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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2016, 6:23 AM CDT for Wabasha County, Minnesota; Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 hr. 48 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
- Aug 11, 2016, 6:23 AM CDT (11:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2016, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Wabasha County, MN, Buffalo County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 6:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Theilman, MN | MUDSLIDE ON COUNTY ROAD 4 |
| Aug 11, 6:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Alma, WI | 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL VERY QUICKLY. LOSS BRIDGES AND HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH OF ALMA HAD WATER OVER ROAD FOR 45 MIN. LOTS OF SECONDARY ROAD DAMAGE...VERY WIDESPREAD. |
| Aug 11, 6:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Alma, WI | 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL VERY QUICKLY. LOSS BRIDGES AND HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH OF ALMA HAD WATER OVER ROAD FOR 45 MIN. LOTS OF SECONDARY ROAD DAMAGE...VERY WIDESPREAD. |
| Aug 11, 6:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nne Buffalo, WI | 5 INCHES OF RAIN LED TO FLOODING BETWEEN ALMA AND COCHRANE THIS MORNING. |
| Aug 11, 6:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne Buffalo, WI | 5 INCHES OF RAIN LED TO FLOODING BETWEEN ALMA AND COCHRANE THIS MORNING |
| Aug 11, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.67 | 1 N Kellogg, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION KELLOGG-ZUMBRO RIVER /KELM5/. |
| Aug 11, 7:10 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.3 | 3 Sw Nelson, WI | HWY 61 AT MM 64. |
| Aug 11, 7:12 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.41 | Wabasha, MN | RECORD RAINFALL |
| Aug 11, 7:15 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.08 | 3 Ssw Zumbro Falls, MN | COCORAHS STATION 3 SW ZUMBRO FALLS /MN-WB-4/. |
| Aug 11, 7:22 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.3 | 5 Nw Dumfries, MN | REPORTED JUST NORTH OF READS LANDING. |
| Aug 11, 7:22 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.3 | 6 Se Lake City, MN | REPORTED JUST NORTH OF READS LANDING |
| Aug 11, 7:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.13 | 3 Ese Mazeppa, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MAZEPPA 3ESE /ZPAM5/. |
| Aug 11, 7:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.82 | Plainview, MN | MESONET STATION PLAINVIEW /AV025/. |
| Aug 11, 7:36 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Eleva, WI | WATER OVER PARTS OF HIGHWAYS 93 AND 121 IN NORTHWEST TREMPEALEAU COUNTY. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED SOON. SOME BEING WASHED OUT OR DAMAGED. |
| Aug 11, 7:44 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Se Lake City, MN | SEVERAL WASHOUTS WITH MUDSLIDES REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 61 AND COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 13...INCLUDING WASHOUTS AND TREE DAMAGED |
| Aug 11, 7:44 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Se Lake City, MN | SEVERAL WASHOUTS WITH MUDSLIDES REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 61 AND COUNTY ROADS 4 AND 13...INCLUDING WASHOUTS AND TREE DAMAGED. |
| Aug 11, 7:44 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gilmanton, WI | LOTS OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY INCLUDING MUDSLIDES AND WASHED OUT BRIDGES. HIGHWAYS 37 AND 88 CLOSED. |
| Aug 11, 7:54 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Independence, WI | LOTS OF WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD Q |
| Aug 11, 7:54 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Independence, WI | LOTS OF WATER OVER COUNTY ROAD Q. |
| Aug 11, 7:56 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Urne, WI | LANDSLIDES HAVE UNDERMINDED SEVERAL ROADS |
| Aug 11, 7:56 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Urne, WI | LANDSLIDES HAVE UNDERMINDED SEVERAL ROADS. |
| Aug 11, 7:58 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.5 | Urne, WI | |
| Aug 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.47 | 1 Ssw Lake City, MN | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION LAKE CITY /LAKM5/. |
| Aug 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.6 | Wabasha, MN | . |
| Aug 11, 8:05 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Eleva, WI | WATER OVER HIGHWAY 93 ALONG WITH COUNTY ROADS D...O...E...AND OO |
| Aug 11, 8:05 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Eleva, WI | WATER OVER HIGHWAY 93 ALONG WITH COUNTY ROADS D...O...E...AND OO. |
| Aug 11, 8:21 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5 | Buffalo, WI | . |
| Aug 11, 8:23 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Strum, WI | SECTION OF ROAD WASHED OUT AT HIGHWAY 93 AND COUNTY ROAD H |
| Aug 11, 8:23 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Strum, WI | SECTION OF ROAD WASHED OUT AT HIGHWAY 93 AND COUNTY ROAD H. |
| Aug 11, 8:35 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Cream, WI | 15 FOOT WASHOUT NEAR HIGHWAY 88 AND COUNTY ROAD U. |
| Aug 11, 8:35 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nnw Cream, WI | COUNTY ROAD N NEAR HIGHWAY 37 HAS A DEEP HOLE IN ROAD WAY FROM FLOODING. |
