Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS La Crosse, WI

Issued

Sep 21, 2016, 11:31 AM CDT (16:31 UTC)

Expired

Sep 21, 2016, 2:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS La Crosse, WI

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

790 
WGUS53 KARX 211631
FFWARX
WIC063-081-211930-
/O.NEW.KARX.FF.W.0037.160921T1631Z-160921T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1131 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
  EASTERN LA CROSSE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 1127 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
  MANY RURAL ROADS CONTINUE TO HAVE WATER THEM ACROSS THE WARNED
  AREA...AND HIGHWAY 108 IS CLOSED BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD D E AND
  COUNTY T NEAR MINDORO. MUDSLIDS HAVE OCCURRED AS WELL AFTER THE
  RECENT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. ALTHOUGH RAIN HAS ENDED...SOME
  SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...CAUSING
  ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  SPARTA...WEST SALEM...BANGOR...CASHTON...CATARACT...LEON...
  PORTLAND...BURNS...NORWALK...ROCKLAND...MELVINA...NORSKEDALEN......
  BURR OAK...ST MARYS AND MINDORO CUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 4373 9055 4373 9101 4389 9112 4401 9117
      4404 9120 4409 9119 4408 9119 4409 9117
      4407 9115 4407 9097 4412 9097 4413 9098
      4415 9094 4409 9082

$$

AJ

059 
WGUS73 KARX 211818
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
118 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

WIC063-081-211930-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-160921T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONROE WI-LA CROSSE WI-
118 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
WESTERN MONROE AND EASTERN LA CROSSE COUNTIES...

AT 115 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MORE HEAVY RAIN TRACKING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS MINDORO. THESE
AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN RESULTING IN WATER
ON ROADWAYS AND MUDSLIDES...ALONG WITH THE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 108
NEAR MINDORO. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AROUND 1 INCH WILL ONLY
EXACERBATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING ISSUES.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SPARTA...WEST SALEM...BANGOR...CASHTON...CATARACT...LEON...
PORTLAND...BURNS...NORWALK...ROCKLAND...MELVINA...BURR OAK...
ST MARYS AND MINDORO CUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MUDSLIDES AND
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY
ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 4373 9055 4373 9101 4389 9112 4401 9117
      4404 9120 4409 9119 4408 9119 4409 9117
      4407 9115 4407 9097 4412 9097 4413 9098
      4415 9094 4409 9082

$$

AJ

308 
WGUS73 KARX 211938
FFSARX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
238 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

WIC063-081-211944-
/O.EXP.KARX.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-160921T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONROE WI-LA CROSSE WI-
238 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN MONROE AND EASTERN LA CROSSE
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

WATER HAS RECEDED AND WITH NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS...FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 4373 9055 4373 9101 4389 9112 4401 9117
      4404 9120 4409 9119 4408 9119 4409 9117
      4407 9115 4407 9097 4412 9097 4413 9098
      4415 9094 4409 9082

$$

AJ

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