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River Flood Warning 4, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 22, 2015Allamakee County, Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this river flood warning at Jun 22, 2015, 1:57 PM CDT for Allamakee County, Iowa. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2015, 1:57 PM CDT (18:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2015, 8:20 PM CDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Allamakee County, IA

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 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 river

Written for the forecast point Upper Iowa River at Dorchester (DCHI4). The gauge peaked at 16.54 ft at Jun 22, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT.

actionminormoderate101506/2206/2306/2406/2506/26
Action stage
11 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05388250, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

335 
WGUS43 KARX 221857
FLWARX
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
157 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

.Recent rainfall has caused the possibility for flooding...

River forecasts take into account both observed and forecast 
precipitation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you live in a threatened area, be alert for high or rising water, 
and be ready to move to higher ground if necessary. 

Do not drive cars into flooded areas. Remember, it only takes two 
feet of water to float most automobiles, including sport utility 
vehicles. Turn Around, Don't Drown!

Stay tuned to your favorite source of weather information, & 
including NOAA Weather Radio, for later statements. 

Additional river and weather information is available at...
http://www.weather.gov/lacrosse .

&&

IAC005-230657-
/O.NEW.KARX.FL.W.0004.150622T1857Z-150625T0120Z/
/DCHI4.1.ER.150622T1825Z.150623T0600Z.150624T0720Z.NO/
157 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

The National Weather Service in La Crosse WI has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Upper Iowa River At Dorchester Hwy 76.
* until Wednesday evening.
* At  1:00 PM Monday the stage was 13.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by today and continue to rise to 
  near 16.8 feet by Tuesday morning. The river will fall below flood 
  stage by Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Iowa Highway 76 south of Dorchester may be 
  threatened by flood waters.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4341 9161 4334 9161 4339 9152 4343 9123 4350 9125

$$
4 follow-up statements
309 
WGUS83 KARX 222309
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
609 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

.The Upper Iowa River Still Rising Near Dorchester...

This mornings rain continues to cause rises on the Upper Iowa
river system. The river has crested at decorah and points upsteam,
and that water is now moving toward Dorchester. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars into flooded areas. Remember, it only takes two 
feet of water to float most automobiles, including sport utility 
vehicles. Turn Around, Don't Drown!

&&

IAC005-231409-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150625T0120Z/
/DCHI4.1.ER.150622T1815Z.150623T0600Z.150624T0720Z.NO/
609 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Upper Iowa River At Dorchester Hwy 76.
* until Wednesday evening...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  5:00 PM Monday the stage was 15.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 16.8 feet by 
  Tuesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage Wednesday 
  morning.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Iowa Highway 76 south of Dorchester may be 
  threatened by flood waters.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4341 9161 4334 9161 4339 9152 4343 9123 4350 9125

$$
056 
WGUS83 KARX 230107
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
807 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

.The Upper Iowa River Still Rising Near Dorchester...

This mornings rain continues to cause rises on the Upper Iowa
river system. The river has crested at Decorah, and points upsteam,
in the late afternoon Monday. That water is now routing to
Dorchester. 

River forecasts take into account both observed and forecast 
precipitation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars into flooded areas. Remember, it only takes two 
feet of water to float most automobiles, including sport utility 
vehicles. Turn Around, Don't Drown!

Tubing and river play is not recommended in flooding conditions. 
&&

IAC005-231607-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150625T0120Z/
/DCHI4.1.ER.150622T1815Z.150623T0600Z.150624T0720Z.NO/
807 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Upper Iowa River At Dorchester Hwy 76.
* until Wednesday evening...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  7:00 PM Monday the stage was 16.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 16.8 feet by 
  Tuesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage Wednesday 
  morning.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Iowa Highway 76 south of Dorchester may be 
  threatened by flood waters.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4341 9161 4334 9161 4339 9152 4343 9123 4350 9125

$$
db
592 
WGUS83 KARX 230958
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
458 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

.flooding continues on the Cedar River Basin and along the Upper
Iowa river.

Recent rainfall has caused flooding along the Cedar and Upper Iowa
rivers. 