| Aug 11, 8:35 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wsw Waumandee, WI | 15 FOOT WASHOUT NEAR HIGHWAY 88 AND COUNTY ROAD U |
| Aug 11, 8:35 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ene Alma, WI | COUNTY ROAD N NEAR HIGHWAY 37 HAS A DEEP HOLE IN ROAD WAY FROM FLOODING |
| Aug 11, 8:35 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Eleva, WI | PARTS OF HIGHWAY 93 IMPASSABLE AND MANY CULVERTS WASHED OUT |
| Aug 11, 8:41 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Chimney Rock, WI | HWY 93 CLOSED / IMPASSABLE. NEAR N42697 HWY 93. . |
| Aug 11, 8:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Chimney Rock, WI | HIGHWAY 93 IMPASSABLE |
| Aug 11, 8:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Chimney Rock, WI | HIGHWAY 93 IMPASSABLE. |
| Aug 11, 9:17 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cream, WI | PROPANE TANKS FLOATING DOWN CREEK IN THE CREAM AREA. COUNTY ROAD E CLOSED NEAR CREAM. . |
| Aug 11, 9:18 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cream, WI | LP TANKS FLOATING IN CREEK NEAR CREAM WITH SMELL OF LP GAS. |
| Aug 11, 9:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 W Chimney Rock, WI | HIGHWAY 121 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ACCORDING TO STATE OF WISCONSIN. |
| Aug 11, 9:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 E Gilmanton, WI | HIGHWAY 121 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ACCORDING TO STATE OF WISCONSIN |
| Aug 11, 9:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cream, WI | HIGHWAY 88 NEAR CREAM IS IMPASSABLE NOW |
| Aug 11, 9:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cream, WI | HIGHWAY 88 NEAR CREAM IS IMPASSABLE NOW. |
| Aug 11, 9:25 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gilmanton, WI | WISCONSIN HIGHWAY 88 CLOSED DUE TO WASHED OUT CULVERT. REPORT VIA WISDOT |
| Aug 11, 9:26 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Cream, WI | COUNTY ROAD 88 IMPASSABLE NEAR CREAM. . |
| Aug 11, 9:42 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gilmanton, WI | RESCUES BEING PERFORMED WITH CREEK FLOODING NEARBY HOMES. |
| Aug 11, 10:03 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Gilmanton, WI | STATE HIGHWAY 88 CLOSED NEAR GILMANTON WITH RISING WATER. |
| Aug 11, 10:03 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gilmanton, WI | STATE HIGHWAY 88 CLOSED NEAR GILMANTON WITH RISING WATER |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 2446 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.6
The text
As transmitted.
253
WGUS53 KARX 111123
FFWARX
MNC157-WIC011-121-111515-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0014.160811T1123Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
623 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WABASHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
BUFFALO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
* AT 620 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MUD SLIDES. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MONDOVI...WABASHA...ALMA...BUFFALO...PLAINVIEW...OSSEO...STRUM...
ELGIN...BUFFALO CITY...MAZEPPA...KELLOGG...ELEVA...WAUMANDEE...
COCHRANE...AND GILMANTON.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR
STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...TREES...
VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
THE RAIN IS ENDING FROM THE WEST, BUT ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN
INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4441 9208 4456 9204 4460 9200 4459 9117
4432 9117 4419 9185 4419 9208 4411 9208
4410 9209 4411 9232 4420 9233 4419 9255
$$
MW5 follow-up statements
832
WGUS73 KARX 111223
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
723 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
MNC157-WIC011-121-111515-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WABASHA MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-BUFFALO WI-
723 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
WABASHA...NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...
AT 719 AM CDT...OBSERVERS ARE REPORTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4
AND 8 INCHES. RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO LET UP, BUT ANOTHER QUARTER TO
HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 AM. FLASH FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR
STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...TREES...
OTHER VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MONDOVI...WABASHA...ALMA...BUFFALO...PLAINVIEW...OSSEO...STRUM...
ELGIN...BUFFALO CITY...MAZEPPA...KELLOGG...ELEVA...WAUMANDEE...
COCHRANE...AND GILMANTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4441 9208 4456 9204 4460 9200 4459 9117
4432 9117 4419 9185 4419 9208 4411 9208
4410 9209 4411 9232 4420 9233 4419 9255
$$
MW716
WGUS73 KARX 111304
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
804 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
MNC157-WIC011-121-111515-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WABASHA MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-BUFFALO WI-
804 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
WABASHA...NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...
