Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2016, 6:45 AM CDT for Clark County, Taylor County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 4 hr. 4 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, 6:45 AM CDT (11:45 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 Clark County, WI, Taylor County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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, 7:34 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.75 | 1 Nne Chelsea, WI | MESONET STATION CHELSEA /E9253/. |
| Aug 11, 7:45 AM CDT | FLOOD | 3 S Stetsonville, WI | CREEKS AND STREAMS OUT OF BANKS. OVER 2.50 OF RAIN SO FAR. |
| Aug 11, 7:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne Dorchester, WI | CREEL/STREAM OUT OF BANKS. |
| Aug 11, 9:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.32 | 3 Nne Dorchester, WI | . |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 1219 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1043 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
327
WGUS53 KARX 111145
FFWARX
WIC019-119-111515-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0015.160811T1145Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
645 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
TAYLOR COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
CLARK COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
* AT 643 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CLARK AND TAYLOR
COUNTIES. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED, AND ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MEDFORD...ABBOTSFORD...COLBY...THORP...LOYAL...GREENWOOD...OWEN...
RIB LAKE...DORCHESTER...CHELSEA...WESTBORO...JUMP RIVER...
LONGWOOD...WITHEE...GILMAN AND UNITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 4512 9004 4512 9020 4503 9020 4503 9031
4474 9032 4459 9092 4538 9092 4538 9005
$$
MW3 follow-up statements
923
WGUS73 KARX 111315
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
815 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
WIC019-119-111515-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR WI-CLARK WI-
815 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
TAYLOR AND CLARK COUNTIES...
AT 813 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MOST OF THE FLOODING
HAS SUBSIDED IN TAYLOR COUNTY FROM EARLIER. THERE IS STILL SOME
CLEAN UP GOING ON COMMUNITIES THAT HAD MORE URBAN FLOODING EARLIER.
MANY AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS HAVE ROSE QUICKLY THIS MORNING.
USE CARE WHEN TRAVELING AROUND THIS MORNING IN CASE THERE ARE
WASHOUTS OR STILL WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 4512 9004 4512 9020 4503 9020 4503 9031
4474 9032 4459 9092 4538 9092 4538 9005
$$
SHEA385
WGUS73 KARX 111411
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
911 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
WIC019-119-111515-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR WI-CLARK WI-
911 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
TAYLOR AND CLARK COUNTIES...
MOST OF THE EARLIER FLOODING CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE, ALTHOUGH THE
CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF DID REPORT SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN OWEN
WISCONSIN. THERE ARE VERY FEW OR NO ROADS CLOSED OR WASHED OUT IN
THIS AREA.
THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE OF EARLIER HEAVY RAIN SO CONTINUE
TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
HARDEST HIT AREAS EXTEND FROM THE OWEN/WITHEE AREA UP TOWARD MEDFORD
AND RIB LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING AND WATCH FOR DAMAGE ROADS
OR WASHOUTS. IF YOU DO ENCOUNTER WATER OVER ROADS, DO NOT CROSS.
STAY ON HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4512 9004 4512 9020 4503 9020 4503 9031
4474 9032 4459 9092 4538 9092 4538 9005
$$
SHEA801
WGUS73 KARX 111521
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1021 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
WIC019-119-111526-
/O.EXP.KARX.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160811T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR WI-CLARK WI-
1021 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TAYLOR AND CLARK COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES, AND BE
ALERT FOR RISING WATER DUE TO EARLIER RAIN.
LAT...LON 4512 9004 4512 9020 4503 9020 4503 9031
4474 9032 4459 9092 4538 9092 4538 9005
$$
SHEAThe office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Buffalo, La Crosse, Trempealeau | 87 min |
| Aug 11, 6:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 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, 10:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 3 hr |
| 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 |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.