River forecasts take into account both observed and forecast 
precipitation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 

Do not drive cars into flooded areas. Remember, it only takes two 
feet of water to float most automobiles, including sport utility 
vehicles. Turn Around, Don't Drown!

Additional river and weather information is available at...
http://www.weather.gov/lacrosse .

&&

IAC067-240058-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0003.150623T1128Z-150625T1120Z/
/CCYI4.2.ER.150623T1128Z.150623T1800Z.150624T1720Z.NO/
458 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Cedar River At Charles City.
* until Thursday morning...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  4:30 AM Tuesday the stage was 9.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage this morning and rise to near
  15.0 feet this afternoon. The river will fall below flood 
  stage Wednesday.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet...Leland Avenue floods and flooding on Park 
  Drive is likely.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4321 9286 4321 9273 4301 9255 4293 9255 4304 9273

$$

MNC099-240057-
/O.CON.KARX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150624T1800Z/
/TRCM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.150623T1200Z.150624T0000Z.NO/
458 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Turtle Creek Near Austin 3NW.
* until Wednesday afternoon...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  4:30 AM Tuesday the stage was 10.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will remain nearly steady around 10.7
  feet today...then begin to fall. The river will fall below flood
  stage this evening.
* Impact...At 10.5 feet...Minor flooding begins along the creek in 
  Austin.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4370 9305 4368 9300 4365 9297 4364 9298 4367 9305

$$

IAC005-240057-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150624T1825Z/
/DCHI4.1.ER.150622T1815Z.150623T0115Z.150624T0025Z.NO/
458 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Upper Iowa River At Dorchester Hwy 76.
* until Wednesday afternoon...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  4:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 15.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall and drop below flood 
  stage by this evening.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Iowa Highway 76 south of Dorchester may be 
  threatened by flood waters.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4341 9161 4334 9161 4339 9152 4343 9123 4350 9125

$$
335 
WGUS83 KARX 231443
FLSARX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
943 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

.Recent rainfall has caused flooding on the Cedar River Basin.

River forecasts take into account both observed and forecast 
precipitation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars into flooded areas. Remember, it only takes two 
feet of water to float most automobiles, including sport utility 
vehicles. Turn Around, Don't Drown!

Additional river and weather information is available at...
http://www.weather.gov/lacrosse .

&&

IAC067-240543-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/
/CCYI4.2.ER.150623T1432Z.150624T0000Z.150624T1800Z.NO/
943 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Cedar River At Charles City.
* until Thursday morning...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  8:30 AM Tuesday the stage was 11.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by this morning and continue to 
  rise to near 15.0 feet by this evening. The river will fall below 
  flood stage by Wednesday.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet...Leland Avenue floods and flooding on Park 
  Drive is likely.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4321 9286 4321 9273 4301 9255 4293 9255 4304 9273

$$

MNC099-240542-
/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150624T0754Z/
/TRCM5.1.ER.000000T0000Z.150623T1045Z.150623T1354Z.NO/
943 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Turtle Creek Near Austin 3NW.
* until late tonight...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  8:30 AM Tuesday the stage was 10.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall...Dropping below flood 
  stage by midday.
* Impact...At 10.5 feet...Minor flooding begins along the creek in 
  Austin.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4370 9305 4368 9300 4365 9297 4364 9298 4367 9305

$$

IAC005-231513-
/O.CAN.KARX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150625T0120Z/
/DCHI4.1.ER.150622T1815Z.150623T0115Z.150623T1323Z.NO/
943 AM CDT TUE JUN 23 2015

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Upper Iowa River At Dorchester Hwy 76.
* At  9:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 13.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Fell below flood stage at  8:23 AM Tuesday.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to 11.3 feet by 
  Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet...Lowland agricultural areas begin to flood.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 22, 12:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 12:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1210 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1215 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

