINTS ACROSS THE
MID/UPPER MS VALLEY...WHICH DOES IMPACT ITS CAPE PROGS TODAY.
SOLUTIONS REASONABLY SIMILAR IN THE LARGER SCALE AND MID LEVEL
DETAILS AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE COMING OUT OF THE ROCKIES LOW/TROUGH
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. PROBLEM IS THE DEVIL
IN THE LOWER LEVEL/MESO SCALE DETAILS THRU TONIGHT...AND MUCH OF THE
WEEK. GIVEN SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE SMALLER SCALE DETAILS AND
THEIR IMPACTS ON CONVECTION IN THE AREA...SHORT-TERM FCST
CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE THIS CYCLE.

FOR THE SHORT TERM...ELEMENTS DRIVING THE FCST FOR TODAY/TONIGHT
SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT DROVE THE MON/MON NIGHT FCST. ONGOING
CONVECTION ACROSS IA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL KEEP THE SFC BOUNDARY
PUSHED SOUTH OF I-80. 925-850MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT/THETA-E
CONVERGENCE WEAKENS THIS MORNING WITH CONVECTION ACROSS IA EXPECTED
TO WANE. SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING OF THE NEXT TRACKABLE SHORTWAVE
LIFTING OUT OF THE WESTERN TROUGH AND SFC WAVE LIFTING NORTHEAST
THRU THE PLAINS WOULD THEN LIFT THE BOUNDARY INTO NORTHERN IA BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS AGAIN FOR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING...PUSHING A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH PW
VALUES AROUND 1.75 INCHES NORTHEASTWARD...INTO/OVER THIS BOUNDARY.
APPEARS ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION EXPECTED TO FIRE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON/ EVENING...BUT WHERE DEPENDS ON WHERE THE BOUNDARY ENDS
UP. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOWING CAPPING/CIN QUITE LOW NEAR/NORTH OF
THE BOUNDARY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SO WILL NOT TAKE MUCH OF A
NUDGE/LIFT BY THE INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET OVER THE BOUNDARY TO
INITIATE CONVECTION. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOWING NORMALIZED CAPE
VALUES IN THE .2 TO .4 RANGE...INDICATING /FAT/ CAPE PROFILES MORE
FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL. WIND SHEAR PROFILES...WITH THE BULK OF
THE SHEAR IN THE 0-3KM LAYER WOULD AGAIN INDICATE EVOLUTION TO A
LINE OF STORMS AND A DAMAGING WIND THREAT. SEE SWODY1 FOR MORE
DETAILS. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES WHERE THE BOUNDARY...AND EVENTUAL
GREATER SHRA/TSRA AND HEAVY RAIN CHANCES END UP AND ONLY AVERAGE
CONFIDENCE...WILL NOT ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME.
APPEARS HIGHER THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE ACROSS THE SOUTH 1/2
OF THE FCST AREA GIVEN THE MORE LIKELY BOUNDARY LOCATION LATE
TODAY. DAY CREW WILL HAVE TO MONITOR ONGOING SHRA/TSRA THRU THE
MORNING AND IF THE BOUNDARY CAN LIFT NORTH THRU THE DAY. IF IT
DOES NOT...MUCH OF THE CONVECTION THRU TONIGHT WOULD END UP SOUTH
OF THE FCST AREA. FOR NOW WILL TREND FCST FOR TODAY/TONIGHT TOWARD
THE MODEL/ENSEMBLE CONSENSUS PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE MESO-SCALE
DETAIL DIFFERENCES.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 332 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS FOR WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SHRA/TSRA WITH
SEVERE AND HEAVY RAIN THREATS THRU THE PERIOD.

