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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2015, 6:28 AM CDT for Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 4 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 22, 2015, 6:28 AM CDT (11:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 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), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 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 22, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Austin, MN | I90 CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AT 11TH...FRONTAGE ROAD |
| Jun 22, 8:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Austin, MN | INTERSTATE 90 CLOSED BETWEEN THE 6TH AND 11TH STREET EXITS IN AUSTIN. HIGHWAY 218 HAS WATER OVER THE ROAD ON EAST EDGE OF TOWN. LOTS OF STREET FLOODING ALL OVER TOWN. |
| Jun 22, 9:40 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.21 | 1 Sw Austin, MN |
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 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2425 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
172
WGUS53 KARX 221128
FFWARX
MNC099-221500-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0003.150622T1128Z-150622T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
628 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MOWER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 627 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. RADAR INDICATES THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF
ANOTHER INCH ARE ANTICIPATED. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...GRAND MEADOW...LE ROY...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...LYLE...ROSE
CREEK...RAMSEY...LANSING...MAYVILLE...DEXTER...MAPLEVIEW...
ELKTON...TAOPI...AND JOHNSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. DO NOT
ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4385 9305 4372 9245 4350 9245 4350 9305
$$
MW3 follow-up statements
431 WGUS73 KARX 221220 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 720 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015 MNC099-221500- /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150622T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOWER MN- 720 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR MOWER COUNTY... AT 717 AM CDT...RAIN GAUGE REPORTS INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 1.93 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES AT THE DOBBINS CREEK GAUGE...AND NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED JUST SOUTH OF AUSTIN. MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE STREET FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING IN AUSTIN. SOME OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...GRAND MEADOW...LE ROY...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...LYLE...ROSE CREEK... RAMSEY...LANSING...MAYVILLE...DEXTER...MAPLEVIEW...ELKTON... TAOPI...JOHNSBURG...AND NEAR RIVERBEND CAMPGROUND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS LATER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4385 9305 4372 9245 4350 9245 4350 9305 $$ MW
117 WGUS73 KARX 221333 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 833 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015 MNC099-221500- /O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150622T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOWER MN- 833 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR MOWER COUNTY... AT 828 AM CDT...GAUGE READINGS AND REPORTS ARE INDICATING THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ACROSS MOWER COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AUSTIN AREA. GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND THERE ARE LIKELY HIGHER AMOUNTS. INTERSTATE 90 IS CLOSED BETWEEN THE 6TH STREET AND 11TH STREET EXITS DUE TO FLOODING...AND WATER IS ALSO OVER HIGHWAY 218 ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN NEAR THE AIRPORT. STREET FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... AUSTIN...GRAND MEADOW...LE ROY...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...LYLE...ROSE CREEK...RAMSEY...LANSING...MAYVILLE...DEXTER...MAPLEVIEW...ELKTON... AND TAOPI. THE RAIN AREA WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA...SO ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN DOBBINS AND TURTLE CREEKS. THESE CREEKS ARE EXPECTED TO GET OUT OF THEIR BANKS PRODUCING MINOR FLOODING. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR EXACT FORECAST VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 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 4385 9305 4372 9245 4350 9245 4350 9305 $$ MW
198 WGUS73 KARX 221457 FFSARX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 957 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015 MNC099-221503- /O.EXP.KARX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150622T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOWER MN- 957 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MOWER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 AM CDT... HEAVY RAINS OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES THAT FELL BETWEEN 5 AM AND 7 AM PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING. RAINS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH LITTLE IF ANY RAIN EXPECTED THE REST OF THE DAY. CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...BUT FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. REMAIN ALERT FOR THE HIGH WATER FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH OR WALK INTO AREAS OF FAST FLOWING WATER. LAT...LON 4385 9305 4372 9245 4350 9245 4350 9305 $$ RRS
The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mower | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 5:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mower | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 5:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Mower | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 7:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 34 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mower | 61 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.