THREAT OF THE STRONG/GUSTY WAKE LOW WINDS HAS PASSED AS THE
CONVECTIVE COMPLEX WEAKENED A BIT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY QUICKLY MOVED
INTO EASTERN WI. CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY JUST BEFORE 16Z.
GRADIENT WINDS WITH THE SFC LOW AS IT LIFTS ACROSS NORTHERN WI WILL
BE IN THE 15KT G25 KT RANGE THRU THE AFTERNOON AS THEY GRADUALLY
SWING FROM SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WITH PASSAGE OF THE COLD
FRONT TRAILING THE LOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 259 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

ALL EYES AGAIN ON THE CONVECTION EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA
TODAY. A COUPLE OF AREAS TO WATCH. FIRST AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG AN EAST-WEST LINE ACROSS NORTHERN IA ON THE NOSE OF THE BEST
WARM/MOIST ADVECTION. THIS LINE DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS IT IS
ANCHORED TO A WARM FRONT/TROUGH. ANTICIPATE THIS DRIFTING INTO THE
NORTHEAST IA BEFORE AROUND SUNRISE...AND INTO SOUTHEAST MN AROUND
12Z. MODELS FORECAST INCREASING ELEVATED INSTABILITY TO GO ALONG
WITH THE HIGH BULK SHEAR OVER 60KTS...SO SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD
INTENSIFY AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MEANWHILE TO
OUR WEST...SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STORMS WERE ONGOING ACROSS EASTERN
SD AND WESTERN MN. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS AND WERE RACING EASTWARD TOWARD THE REGION. THESE STORMS
ARE DRIVEN BY A POTENT SHORT WAVE...WITH A PIECE MOVING THROUGH
ND AND A STRONGER PIECE DROPPING IN FROM SASKATCHEWAN. THESE
STORMS ARE ON TARGET TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MID-MORNING. GIVEN
THAT THIS IS TYPICALLY A DIURNAL LULL TIME FOR STRONG STORMS...IT
IS EXPECTED THAT THEY WILL BE WEAKENING TO SOME DEGREE. BUT GIVEN
THE STRONG DYNAMICS IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
REMAIN STRONG OR SEVERE AS THEY MOVE THROUGH. CURRENTLY...SPC HAS
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN MN UNTIL 9 AM...
EXCEPT FOR OUR 7 COUNTIES. IF STORMS CONTINUE TO BE STRONG...OUR
COUNTIES COULD BE ADDED.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE BULK OF THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY
THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE MORNING...AND DEPARTING BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. BUT JUST AS WE REACH THE MAXIMUM HEATING TIME OF DAY...
THE TRAILING COLD FRONT OF THE MAIN SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH
FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NEARLY ALL OF THE MODELS SUGGEST NEW
CONVECTION WILL FIRE ALONG THE FRONT...BUT JUST HOW MUCH WILL BE
THE BIG QUESTION. WILL WE HAVE TIME TO RECOVER FROM THE MORNING
ACTIVITY WITH ENOUGH INSTABILITY? THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD FOR THIS
WILL BE OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST AND EAST COUNTIES OF OUR SERVICE
AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. BUT THERE MAY NOT BE
ENOUGH TIME AND/OR SUPPORT FOR THESE TO BECOME SEVERE AGAIN. THIS
WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED THROUGH THE DAY AS THE SITUATION EVOLVES
BEHIND THE INITIAL CONVECTION. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF SHEAR...ANY
STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE.
BEHIND THE FRONT...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DROP
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY...WITH CLEARING SKIES.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 259 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A DRY DAY ON TUESDAY. BUT THE NORTHWEST
FLOW REGIME WILL KEEP THE PARADE OF SYSTEMS COMING. THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WHICH WILL BE LINGERING TO OUR SOUTH WILL BEGIN MOVING
BACK NORTH AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY...AND AS WEAK SHORT WAVES MOVE
THROUGH THE FLOW THEY WILL HELP TO TRIGGER CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AS
THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MOVES UP AND OVER THE BOUNDARY. THIS
COULD BRING SOME RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST
AREA AS EARLY AS TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION
HAVING RAIN CHANCES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STORMS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE...SO WILL HAVE
TO MONITOR FOR SEVERE POTENTIAL. BEYOND THURSDAY...CONFIDENCE IN
THE FORECAST IS LOWERING AS THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN BEGINS TO
SHIFT TO MORE OF A NORTHWEST FLOW. THE MAIN POLAR VORTEX SHIFTS
SOUTHWARD INTO HUDSON BAY BY THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH MORE OF A
FLOW OF COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION EXPECTED. BUT THE VARIOUS MEDIUM
RANGE MODELS DIFFER AS TO THE DEGREE OF COLD INTRUSION. THE
UNFORTUNATE SIDE EFFECT OF THIS COOLER AIR /BESIDES THE BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES/ IS THAT STEEP LAPSE RATES AND STRONG SUNSHINE
POINT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWER ACTIVITY. THUS
HAVE OPTED TO KEEP LOW CHANCES FOR RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH
OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1210 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