18.00Z MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WED/WED NIGHT AS HGTS RISE OVER
THE REGION...AHEAD OF THE MID LEVEL LOW LIFTING OUT OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. LESSER AGREEMENT THU/THU NIGHT AS THIS LOW LIFTS TO NEAR
THE ND/MAN/SASKAT BORDER BY 12Z FRI. AT THE SFC...DECENT AGREEMENT
FOR A LOW TO LIFT INTO EASTERN SD BY WED EVENING...THEN DIFFERENCES
BEGIN TO INCREASE AS THE LOW TRACKS NORTH AND NORTHWEST AND THE
TRAILING FRONT/SFC TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THU/THU
NIGHT. THESE DIFFERENCES BY LATER WED NIGHT INTO THU NIGHT HAVE
IMPACTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF LOWER LEVEL THERMO-DYNAMIC FORCING AND
WHERE THE GREATER SHRA/TSRA CHANCES...AND SEVERE STORM
POTENTIAL... WOULD END UP IN ANY ONE PERIOD. FCST CONFIDENCE IS
AVERAGE FOR WED THRU THU NIGHT.

CONVECTION SHOULD BE EXITING EAST OF THE AREA WED MORNING WITH A
BREAK FROM THE SHRA/TSRA FOR A TIME DURING THE DAY...MUCH LIKE
TODAY. SFC BOUNDARY SHOULD ONCE AGAIN BE SHOVED SOUTH/WEST OF THE
AREA. BOUNDARY REMAINS THE FOCUS FOR LIFTING LATER IN THE DAY/WED
NIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS AGAIN...PUSHING A VERY
UNSTABLE AIRMASS NORTH/NORTHEASTWARD. MODEL SOUNDINGS LATE WED
AFTERNOON/EVENING AGAIN SHOWING MINIMAL CIN/CAPPING AND NORMALIZED
CAPES OF 0.2 TO 0.4...FAVORABLE FOR STRONG UPDRAFTS AND LARGE
HAIL. RISING HGTS OVER THE AREA WED/WED NIGHT BUT AREA WEST OF THE
MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS AND THE MID LEVEL LOW/TROUGH MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS/SOUTH-CENTRAL CAN. NOT AS MUCH OF A SHORTWAVE
MOVING ACROSS LATE WED/WED NIGHT...BUT FLOW ALOFT IS DIFFLUENT
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...WITH THE MID LEVEL TROUGH BECOMING NEGATIVE
TILTED BY 12Z THU. DAY 2 SLIGHT RISK PER SWODY2 LOOKS GOOD. ANY
TSRA WED/WED NIGHT WILL REMAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MORE HEAVY
RAINS...BUT WHERE THE HIGHEST THREAT OF THE HEAVY RAINS WOULD BE
REMAINS UNCERTAIN.

THE NEGATIVE TILT TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE ENERGY ROTATE
ACROSS MN THU/THU NIGHT...PUSHING A NORTH-SOUTH SFC TROUGH FRONT
EAST INTO THE AREA LATE THU/THU NIGHT. FALLING HGTS AND DIFFLUENT
FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH TO AID LOWER LEVEL THERMO-DYNAMIC
FORCING FOR SHRA/TSRA. AFTER A LULL IN SHRA/TSRA FOR A TIME WED...
CONTINUED 50-70 PERCENT SHRA/TSRA CHANCES FOR MUCH OF THE FCST
AREA WED NIGHT THRU THU NIGHT. USED A BLEND OF THE NUMERICAL
GUIDANCE HIGHS/LOWS FOR WED THRU THU NIGHT. DEPENDING ON TIMING/
COVERAGE OF ANY CONVECTION THU/RESULTING CLOUD COVER...HIGHS IN
THE FCST GRIDS THAT DAY MAY END UP A FEW DEGREES TOO WARM.

FOR FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.../DAYS 4 TO 7/...

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN THIS PERIOD...CONTINUING SHRA/TSRA CHANCES FRI
THRU SUN...TEMPERATURES.

REASONABLE AGREEMENT AMONG 18.00Z MEDIUM RANGE MODELS FOR THE MID
LEVEL LOW/CIRCULATION TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ALONG THE US/CAN BORDER
FRI THRU SAT NIGHT THEN DROP ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES SUN.
HGTS RISE MON AS LONGWAVE RIDGING BUILDS INTO CENTRAL NOAM. NOT A
LOT OF TIME SPENT IN THE DETAILS OF DAY 4-7 BUT FCST CONFIDENCE
APPEARS TO BE AVERAGE FOR THIS PERIOD.