THIS MORNING THERE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA
WITH RAINFALL REPORTS OF 4 TO POSSIBLY 8 INCHES. NUMEROUS
MUDSLIDES...WASHED OUT ROADS...AND CLOSED ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
VIA LAW ENFORCEMENT.
FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO
DANGEROUS IN THIS AREA.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR
STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION
AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4441 9208 4456 9204 4460 9200 4459 9117
4432 9117 4419 9185 4419 9208 4411 9208
4410 9209 4411 9232 4420 9233 4419 9255
$$
SHEA125
WGUS73 KARX 111334
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
834 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
MNC157-WIC011-121-111515-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WABASHA MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-BUFFALO WI-
834 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
WABASHA...NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...
AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE WARNED AREA CONTINUES TO REPORT
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO COUNTY ROADS AND SOME HIGHWAYS. THERE HAVE BEEN
REPORTS OF WASHED OUT CULVERTS AND ROAD DAMAGE IN MANY AREAS.
THERE HAS EVEN BEEN REPORTS OF LARGE HOLES IN ROAD WAYS.
USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. COUNTY OFFICIALS
ARE STILL CHECKING ON DAMAGE AND MORE AND MORE KEEPS GETTING
REPORTED.
RAINFALL TOTALS WERE 4 TO 7 INCHES, AND THIS FELL VERY QUICKLY
EARLIER THIS MORNING. WHILE THE RAIN HAS ENDED...EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IS
LINGERING.
THE HARDEST HIT AREAS EXTENDED FROM THEILMAN AND KELLOGG IN WABASHA
COUNTY MINNESOTA, TO ALMA, PRAAG, AND MONTANA IN BUFFALO COUNTY.
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, NEAR ELEVA AND STRUM WERE ALSO HARD HIT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRIVING IN THE FLOODED AREA THIS MORNING IS THE BIGGEST DANGER.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. MANY AREAS COULD BE DAMAGED AND
IMPASSABLE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4441 9208 4456 9204 4460 9200 4459 9117
4432 9117 4419 9185 4419 9208 4411 9208
4410 9209 4411 9232 4420 9233 4419 9255
$$
SHEA955
WGUS73 KARX 111351
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
851 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
MNC157-WIC011-121-111515-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WABASHA MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-BUFFALO WI-
851 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
WABASHA...NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...
HEAVY RAIN, EXCEEDING 6 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS, HAS LED TO WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE AND SOME IMAPSSABLE ROADS DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL IN AREAS BETWEEN RED WING, MINNESOTA AND LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
THIS MORNING, USE EXTREME CAUTION.
THERE ARE SOME HIGHWAYS CLOSED AND IMPASSBLE. CULVERTS AND BRIDGES
HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT AND IN SOME AREAS, THERE ARE LARGE GAPING HOLES
IN ROADWAYS.
HARDEST HIT AREAS IN WABASHA COUNTY INCLUDE WABASHA, KELLOGG,
CONCEPTION, AND THEILMAN. IN BUFFALO COUNTY IT IS ALMA, WAUMANDEE,
GILMANTON, AND PRAAG. AND IN TREMPEALEAU COUNTY THIS INCLUDES THE
COMMUNITIES OF ELEVA, STRUM, CHIMNEY ROCK AND INDEPENDENCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4441 9208 4456 9204 4460 9200 4459 9117
4432 9117 4419 9185 4419 9208 4411 9208
4410 9209 4411 9232 4420 9233 4419 9255
$$
SHEA498
WGUS73 KARX 111438
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
938 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
MNC157-WIC011-121-111515-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WABASHA MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-BUFFALO WI-
938 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
WABASHA...NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...
HEAVY RAIN, IN THE AMOUNT OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN EARLY THIS
MORNING, HAS LED TO FLASH FLOODING AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. SOME STATE HIGHWAYS AND
NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS HAVE BEEN DAMAGE OR ARE IMPASSABLE.
ELK, PRATT, HADLEY, AND BUFFALO CREEKS IN BUFFALO COUNTY ARE STILL
RISING AND BECOMING DANGEROUS.
TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN BUFFALO COUNTY WISCONSIN DUE TO ALL THE
DAMAGE AND IMPASSABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO
DANGEROUS IN NEIGHBORING WABASHA AND TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES ALONG THE
WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA BORDER.
THIS WARNING WILL BE CONTINUED PAST 1015 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
MOVE TO HIGH GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4441 9208 4456 9204 4460 9200 4459 9117
4432 9117 4419 9185 4419 9208 4411 9208
4410 9209 4411 9232 4420 9233 4419 9255
$$
SHEAThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Wabasha | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 87 min |
| Aug 11, 10:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 7:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 9:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 5 days |
| Aug 11, 1:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 39 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Wisconsin, 2016Flash Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.