CONVECTIVE COMPLEX QUICKLY MOVED INTO EASTERN WI LATE THIS
MORNING...WITH SUBSIDENCE/DRYING IN ITS WAKE CLEARING OUT MUCH OF
THE LOW/MIDDLE CLOUDS. RESIDUAL LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE WITH THE RAINS
THIS MORNING AND SOME DIURNAL WARMING EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SOME
SCT...MAINLY VFR CUMULUS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
WITH PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15KT
G25KTS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST THRU THE AFTERNOON...THEN
NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SUBSIDENCE/DRYING CONTINUE
TONIGHT WITH SKC EXPECTED...THEN A FEW DIURNAL 4K-5K FT CUMULUS TUE
MORNING.

&&

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

&&

UPDATE.......RRS
SHORT TERM...MW
LONG TERM....MW
AVIATION.....RRS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 10:28 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1028 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-
041-042-053-231530-
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-VERNON-
1028 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT

RECENT RAINFALL HAS CAUSED RIVERS TO RISE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM TIME TO TIME FROM TUESDAY NIGHT ALL
THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR SOME OF THE STORMS TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ON WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...
ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TUESDAY.
HOWEVER...RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

IAZ030-WIZ043-044-054-055-061-231530-
CLAYTON-JUNEAU-ADAMS-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
1028 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MORE STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM. IF THESE STORMS
DEVELOP...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WOULD BE THE
MAIN CONCERNS.

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

RECENT RAINFALL HAS CAUSED RIVERS TO RISE. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER
STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM TIME TO TIME FROM TUESDAY NIGHT ALL
THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR SOME OF THE STORMS TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE OVER
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ON WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...
ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

NO WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED.

AJ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1015 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

0905 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N ELLENBORO           42.85N 90.61W
06/22/2015                   GRANT              WI   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

RLB
Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:17 AM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1017 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

0911 AM     TSTM WND GST     HAZEL GREEN             42.53N 90.44W
06/22/2015  E65 MPH          GRANT              WI   PUBLIC

&&

RLB
Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1031 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

0852 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S GUTTENBERG          42.76N 91.10W
06/22/2015                   CLAYTON            IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOTS OF DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...BARNS... AND
            TREES. HIGHWAY 52 CLOSED FOR A TIME.

0823 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OELWEIN                 42.68N 91.91W
06/22/2015                   FAYETTE            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0750 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 W NASHUA              42.94N 92.67W
06/22/2015                   FLOYD              IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LARGE BRANCHES DOWN AND CORN FLATTENED

0743 AM     HAIL             2 NW WAUZEKA            43.11N 90.91W
06/22/2015  E1.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           WI   PUBLIC

&&

NWS LA CROSSE WI
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1032 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

0615 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW AUSTIN             43.65N 93.00W
06/22/2015  E2.21 INCH       MOWER              MN   NWS EMPLOYEE

0634 AM     HAIL             ELKADER                 42.86N 91.40W
06/22/2015  E1.00 INCH       CLAYTON            IA   PUBLIC

0648 AM     HAIL             1 N CRESCO              43.38N 92.12W
06/22/2015  E1.25 INCH       HOWARD             IA   PUBLIC

0713 AM     HAIL             PRAIRIE DU CHIEN        43.04N 91.14W
06/22/2015  E0.75 INCH       CRAWFORD           WI   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL IN THE CITY
            OF PRAIRIE DU CHIEN VIA BROADCAST MEDIA

0719 AM     HAIL             2 E PRAIRIE DU CHIEN    43.04N 91.10W
06/22/2015  E1.50 INCH       CRAWFORD           WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT POLICE OFFICERS HOMES.