THE TROUGH MOVING EAST ALONG THE US/CAN BORDER LOOKS TO PUSH A
SECONDARY SFC TROUGH/FRONT ACROSS THE REGION CENTERED ON FRI
NIGHT...FOR CONTINUED SHRA/TSRA CHANCES. DETAILS OF ANY SEVERE
THREAT WITH THESE POTENTIAL TSRA FAR FROM CLEAR. MID LEVEL
CIRCULATION DROPPING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES SUN
DROPS A SFC TROUGH AND MID LEVEL COOLING ACROSS MN/IA/WI FOR AT
LEAST A SMALL SHRA/TSRA CHANCE THAT DAY. MONDAY TRENDS TO BE A DRY
DAY AS DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT/RISING HGTS ALOFT BUILD ACROSS
THE REGION. GIVEN PLENTY OF DETAIL/TIMING DIFFERENCES...ESPECIALLY
BY SAT...DID NOT STRAY FROM THE MODEL/ENSEMBLE CONSENSUS HIGHS/
LOWS FOR DAYS 4-7. TEMPS CONTINUE ABOVE NORMAL THRU SAT...THEN
TREND TOWARD NORMAL SUN/MON AS THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WOULD
START TO TAKE OVER.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1230 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

MAIN AVIATION CONCERNS ARE TIMING AND INITIATION OF CONVECTION AT
BOTH RST AND LSE TAF SITES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.
LATEST METARS ARE SHOWING SURFACE WARM FRONT LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN IOWA. AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON REGION REMAINS
CAPPED OFF...PER LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY WHICH SHOWS MID
LEVEL ALTOCUMULUS DECK OVER NORTHERN IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
UNCERTAINTY EXIST AS TO WHEN INVERSION BREAKS AND WHERE CONVECTION
INITIATES OVER THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THE LATEST 17.12Z MODELS SUGGEST DISTURBANCE OVER NEBRASKA
INTERACTS WITH WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH AND DEVELOP SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE AREA. AT THIS TIME...THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS TO BE AFTER 21Z TUESDAY ACROSS THE
AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND POSSIBLY IMPACT THE RST AND LSE TAF SITES
FROM AROUND 00Z WEDNESDAY TO AROUND 10Z WEDNESDAY TIMEFRAME. SOME
OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH
THE MAIN THREATS TO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MVFR CEILING
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT BOTH TAF SITES AFTER 03Z
WEDNESDAY...DUE TO ONGOING CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA AND RESIDUAL
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AFTER 09Z WEDNESDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 332 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES RANGING FROM 1.5
TO 2.0 INCHES AND WARM CLOUD DEPTHS APPROACHING 4.0 KM. REPEATED
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS THIS
WEEK. HAVE CONTINUED TO ISSUE A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FOR FLOODING/
FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEED
THROUGH THE WEEK AS DETAILS ON ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF TSRA/LOCATION
OF GREATER RISK OF MORE HEAVY RAINS BECOME CLEARER.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...NONE.
MN...NONE.
IA...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...RRS
LONG TERM....RRS
AVIATION...DTJ
HYDROLOGY....RRS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 1:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
114 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
114 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE MAIN
THREAT AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN 4 PM AND
MIDNIGHT.

INITIALLY THE MAIN THREATS LOOK TO BE LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED
TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS. AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES...THE
THREATS SHOULD TRANSITION TO FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY
RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS ANOTHER RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE THREATS WOULD BE DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND HEAVY RAINS.

FLASH FLOODING FROM REPEATED ROUNDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND.
IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN IF THERE WOULD BE A SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT OUTSIDE OF THE FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ACTIVATION BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.

WIZ017-029-181100-
TAYLOR-CLARK-
114 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
WISCONSIN AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT TIME IS BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

INITIALLY THE MAIN THREATS LOOK TO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES...THE THREATS SHOULD TRANSITION
TO FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS ANOTHER RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE THREATS WOULD BE DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND HEAVY RAINS.

FLASH FLOODING FROM REPEATED ROUNDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND.
IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN IF THERE WOULD BE A SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT OUTSIDE OF THE FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

04

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1112 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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

1056 AM     FLOOD            1 W OSAGE               43.28N 92.83W
06/17/2014                   MITCHELL           IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER RIVER ROAD WEST OF OSAGE.

