Alert archive / Wisconsin / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2016, 10:16 AM CDT for Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin; Wabasha County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 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, 10:16 AM CDT (15:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2016, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 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), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:17 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, 10:49 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Strum, WI | COUNTY ROAD Y STILL CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. SOME IMPROVEMENT ON OTHER STATE HIGHWAYS NEAR THERE. |
| Aug 11, 11:11 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Elk Creek, WI | RISING WATER HAS STRANDED RESIDENCE |
| Aug 11, 11:37 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nnw Elk Creek, WI | WATER STILL OVER HIGHWAY 93 |
| Aug 11, 12:19 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ene Buffalo, WI | WATER 1 TO 2 FEET DEEP OVER HIGHWAY 88 AT COUNTY ROAD 0. ALL OF HIGHWAY 88 IS CLOSED. |
| Aug 11, 12:32 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Cream, WI | FLOODING REPORTED NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD U ALONG HIGHWAY 88 |
| Aug 11, 1:01 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Independence, WI | WATER RISING QUICKLY AT HIGHWAY 93 AND ELM STREET NEAR BRIDGE |
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 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
472
WGUS53 KARX 111516
FFWARX
MNC157-WIC011-121-111815-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0017.160811T1516Z-160811T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1016 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 115 PM CDT
* HEAVY RAIN FROM EARLY THIS MORNING, EXCEEDING 7 INCHES IN SOME
AREAS, HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. MANY AREA ROADS
ARE CLOSED OR HEAVILY DAMAGE. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED IN SOME AREAS.
* THE HARDEST HIT AREAS INCLUDE
KELLOGG...WABASHA...WHITEHALL...ALMA...BUFFALO...
PLAINVIEW...OSSEO...INDEPENDENCE...STRUM...ELGIN...BUFFALO CITY...
MAZEPPA...ELEVA...WAUMANDEE...COCHRANE...AND GILMANTON.
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. WATER IS STILL RISING IN SOME AREAS.
TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO WATER OVER ROADS, DAMAGED ROADS,
WASHOUTS, AND CULVERT WASHOUTS.
&&
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
4411 9232 4420 9233 4419 9255
$$
SHEA2 follow-up statements
538
WGUS73 KARX 111616
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1116 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
MNC157-WIC011-121-111815-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160811T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WABASHA MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-BUFFALO WI-
1116 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
WABASHA...NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...
WHILE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA, HEAVY RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING
CONTINUES TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AS FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN. MANY AREAS STILL HAVE ROADS CLOSED OR HEAVILY DAMAGE
ROADS LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE DUE TO RISING WATERS IN SOME AREAS AND
THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE LEFT OVER FROM EARLIER.
BUFFALO COUNTY HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO FLOOD
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
SOME ROUTES WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE TO REMAIN CLOSED FOR SOMETIME.
&&
LAT...LON 4437 9255 4437 9243 4445 9243 4445 9224
4441 9208 4456 9204 4460 9200 4459 9117
4432 9117 4419 9185 4419 9208 4411 9208
4411 9232 4420 9233 4419 9255
$$
SHEA931
WGUS73 KARX 111727
FFSARX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1227 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
MNC157-WIC011-121-111815-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160811T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WABASHA MN-TREMPEALEAU WI-BUFFALO WI-
1227 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
WABASHA...NORTHERN TREMPEALEAU AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...
AT 1220 PM...WATER CONTINUES TO RISE IN PARTS OF TREMPEALEAU AND
BUFFALO COUNTIES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. SOME ROADS HAVE REPORTEDLY 4
TO 5 FEET OF WATER OVER THEM, WITH SEVERAL HIGHWAYS CLOSED STILL.
SECONDARY ROADS ARE ALSO WASHED OUT AND IMPASSABLE. WATER IS RISING
QUICKLY ON RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT DRAIN AWAY FROM THE RAINFALL AREA
FROM THIS MORNING AS WELL.
CONDITIONS IN WABASHA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ARE FAR BETTER. WATER HAS
RECEDED AND ROADS ARE OPEN.
IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
URGES YOU NOT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
DAMAGED ROADS. SOME CULVERTS COULD BE WASHED OUT AND HARD TO NOTICE.
AND CERTAINLY NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADS OR HIGH WATER.
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.
&&
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
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, 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, 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 |
| Aug 11, 2:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted | 5 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.