Alert archive / Wisconsin / Areal Flood Warnings in 2016
Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this areal flood warning at Sep 8, 2016, 12:47 PM CDT for Richland County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2016, 12:47 PM CDT (17:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2016, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Richland County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS43 KARX 081747
FLWARX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1247 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016
WIC103-082330-
/O.NEW.KARX.FA.W.0021.160908T1747Z-160908T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHLAND WI-
1247 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT NOON...FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE PINE RIVER. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED A FEW ROADWAYS STILL FLOODED AS A RESULT.
THESE INCLUDED HIGHWAYS D...AA...AND 00. HIGHWAY 80 ALSO HAD SOME
DAMAGE. WATER WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE RICHLAND COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS.
THE FLOOD WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE DOWN THE PINE RIVER THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS...TURN AROUND
DONT DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4317 9020 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029
4321 9035 4320 9040 4321 9044 4345 9047
4345 9027
$$
DAS4 follow-up statements
101
WGUS43 KARX 082323
FLWARX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
623 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016
WIC103-091130-
/O.EXT.KARX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160909T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHLAND WI-
623 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 630 AM CDT FRIDAY
* LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE PINE RIVER. COUNTY ROADS...O...R...AND C REMAIN
CLOSED AS WELL AS BOHMANN DRIVE AND TWIN BLUFF ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES AND REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS.
&&
LAT...LON 4317 9020 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029
4321 9035 4320 9040 4321 9044 4345 9047
4345 9027
$$
WETENKAMP028
WGUS83 KARX 090446
FLSARX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1146 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016
WIC103-091130-
/O.CON.KARX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160909T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHLAND WI-
1146 PM CDT THU SEP 8 2016
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE PINE RIVER. COUNTY ROADS...O...R...C...AND AA REMAIN
CLOSED AS WELL AS BOHMANN DRIVE AND TWIN BLUFF ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES AND REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 4317 9020 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029
4321 9035 4320 9040 4321 9044 4345 9047
4345 9027
$$
WETENKAMP199
WGUS43 KARX 091054
FLWARX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
554 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
WIC103-091730-
/O.EXT.KARX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160909T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHLAND WI-
554 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FRIDAY
* AS OF 545 AM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT THAT WATER LEVELS
ALONG THE PINE RIVER CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL. HOWEVER...SEVERAL
ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AT THIS TIME...INCLUDING COUNTY HIGHWAY
A...BOHMANN DRIVE...AND TWIN BLUFF DRIVE.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING THIS MORNING...BUT
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY. IF RAINS OCCUR ACROSS
THE AREA...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WATER LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY RISE ONCE
AGAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN
WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. REMEMBER THAT MOST FLOOD DEATHS
OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4317 9020 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029
4321 9035 4320 9040 4321 9044 4345 9047
4345 9027
$$
LAWRENCE594
WGUS83 KARX 091629
FLSARX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1129 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
WIC103-091730-
/O.CON.KARX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160909T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RICHLAND WI-
1129 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016
...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT ROADS CLOSED AND
UNDER WATER IN PARTS OF THE PINE RIVER AREA. DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL
RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY, WHICH HAS BEEN ABOUT AN INCH SO
FAR, THIS FLOODING WILL LINGER INTO AT LEAST THIS EVENING.
THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED.
LAT...LON 4317 9020 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029
4321 9035 4320 9040 4321 9044 4345 9047
4345 9027
$$
SHEAThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 3:10 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Richland | 9 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2016Every areal flood warning in 2016
Sources
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.