&&

WETENKAMP
Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:16 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1116 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CALMAR                  43.18N 91.87W
06/16/2014                   WINNESHIEK         IA   PUBLIC

            SHED BLOWN OVER

&&

NWS LA CROSSE WI
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1153 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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

0930 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E VARCO               43.61N 92.92W
06/16/2014                   MOWER              MN   NEWSPAPER

            WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD 4 MAKING IT
            IMPASSABLE WHERE IT CROSSES ROSE CREEK. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

&&

NWS LA CROSSE WI
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1158 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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

0723 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OSAGE                   43.28N 92.81W
06/16/2014                   MITCHELL           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN BLOCKING
            STREETS

&&

NWS LA CROSSE WI
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jun 17, 12:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1210 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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

0701 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE AUSTIN             43.65N 92.95W
06/16/2014                   MOWER              MN   PUBLIC

            SEMI BLOWN OVER ON U.S. HIGHWAY 218 ABOUT A
            MILE SOUTH OF AUSTIN.

0705 PM     TSTM WND GST     AUSTIN                  43.67N 92.97W
06/16/2014  E60 MPH          MOWER              MN   BROADCAST MEDIA

0720 PM     TSTM WND GST     DODGE CENTER            44.03N 92.85W
06/16/2014  E60 MPH          DODGE              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0723 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OSAGE                   43.28N 92.81W
06/16/2014                   MITCHELL           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN BLOCKING
            STREETS

0729 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 WNW GENOA             44.12N 92.64W
06/16/2014  M65 MPH          OLMSTED            MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL ALSO FELL.

0730 PM     LIGHTNING        RICEVILLE               43.36N 92.55W
06/16/2014                   HOWARD             IA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            LIGHTNING STARTED A FIRE WIDESPREAD POWER
            OUTAGE

0730 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 ENE DEXTER            43.72N 92.68W
06/16/2014  M66 MPH          MOWER              MN   MESONET

0733 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHARLES CITY            43.07N 92.67W
06/16/2014                   FLOYD              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A STOP LIGHT WAS BLOWN OVER IN CHARLES CITY.

0736 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 WSW KASSON            44.03N 92.77W
06/16/2014  M50 MPH          DODGE              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0737 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S RICEVILLE           43.35N 92.55W
06/16/2014                   MITCHELL           IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUE SQUAD REPORTED 3
            TREES DOWN NEAR CHERRY ST AND 9TH STREET.
            ONE TREE LANDED ON POWER LINE. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0741 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 WNW SARATOGA          43.38N 92.50W
06/16/2014  M71 MPH          HOWARD             IA   MESONET

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LIME SPRINGS            43.45N 92.28W
06/16/2014                   HOWARD             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN

0800 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 WSW SIMPSON           43.92N 92.48W
06/16/2014  M2.02 INCH       OLMSTED            MN   COOP OBSERVER

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW SIMPSON           43.92N 92.48W
06/16/2014                   OLMSTED            MN   COOP OBSERVER

            8 INCH TREE SNAPPED OFF JUST ABOVE THE
            GROUND

0809 PM     FLOOD            MANTORVILLE             44.07N 92.76W
06/16/2014                   DODGE              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING AND THE CITY RETENTION POND
            WAS OVERFLOWING.

0810 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N STEWARTVILLE        43.90N 92.49W
06/16/2014  M59 MPH          OLMSTED            MN   ASOS

            GUST OCCURRED WELL AFTER MAIN STORMS
            PASSED...BUT OTHER SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE
            STILL IN THE AREA.

0819 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSW ROCHESTER         43.98N 92.49W
06/16/2014  M3.32 INCH       OLMSTED            MN   PUBLIC

0821 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MANTORVILLE             44.07N 92.75W
06/16/2014  M2.39 INCH       DODGE              MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CALMAR                  43.18N 91.87W
06/16/2014                   WINNESHIEK         IA   PUBLIC

            SHED BLOWN OVER

0825 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SSE ROCK DELL         43.89N 92.64W
06/16/2014                   OLMSTED            MN   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROADS IN THE
            SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY.

