Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Watches in 2015
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood watch at Jun 10, 2015, 1:46 PM CDT for 8 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 11, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015, 1:46 PM CDT (18:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 11, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2015, 9:34 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Flood severity
- None
All 28 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, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 1723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
892 WGUS63 KARX 101846 FFAARX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 146 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING COULD DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING... .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BUT COULD INTENSIFY AND TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS REPEATEDLY. THIS COULD LEAD TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHERE THE THREAT FOR UPCOMING FLOODING IS HIGHEST. UNCERTAINITY STILL EXISTS BUT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ENOUGH RAINFALL TO CAUSE SOME MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IN SOME RIVER BASINS AS WELL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IAZ008-009-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-110445- /O.NEW.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE- HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 146 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...HOWARD AND MITCHELL. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED... WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BUFFALO...LA CROSSE AND TREMPEALEAU. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS * COULD BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING... AND MAJOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. 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. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-110445- /O.NEW.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 146 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ADAMS...CLARK AND JUNEAU. IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...JACKSON AND MONROE. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * FOR ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS * SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING... ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. SOME COULD EVEN REACH MAJOR FLOOD LEVELS IF THE RAIN MATERIALIZES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SHEA/AJ
8 follow-up statements
576 WGUS63 KARX 110246 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 946 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLASH FLOODING COULD DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING... .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BUT COULD INTENSIFY AND TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS REPEATEDLY. THIS COULD LEAD TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHERE THE THREAT FOR UPCOMING FLOODING IS HIGHEST. UNCERTAINITY STILL EXISTS BUT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ENOUGH RAINFALL TO CAUSE SOME MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IN SOME RIVER BASINS AS WELL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. IAZ008-009-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-111015- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE- HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 946 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...HOWARD AND MITCHELL. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... DODGE... FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BUFFALO...LA CROSSE AND TREMPEALEAU. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS * COULD BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING... AND MAJOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. 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. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-111015- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 946 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ADAMS...CLARK AND JUNEAU. IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...JACKSON AND MONROE. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * FOR ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS * SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING... ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. SOME COULD EVEN REACH MAJOR FLOOD LEVELS IF THE RAIN MATERIALIZES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ WETENKAMP
853 WGUS63 KARX 110937 FFAARX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 437 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .FLOODING THREAT REMAINS ELEVATED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS HEAVY RAIN FALLS ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF STEADY RAINFALL LOOKS TO OCCUR FROM SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHILE CLUSTERS OF STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE RAIN RATES MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PLAN ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UNDER STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON AREA RIVERS...WITH MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING LIKELY. IAZ010-011-018-019-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-111745- /O.EXA.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 437 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE... FLOYD AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD... GRANT...RICHLAND AND VERNON. * FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...WITH MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. 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. && $$ IAZ008-009-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041-111745- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE- HOUSTON-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE 437 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...HOWARD AND MITCHELL. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... DODGE...FILLMORE...HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BUFFALO...LA CROSSE AND TREMPEALEAU. * FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...WITH MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ WIZ017-029-034-042>044-111745- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TAYLOR-CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE... BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 437 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ADAMS...CLARK AND JUNEAU. IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...JACKSON AND MONROE. * FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...WITH MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. 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. && $$ DAS
615 WGUS63 KARX 111532 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1032 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .THE FLOODING THREAT REMAINS ELEVATED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS HEAVY RAIN FALLS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF STEADY RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT HAS ALSO LESSENED...BUT SOME CLUSTERS OF STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE RAIN RATES ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PLAN ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UNDER STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION...THE RIVER FLOOD THREAT HAS DECREASED FOR BASINS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL STILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON AREA RIVERS FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. WIZ017-111645- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD 1032 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT IS NOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR FARTHER SOUTH...DECREASING THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TAYLOR COUNTY. $$ IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-033-041- 053>055-061-112345- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-LA CROSSE-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY... OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 1032 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... 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...BUFFALO...CRAWFORD...GRANT...LA CROSSE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. * FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...AND MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. RIVERS THAT COULD SEE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE THE ROOT RIVER ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND THE CEDAR AND TURKEY RIVERS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA. 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. && $$ WIZ029-034-042>044-112345- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.150611T1800Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CLARK-JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS... SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 1032 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ADAMS... CLARK AND JUNEAU. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...JACKSON AND MONROE. * FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING A FEW INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...AND MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ROGERS