0723 AM     HAIL             1 N PRAIRIE DU CHIEN    43.06N 91.14W
06/22/2015  E1.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           WI   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON THE
            NORTH SIDE OF PRAIRIE DU CHIEN.

0730 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ENE AUSTIN            43.68N 92.96W
06/22/2015                   MOWER              MN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            I90 CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING AT
            11TH...FRONTAGE ROAD

0742 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MARBLE ROCK             42.96N 92.87W
06/22/2015                   FLOYD              IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUE SQUAD REPORTED A WIND
            GUST OF 65 MILES PER HOUR...TREES AND POWER
            LINE DOWN IN TOWN

0743 AM     HAIL             2 NW WAUZEKA            43.11N 90.91W
06/22/2015  E1.00 INCH       CRAWFORD           WI   PUBLIC

0746 AM     HAIL             1 S WAUZEKA             43.07N 90.88W
06/22/2015  E1.25 INCH       GRANT              WI   PUBLIC

            IMAGE SENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

0750 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 W NASHUA              42.94N 92.67W
06/22/2015                   FLOYD              IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LARGE BRANCHES DOWN AND CORN FLATTENED

0754 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CRESCO                  43.37N 92.12W
06/22/2015                   HOWARD             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STREET FLOODING IN CRESCO. SOME STREETS
            BEING CLOSED OFF.

0800 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NASHUA                  42.95N 92.54W
06/22/2015                   CHICKASAW          IA   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE CITY.

0817 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 N MCINTIRE            43.48N 92.59W
06/22/2015                   MITCHELL           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROAD 500TH AND WALNUT ST.

0819 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OELWEIN                 42.68N 91.91W
06/22/2015                   FAYETTE            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND OELWEIN ACCORDING
            TO OELWEIN CITY POLICE. ALSO SOME MINOR
            STREET FLOODING.

0820 AM     FLASH FLOOD      AUSTIN                  43.67N 92.97W
06/22/2015                   MOWER              MN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            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.

0820 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MAYNARD                 42.77N 91.88W
06/22/2015                   FAYETTE            IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HOME WITH RESIDENTS
            TRAPPED INSIDE.

0823 AM     TSTM WND DMG     POSTVILLE               43.08N 91.57W
06/22/2015                   CLAYTON            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN AND KNOCKED OUT POWER IN
            POSTVILLE

0823 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S WAUKON              43.22N 91.47W
06/22/2015                   ALLAMAKEE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN THE WAUKON AREA. LOCATION IN
            THE WAUKON AREA BASED ON RADAR.

0823 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OELWEIN                 42.68N 91.91W
06/22/2015                   FAYETTE            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0823 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WAUKON                  43.27N 91.48W
06/22/2015                   ALLAMAKEE          IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING IN WAUKON AREA

0825 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MCGREGOR                43.02N 91.18W
06/22/2015                   CLAYTON            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0838 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E PRAIRIE DU CHIEN    43.04N 91.10W
06/22/2015                   CRAWFORD           WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE POWER POLES SNAPPED ON HIGHWAY 27
            JUST EAST OF PRAIRIE DU CHIEN

0850 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MAYNARD                 42.77N 91.88W
06/22/2015                   FAYETTE            IA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HOME WITH RESIDENTS
            TRAPPED INSIDE.

0852 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GUTTENBERG              42.79N 91.10W
06/22/2015                   CLAYTON            IA   PUBLIC

            WEST OF GARBER BETWEEN MILLVILLE AND
            GUTTENBERG. AMISH GROCERY STORE
            DESTROYED,NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN
            MILLVILLE AND GUTTENBERG ON HIGHWAY 52.
            SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 52 CLOSED DUE TO TREES
            BLOCKING THE ROADWAY. PARKED SEMI OVERTURNED
            ON HIGHWAY 52. BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF NEAR
            MILLVILLE AND SEVERAL BARNS BLOWN DOWN IN
            THE SAME AREA.