0828 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTGATE                42.77N 92.00W
06/16/2014                   FAYETTE            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BARNS BLOWN DOWN WITH TIN ACROSS THE ROAD.
            CORRECTED THE TIME OF THE REPORT BASED ON
            RADAR DATA.

0828 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W FREDERICKSBURG      42.97N 92.21W
06/16/2014                   CHICKASAW          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE BRANCH DOWN ON U.S. HIGHWAY 18

0829 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTGATE                42.77N 92.00W
06/16/2014                   FAYETTE            IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND
            DAMAGE TO A CHURCH ROOF IN TOWN. DAMAGE ALSO
            OCCURRED TO A BARN WEST OF TOWN ON STATE
            HIGHWAY 3 WITH CATTLE TRAPPED INSIDE THE
            BARN. CORRECTED THE TIME OF THE REPORT BASED
            ON RADAR DATA.

0829 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     CALMAR                  43.18N 91.86W
06/16/2014                   WINNESHIEK         IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTGATE                42.77N 92.00W
06/16/2014                   FAYETTE            IA   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREES 2 TO 4 FEET IN DIAMETER
            EITHER UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF ABOUT 20 FEET
            ABOVE THE GROUND. 2 GRAIN BINS BLOWN OVER
            ONTO A BUILDING AND TRUCK.

0851 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N FESTINA             43.14N 91.87W
06/16/2014                   WINNESHIEK         IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 76

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTGATE                42.77N 92.00W
06/16/2014                   FAYETTE            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BARNS BLOWN DOWN WITH TIN ACROSS THE ROAD.

0856 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S BRAINARD            42.91N 91.70W
06/16/2014                   FAYETTE            IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CATTLE BARN COLLAPSED WITH AROUND 150 CATTLE
            TRAPPED IN THE DEBRIS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF
            WADENA.

0856 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTGATE                42.77N 92.00W
06/16/2014                   FAYETTE            IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
            AND DAMAGE TO A CHURCH ROOF IN TOWN. DAMAGE
            ALSO OCCURRED TO A BARN WEST OF TOWN ON
            STATE HIGHWAY 3 WITH CATTLE TRAPPED INSIDE
            THE BARN.

0857 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 ENE FRANKVILLE        43.19N 91.62W
06/16/2014                   WINNESHIEK         IA   EMERGENCY MANAGER

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOLMEN                  43.96N 91.26W
06/16/2014                   LA CROSSE          WI   PUBLIC

            TREE BLOWN DONW ONTO A SHED ON THE NORTH
            SIDE OF TOWN.

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      AUSTIN                  43.67N 92.98W
06/16/2014                   MOWER              MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROADS CLOSED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY
            EARLIER IN THE EVENING.

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S LA CROSSE           43.82N 91.23W
06/16/2014                   LA CROSSE          WI   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR UW LA CROSSE AND IN
            DOWNTOWN LA CROSSE

0924 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SSW RENOVA            43.72N 92.79W
06/16/2014                   MOWER              MN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            COUNTY HIGHWAY 20 UNDER WATER IN SEVERAL
            LOCATIONS SOUTH OF COUNTY HIGHWAY 2
            NORTHWEST OF DEXTER.

0930 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E VARCO               43.61N 92.92W
06/16/2014                   MOWER              MN   NEWSPAPER

            WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD 4 MAKING IT
            IMPASSABLE WHERE IT CROSSES ROSE CREEK. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0934 PM     TSTM WND GST     COON VALLEY             43.70N 91.01W
06/16/2014  M65 MPH          VERNON             WI   FIRE DEPARTMENT/R

0942 PM     HAIL             STRAWBERRY POINT        42.68N 91.54W
06/16/2014  E1.75 INCH       CLAYTON            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0948 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NNE BAGLEY            42.95N 91.07W
06/16/2014  M50 MPH          GRANT              WI   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY HIGHWAYS X AND
            P.