537 WGUS63 KARX 111802 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 102 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .THE FLOODING THREAT REMAINS ELEVATED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS HEAVY RAIN FALLS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF STEADY RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED EVEN FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DECORAH TO LA CROSSE TO MARSHFIELD. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGHER RAIN RATES ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PLAN ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE UNDER STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE SOUTH AND EASTWARD SHIFT IN THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION... THE RIVER FLOOD THREAT HAS DECREASED FOR BASINS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY STILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON AREA RIVERS FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ032-033-111915- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA- MOWER-FILLMORE-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...WINONA... AUSTIN 102 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT IS NOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST...DECREASING THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WIZ029-111915- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEILLSVILLE 102 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT IS NOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR FARTHER SOUTH...DECREASING THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CLARK COUNTY. $$ IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041-053>055-061-120215- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-VERNON- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN... LA CROSSE...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER... PLATTEVILLE 102 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CLAYTON...FAYETTE AND WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...HOUSTON. IN WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD... GRANT...LA CROSSE...RICHLAND AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING A FEW INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...AND MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. RIVERS THAT COULD SEE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE THE ROOT RIVER ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND THE TURKEY RIVER ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA. 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. && $$ WIZ034-042>044-120215- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JACKSON-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS...SPARTA/TOMAH... MAUSTON 102 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ADAMS AND JUNEAU. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...JACKSON AND MONROE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING A FEW INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...AND MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ROGERS
252 WGUS63 KARX 112018 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 318 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .THE FLOODING THREAT REMAINS ELEVATED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS HEAVY RAIN FALLS ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF STEADY RAINFALL IS MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DECORAH TO LA CROSSE TO MARSHFIELD. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGHER RAIN RATES ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. PLAN ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE UNDER STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY STILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON AREA RIVERS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. IAZ010-MNZ096-WIZ041-112130- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WINNESHIEK-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...LA CROSSE 318 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WINNESHIEK...HOUSTON AND LA CROSSE COUNTIES. $$ WIZ034-112130- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLACK RIVER FALLS 318 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN AS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR JACKSON COUNTY. $$ IAZ011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-120430- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 318 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CLAYTON AND FAYETTE. IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD...GRANT... RICHLAND AND VERNON. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING A FEW INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...AND MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. RIVERS THAT COULD SEE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE THE TURKEY RIVER ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA. 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. && $$ WIZ042>044-120430- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 318 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ADAMS AND JUNEAU. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...MONROE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * PLAN ON AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. * COULD BRING A FEW INCHES OF RAIN...FLASH FLOODING...AND MINOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ROGERS
390 WGUS63 KARX 112302 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 602 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT... .PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE HEAVIER RAINS BUT THE OVERALL FLOOD THREAT APPEARS TO BE DIMINISHING. WILL MAINTAIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS EVENING WITH MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPING CLOSER TO THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR WHICH COULD PUSH NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-120715- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 602 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CLAYTON AND FAYETTE. IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD...GRANT... RICHLAND AND VERNON. * UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY * PLAN ON PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. RISES ARE EXPECTED ON AREA RIVERS BUT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ WIZ042>044-120715- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 602 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...ADAMS AND JUNEAU. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...MONROE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * PLAN ON PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. RISES ARE EXPECTED ON AREA RIVERS BUT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ WETENKAMP
031 WGUS63 KARX 120103 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 803 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING LATE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT... .PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CLOSER TO THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST IOWA. IF THESE STORMS LIFT NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS...THEY COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WATCH AREA. WIZ042>044-120215- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON 803 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH OF THE AREA. $$ WIZ053-120215- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIROQUA 803 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH OF THE AREA. $$ IAZ011-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-120900- /O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 803 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CLAYTON AND FAYETTE. IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD...GRANT AND RICHLAND. * UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY * PLAN ON PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. RISES ARE EXPECTED ON AREA RIVERS. HOWEVER..RIVER FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ WETENKAMP