0852 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S GUTTENBERG          42.76N 91.10W
06/22/2015                   CLAYTON            IA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOTS OF DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...BARNS... AND
            TREES. HIGHWAY 52 CLOSED FOR A TIME.

0901 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CASSVILLE               42.72N 90.99W
06/22/2015                   GRANT              WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0905 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CASSVILLE               42.72N 90.99W
06/22/2015                   GRANT              WI   PUBLIC

            BARN BLOWN DOWN

0907 AM     TSTM WND DMG     STRAWBERRY POINT        42.68N 91.54W
06/22/2015                   CLAYTON            IA   PUBLIC

            LIMBS AND SMALL TREES DOWN

0908 AM     HEAVY RAIN       OELWEIN                 42.68N 91.91W
06/22/2015  E1.50 INCH       FAYETTE            IA   PUBLIC

0912 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N ELLENBORO           42.85N 90.61W
06/22/2015                   GRANT              WI   PUBLIC

            POWER LINES DOWN

0912 AM     TSTM WND DMG     STITZER                 42.93N 90.62W
06/22/2015                   GRANT              WI   PUBLIC

            TREES BLOWN DOWN

0920 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PLATTEVILLE             42.74N 90.48W
06/22/2015                   GRANT              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ESTIMATED 70 MPH WIND

0920 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N PORT ANDREW         43.22N 90.57W
06/22/2015                   RICHLAND           WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTS OF POSSIBLE BARN DAMAGE AND TREES
            DOWNED IN FIVE POINTS AREA.

0925 AM     HAIL             HAZEL GREEN             42.53N 90.44W
06/22/2015  E0.75 INCH       GRANT              WI   PUBLIC

0925 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HAZEL GREEN             42.53N 90.44W
06/22/2015                   GRANT              WI   PUBLIC

            TREE LIMBS DOWN

0940 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW AUSTIN             43.66N 92.98W
06/22/2015  M3.21 INCH       MOWER              MN   PUBLIC

0949 AM     HEAVY RAIN       RICHLAND CENTER         43.34N 90.38W
06/22/2015  M2.45 INCH       RICHLAND           WI   PUBLIC

0954 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HARMONY                 43.55N 92.01W
06/22/2015  E2.40 INCH       FILLMORE           MN   PUBLIC

0955 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MANTORVILLE             44.07N 92.76W
06/22/2015  E0.95 INCH       DODGE              MN   PUBLIC

0956 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MOUNT ZION              43.26N 90.73W
06/22/2015  E2.31 INCH       CRAWFORD           WI   PUBLIC

0959 AM     HEAVY RAIN       STEUBEN                 43.18N 90.86W
06/22/2015  M1.84 INCH       CRAWFORD           WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

SHEA
NWS LA CROSSE WI
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1040 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNE STACYVILLE        43.46N 92.78W
06/22/2015                   MITCHELL           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            480TH STREET WASHED OUT BETWEEN MONUMENT
            AVENUE AND OCEAN AVENUE

&&

JSB
Local storm report, Jun 22, 1:47 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
147 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2015

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

0830 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LIME SPRINGS            43.45N 92.28W
06/22/2015                   HOWARD             IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            EASTERN SIDE OF TOWN FLOODED

&&

JSB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXChickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek56 min
Jun 22, 6:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXMitchell42 min
Jun 22, 6:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXHoward, Winneshiek59 min
Jun 22, 6:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClayton66 min
Jun 22, 6:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXHoward, Mitchell4 hr
Jun 22, 7:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClayton, Fayette80 min
Jun 22, 7:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAllamakee, Clayton, Fayette62 min
Jun 22, 7:58 AM CDTWind AdvisoryARXChickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell3 hr
Jun 22, 8:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningARXAllamakee, Clayton, Winneshiek3 hr
Jun 22, 8:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClayton50 min
Jun 22, 9:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningARXFloyd67 hr
Jun 22, 11:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryARXAllamakee, Winneshiek3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.