1000 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE SAINT MARYS       43.78N 90.63W
06/16/2014                   MONROE             WI   PUBLIC

            10 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN

1016 PM     TSTM WND GST     HILLSBORO               43.65N 90.34W
06/16/2014  E60 MPH          VERNON             WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1022 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BOSCOBEL                43.14N 90.70W
06/16/2014                   GRANT              WI   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            TREES BLOWN DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

1039 PM     FLOOD            BOSCOBEL                43.14N 90.70W
06/16/2014                   GRANT              WI   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            STREET FLOODING

1045 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SW PLATTEVILLE          42.74N 90.48W
06/16/2014                   GRANT              WI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 5 INJ *** POSSIBLE TORNADO...12 HOMES
            AND BUSINESSES DETROYED...20 ADDITIONALLY
            DAMAGED...DAMAGE TO UNIVERSITY...STORM
            SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED THIS MORNING.

1048 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 S UNION               42.79N 90.51W
06/16/2014  M63 MPH          GRANT              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1048 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 WSW GEORGETOWN        42.61N 90.53W
06/16/2014  M70 MPH          GRANT              WI   FIRE DEPARTMENT/R

1049 PM     FLOOD            LANCASTER               42.85N 90.71W
06/16/2014                   GRANT              WI   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            STREET FLOODING.

1050 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLATTEVILLE             42.74N 90.48W
06/16/2014                   GRANT              WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN ON HOUSES. WINDOWS BLOWN
            OUT WITH ONE INJURY FROM FLYING GLASS.

1110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 ENE FRIENDSHIP        44.02N 89.66W
06/16/2014                   ADAMS              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ON STATE HIGHWAY 21 3 MILES WEST
            OF THE WAUSHARA COUNTY LINE

0931 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW PICKWICK           43.99N 91.61W
06/17/2014  M3.29 INCH       WINONA             MN   PUBLIC

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER
            LOCATION WINONA 3S

0936 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE ROCHESTER          43.99N 92.45W
06/17/2014  M2.38 INCH       OLMSTED            MN   PUBLIC

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS

1017 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNW ROCHESTER         44.04N 92.49W
06/17/2014  E4.10 INCH       OLMSTED            MN   PUBLIC

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS

1021 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HAYFIELD                43.89N 92.85W
06/17/2014  E3.75 INCH       DODGE              MN   PUBLIC

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS

1023 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PLAINVIEW               44.17N 92.17W
06/17/2014  E3.50 INCH       WABASHA            MN   PUBLIC

1026 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BYRON                   44.03N 92.65W
06/17/2014  E3.30 INCH       OLMSTED            MN   PUBLIC

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS

1056 AM     FLOOD            1 W OSAGE               43.28N 92.83W
06/17/2014                   MITCHELL           IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER RIVER ROAD WEST OF OSAGE.

&&

IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:35 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
235 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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

0709 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW ROCK CREEK         43.28N 93.01W
06/16/2014                   MITCHELL           IA   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            GRAIN BIN DESTROYED

&&

NWS LA CROSSE WI
IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 8:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXBuffalo4 days
Jun 16, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse, Vernon64 min
Jun 16, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMonroe, Vernon46 min
Jun 16, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXCrawford, Grant48 min
Jun 16, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant40 min
Jun 16, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJuneau, Monroe, Richland, Vernon38 min
Jun 16, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant45 min
Jun 16, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant48 min
Jun 16, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAdams, Juneau46 min
Jun 17, 11:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXBuffalo21 days
Jun 16, 7:07 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedARXMitchell23 min
Jun 16, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXChickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell66 min
Jun 16, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAllamakee, Winneshiek77 min
Jun 16, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXChickasaw, Fayette57 min
Jun 16, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClayton59 min
Jun 16, 9:01 PM CDTTornado WarningARXClayton, Fayette29 min
Jun 16, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClayton, Fayette52 min
Jun 17, 9:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXFloyd5 days
Jun 17, 11:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningARXMitchell57 hr
Jun 16, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningARXMower34 min
Jun 16, 7:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXDodge, Mower, Olmsted6 hr
Jun 16, 9:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXMower6 days
Jun 16, 9:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXOlmsted, Winona24 hr
Jun 16, 10:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXOlmsted, Wabasha, Winona6 hr
Jun 17, 5:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXMower24 hr
Jun 17, 6:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXMower51 hr

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Sources

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