122 WGUS63 KARX 120234 FFAARX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 934 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...HEAVY RAIN THREAT SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE AREA... .HEAVY RAINFALL WILL STAY SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IAZ011-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-120345- /O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...OELWEIN...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN... RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE 934 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA AND WILL TRACK ACROSS EAST CENTRAL IOWA INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN STAYING TO THE SOUTH. $$ WETENKAMP
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 10, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1223 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 326 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 COLD FRONT MAKING PASSAGE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. AS OF 3 AM...THE FRONT EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH SOUTHWEST WI INTO NORTHWEST IA. RADAR QUIET ACROSS OUR AREA...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TIED TO BETTER FORCING/MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST WI. OTHERWISE...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S TO THE MIDDLE 70S. A NICE DAY IS ON TAP AS HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. LOOK FOR HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 70S TO THE MIDDLE 80S WITH MUCH LOWER DEW POINTS IN THE 50S. SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CREEP INTO AREAS MAINLY ALONG/WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFTER MIDNIGHT AS ISENTROPIC LIFT/850MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT PUSH IN AHEAD OF SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDING ALONG I-80. THIS WILL BE THE LEADING EDGE OF HEAVIER RAIN TO IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 326 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 ATTENTION SQUARELY ON HEAVY RAIN IMPACTING THE AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. MODELS IN REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON LOW PRESSURE TRACKING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION DURING THIS PERIOD. STRONG 850MB MOISTURE TRANSPORT/REMNANTS OF POST-TROPICAL STORM BLANCA...WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEEP/STRONG FRONTOGENESIS NORTH OF THE LOW AND WARM FRONT WILL LEAD TO A LONG-DURATION/HEAVY RAIN EVENT. RIGHT NOW...CONSENSUS HAS HEAVIEST RAIN AXIS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST MN INTO NORTH CENTRAL WI. IN THIS BAND 3-3.5 INCHES IS LIKELY. AND GIVEN THERE WILL LIKELY BE EMBEDDED THUNDER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED...POSSIBLY UPWARDS OF 5-6 INCHES. THERE COULD ALSO BE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHERN WI CLOSER TO THE WARM FRONT AND HIGHER CAPE/SHEAR ENVIRONMENT. GIVEN THE AFOREMENTIONED RAIN AMOUNTS OVER THE DURATION OF 24 HOURS...THINKING THIS WILL BE MORE OF A RIVER FLOODING EVENT THAN A FLASH FLOOD EVENT. AS SUCH...WILL CONTINUE WITH HYDROLOGIC/ESF PRODUCT...BUT DAYSHIFT WILL LIKELY HAVE TO HOIST A FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...BASED ON LATEST QPF OUTPUT. ALSO SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW RELATING TO HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS. LOOKS LIKE THE BULK OF THE RAIN EXITS THE AREA BY LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DENSE CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY LINGER WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OFF IN THE UPPER 60S TO THE LOWER 70S. DRIER WEATHER/NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ON TAP FOR SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER/GREAT LAKES REGIONS. LOOK FOR HIGHS IN THE LOWER/MIDDLE 70S. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TAKES OVER FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... USHERING IN A WARMER/HUMID AIRMASS INTO THE REGION. SEVERAL WEAK WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA/WORKING ON THIS AIRMASS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD FOR PERIODIC SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1223 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 OBVIOUS VFR ACROSS REGION WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. EVENTUALLY CLOUD DEBRIS FROM DECAYING CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS TO WEST WILL SWEEP IN TONIGHT BUT MAIN FOCUS WILL BE LATER THURSDAY AS STRONG SHORT WAVE AND RELATED SURGE OF MOISTURE PUSHES INTO REGION. WIDESPREAD CONVECTION SHOULD FORM SOUTHWEST OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AS WAVE APPROACHES AND LOW LEVEL JET RESPONSE KICKS IN. THESE SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED STORMS WILL SWEEP IN AFTER DAY BREAK. SOME LOCATIONS...LIKE KRST...COULD SEE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CONVECTION WITH ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN LIMITING FLIGHT RULES TO IFR OR LIFR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN LATER FORECAST PERIODS. && .HYDROLOGY...(FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 1223 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 STILL WATCHING WHERE HEAVY RAIN AXIS WILL SET UP FOR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE SOME MODELS HAVE TRENDED NORTH...SOME ARE KEEPING IDEA OF MORE SOUTHERN TRACK. CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST WITH HEAVY RAIN AXIS FROM NEAR SIOUX FALLS SD TO RED WING OR SOUTHERN METRO...INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 2-4" AXIS LIKELY BUT COULD CERTAINLY SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS. HARDEST HIT AREAS WILL BE WHERE DAYTIME RAIN THURSDAY PRIMES SOIL CONDITIONS AND THEN DEFORMATION AXIS AS LOW APPROACHES SETS UP FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGHER DBZ RAINFALL RATES. IN THAT PIVOT AXIS... SOME LOCALES COULD SEE HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IF SCENARIO UNFOLDS. GIVEN POTENTIAL...WORKING ON FLASH FLOOD WATCH WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES FOR MAINLY AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF LA CROSSE. RIVER BASINS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ESPECIALLY COULD BE HEAVILY IMPACTED. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...NONE. MN...NONE. IA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...DAS LONG TERM...DAS AVIATION...SHEA HYDROLOGY...SHEA/AJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 5:17 AM CDT, 8 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 517 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-111200- MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON- TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU- ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT- 517 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH FOR A HEAVY RAIN EVENT THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINS FALLING THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LATEST INFORMATION HAS THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING FROM SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHICH IS A SLIGHT SHIFT NORTHWARD FROM THE FORECAST ON TUESDAY. MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING ON RIVERS IS PROBABLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING SOUTH OF I-90. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALL POSSIBLE. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN AGAIN SUNDAY...LINGERING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCERN EXACT TIMING AND SEVERE POTENTIAL WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY SOUTH OF I-90 THURSDAY EVENING AND RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A WEBINAR CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLOODING LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING IS SCHEDULED FOR 2 PM TODAY. DAS
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.