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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 2015, 6:18 PM CDT for Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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 17, 2015, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2015, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Mower County, MN
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 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 17, 7:28 PM CDT | FLOOD | Austin, MN | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODS STREETS AND ROADWAYS. MANY BASEMENTS FLOODED IN THE CITY. |
| Jun 17, 8:40 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | 3 Se Brownsdale, MN | STORM TOTAL AMOUNT. |
| Jun 17, 8:40 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.5 | 2 S Brownsdale, MN | STORM TOTAL AMOUNT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3208 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
172
WGUS53 KARX 172318
FFWARX
MNC099-180215-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0002.150617T2318Z-150618T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
618 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 614 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY. EXPECT INCREASED FLOWS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WATER
TO MOVE OUT OF THE BANKS OF ROSE...DOBBINS...SCHWERIN AND TURTLE
CREEKS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...ROSE CREEK...RAMSEY...LANSING...
MAYVILLE...DEXTER...MAPLEVIEW...ELKTON...JELLYSTONE AND BROOKSIDE
CAMPGROUND.
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.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4384 9305 4371 9259 4357 9259 4355 9305
$$
RIECK4 follow-up statements
894 WGUS73 KARX 172355 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 655 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 MNC099-180215- /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150618T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOWER MN- 655 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WESTERN MOWER COUNTY... AT 651 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THE CAMPERS AT JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND WERE MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND DUE TO RISING WATER ON ROSE CREEK. RADAR ESTIMATES IN THAT AREA APPROACH 2 1/2 INCHES IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... AUSTIN...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...ROSE CREEK...RAMSEY...LANSING... MAYVILLE...DEXTER...MAPLEVIEW...ELKTON...JELLYSTONE AND BROOKSIDE CAMPGROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4384 9305 4371 9259 4357 9259 4355 9305 $$ RIECK
416 WGUS73 KARX 180041 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 741 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 MNC099-180215- /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150618T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOWER MN- 741 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WESTERN MOWER COUNTY... AT 736 PM CDT...THERE HAVE BEEN PUBLIC REPORTS OF FLOODED STREETS IN AUSTIN WHILE CAMPERS WERE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND AT JELLYSTONE CAMPGROUND. RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOWER COUNTY. THE HEAVY RAIN IS SINKING SOUTH AND THE THREAT FOR URBAN FLOODING IS QUICKLY DECREASING. HOWEVER...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FROM THE HEAVY RAIN...AND THOSE NEAR THESE RIVERWAYS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR QUICKLY RISING WATER AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND AS NECESSARY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... AUSTIN...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...ROSE CREEK...RAMSEY...LANSING... MAYVILLE...DEXTER...MAPLEVIEW...ELKTON...JELLYSTONE AND BROOKSIDE CAMPGROUNDS. 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. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4384 9305 4371 9259 4357 9259 4355 9305 $$ RIECK
288 WGUS73 KARX 180137 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 837 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 MNC099-180215- /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150618T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOWER MN- 837 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WESTERN MOWER COUNTY... LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTED IN WATER COVERED ROADS AND HOMES WITH WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. MEANWHILE...SEVERAL COUNTRY ROADS ALSO HAD WATER ACROSS THEM. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED WITH THE EXITING OF THE RAIN. HOWEVER...AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RISING FROM THE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RADAR ESTIMATED RAIN. WHILE FLOODING IS NOT CURRENT EXPECTED...IN BANK RISES ARE...AND RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND THESE QUICKLY RISING WATERWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. A FEW CREEKS OF NOTE INCLUDE TURTLE...DOBBINS...AND ROSE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... AUSTIN...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...ROSE CREEK...RAMSEY...LANSING... MAYVILLE...DEXTER...MAPLEVIEW...ELKTON...JELLYSTONE AND BROOKSIDE CAMPGROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4384 9305 4371 9259 4357 9259 4355 9305 $$ RIECK
403 WGUS73 KARX 180201 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 901 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 MNC099-180209- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150618T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOWER MN- 901 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN MOWER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... WITH THE HEAVY RAIN HAVING EXITED SOUTH...THE URBAN FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RISING FROM THE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RADAR ESTIMATED RAIN. WHILE FLOODING IS NOT CURRENT EXPECTED...IN BANK RISES ARE...AND RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND THESE QUICKLY RISING WATERWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. LAT...LON 4384 9305 4371 9259 4357 9259 4355 9305 $$ RIECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mower | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mower | 23 min |
Nearby
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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.