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Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS La Crosse, WI

September 20, 201613 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this flash flood watch at Sep 20, 2016, 10:21 AM CDT for 13 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Sep 21, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2016, 10:21 AM CDT (15:21 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 21, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 23, 2016, 5:27 AM CDT
In force
52 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
Flood severity
None
All 28 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 210 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 134 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2137 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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530 
WGUS63 KARX 201521
FFAARX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1021 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY...

.SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL COMBINE
WITH PLENTIFUL MOISTURE TO DELIVER SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF THE AREA...BEGINNING TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BE
SLOW MOVING AND PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. MOST LOCATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PICK UP BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...BUT WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7
INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. WITH
SOILS ALREADY QUITE WET FROM RECENT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST
MONTH...FLOODING OF STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY DEVELOP FASTER THAN
NORMAL.

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TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1021 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST
  MINNESOTA...AND WESTERN INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* TWO ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND WILL ARRIVE
  TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY. 

* 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST LOCATIONS...WITH
  LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS
  TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS. WITH ALREADY WET SOILS...FLOODING MAY
  DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

LAWRENCE/WETENKAMP
14 follow-up statements
541 
WGUS63 KARX 202115
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
415 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY...

.SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL COMBINE
WITH PLENTIFUL MOISTURE TO DELIVER SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF THE AREA...BEGINNING TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BE
SLOW MOVING AND PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. MOST LOCATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PICK UP BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...BUT WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF
7 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. WITH
SOILS ALREADY QUITE WET FROM RECENT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST
MONTH...FLOODING OF STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY DEVELOP FASTER THAN
NORMAL.

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TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
415 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND WESTERN
  INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

* FROM 1 AM CDT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* TWO ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL 
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND WILL 
  ARRIVE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
  RAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY. 

* 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST LOCATIONS...WITH
  LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS
  TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS. WITH ALREADY WET SOILS...FLOODING MAY
  DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

LAWRENCE
807 
WGUS63 KARX 210127
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
827 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND
THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS
THEN ANTICIPATED TO FORM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH
MOST LOCATIONS PICKING UP BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES. WHERE THESE
STORMS TRACK REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE SAME AREAS...LOCALIZED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES COULD OCCUR. WITH SOILS ALREADY
QUITE WET FROM RECENT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST MONTH...FLOODING OF
STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY DEVELOP FASTER THAN NORMAL.

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032>034-041>044-053>055-061-210930-
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CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
827 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...
   ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* FROM 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* TWO ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRST ROUND WILL OCCUR
  OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE SECOND ROUND
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
  THURSDAY.

* 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST LOCATIONS...WITH 
  LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS 
  TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS. WITH ALREADY WET SOILS...FLOODING 
  MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

04
605 
WGUS63 KARX 210910
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
410 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THURSDAY. THESE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH MOST LOCATIONS
PICKING UP AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN FLASH
FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WITH SOILS ALREADY QUITE WET FROM RECENT
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST MONTH...FLOODING OF STREAMS AND RIVERS
MAY DEVELOP FASTER THAN NORMAL.

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CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
410 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...
   ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY
  EVENING. 

* AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST
  LOCATIONS...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES
  POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS. WITH ALREADY
  WET SOILS...FLOODING MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

ROGERS
077 
WGUS63 KARX 211002
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
502 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THURSDAY. THESE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH MOST LOCATIONS
PICKING UP AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALIZED RAINFALL
2-DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS THAT
SEE REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN
FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WITH SOILS ALREADY QUITE WET FROM
RECENT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST MONTH...FLOODING OF STREAMS AND
RIVERS MAY DEVELOP FASTER THAN NORMAL.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
502 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...
   ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY
  EVENING. 

* AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST
  LOCATIONS. LOCALIZED 2-DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS. WITH ALREADY
  WET SOILS...FLOODING MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

ROGERS
210 
WGUS63 KARX 211524
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1024 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...MORE HEAVY RAIN...MORE FLOODING...

.ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT...IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS STILL
FALLING AND WHAT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR...HAS PRODUCED A HIGH FLASH
FLOOD RISK. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN SOME AREAS AND
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE
LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AS ONE AREA OF STORMS EXITS THE AREA...LOOK FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF
STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN BACK TO THE WEST. THESE WILL OVERTAKE THE
AREA BY TONIGHT AND DROP AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN. LOCALIZED
RAINFALL 2-DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS
THAT SEE REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS.

THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

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TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
1024 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...
   ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST
  LOCATIONS. LOCALIZED 2-DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS. WITH ALREADY
  WET SOILS...FLOODING WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

* ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND MUDSLIDES CAN OCCUR. AREA
  DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

SHEA
003 
WGUS63 KARX 211947
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
247 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL WORSEN FLOODING...

.COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN THAT HIT PARTS OF THE REGION LAST
NIGHT AND THE ON-GOING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...ADDITIONAL FLOODING
IS LIKELY FOR SOME AREAS WHERE REPEATED STORMS TRACK. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

BESIDES LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...PONDING AND CONTINUED RISES ON
AREA RIVERS IS LIKELY. SOME FLOOD WARNINGS ARE OUT AND MORE ARE
POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

REMAIN ALERT FOR MORE OR NEW FLASH FLOODING.

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MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
247 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...
   ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST 
  LOCATIONS. LOCALIZED 2-DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE 
  POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS. WITH ALREADY 
  WET SOILS...FLOODING WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY. 

* ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND MUDSLIDES CAN OCCUR. AREA 
  DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

SHEA
927 
WGUS63 KARX 220046
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
746 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING THIS EVENING...

.HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF FLOYD COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST IOWA WITH SEVERAL ROADS ALREADY CLOSED BECAUSE OF FLASH
FLOODING. MORE STORMS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN
BE EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLOODING AND
LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. ADDITIONAL
WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

FLOODING IS HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS
AS IT MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE ROAD OR BRIDGE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-220900-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
746 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...
   ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST
  LOCATIONS. LOCALIZED TWO DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 9 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS. WITH ALREADY
  WET SOILS...FLOODING WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

* ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND MUDSLIDES CAN OCCUR. AREA 
  DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

04
462 
WGUS63 KARX 220855
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
355 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING THIS MORNING...

.HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT WITH MANY ROAD
CLOSURES DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT. 

THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLOODING AND
LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY
BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

FLOODING IS HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS
AS IT MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE ROAD OR BRIDGE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-221700-
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TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
355 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...
   ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU 
  AND VERNON. 

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST FOR MOST
  LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALIZED TWO DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS
  OF 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS.
  WITH ALREADY WET SOILS...FLOODING WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

* ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND MUDSLIDES CAN OCCUR. AREA 
  DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

ROGERS
866 
WGUS63 KARX 221440
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
940 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES...

.HEAVY RAIN FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...
MUDSLIDES...AND RISING WATER ON RIVERS AND STREAMS.

RAIN WILL CONTINUE MOSTLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 INTO THE
AFTERNOON...WITH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES GENERALLY 1/4 INCH OR LESS. 
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE MORE LIKELY
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

THIS RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLOODING AND COULD RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. MORE WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH
TONIGHT.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS AS IT MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE ROAD
OR BRIDGE.

WIZ017-221545-
/O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDFORD
940 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS SHIFTED SOUTH
OF THE AREA.

$$

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041>044-053>055-061-222245-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...WABASHA...
DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...
CALEDONIA...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...
FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
940 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED...WABASHA AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...
   ADAMS...BUFFALO...CLARK...CRAWFORD...GRANT...JACKSON... 
  JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND...TREMPEALEAU AND 
  VERNON. 

* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  TONIGHT. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE MORE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST
  IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. LOCALIZED TWO DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS
  OF 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS.

* ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND MUDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED.
  AREA DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
897 
WGUS63 KARX 221604
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1104 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES...

.HEAVY RAIN FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...
MUDSLIDES...AND RISING WATER ON RIVERS AND STREAMS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MOSTLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MORE REDEVELOPMENT EXPECTED LATER THIS
EVENING IN THE SAME AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE MORE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

THIS RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLOODING AND COULD RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. MORE WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH
TONIGHT.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS AS IT MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE ROAD
OR BRIDGE.

MNZ079-WIZ029-032>034-221715-
/O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WABASHA-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASHA...NEILLSVILLE...ALMA...
ARCADIA...WHITEHALL...BLACK RIVER FALLS
1104 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS
SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH. 

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053>055-
061-230000-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...DODGE CENTER...
ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...CALEDONIA...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1104 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS... 
  CRAWFORD...GRANT...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND AND 
  VERNON. 

* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
  THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE MORE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND
  SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. LOCALIZED TWO DAY TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 9
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS.

* ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND MUDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED. 
  AREA DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
611 
WGUS63 KARX 221945
FFAARX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
245 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLOODING CONTINUES...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT...

.HEAVY RAIN FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...
MUDSLIDES...AND RISING WATER ON RIVERS AND STREAMS.

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS
EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE GREATER THREAT FOR THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 1 PM FRIDAY.

THIS RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLOODING AND COULD RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. MORE WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS AS IT MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE ROAD
OR BRIDGE.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053>055-
061-230345-
/O.EXT.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...DODGE CENTER...
ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...PRESTON...CALEDONIA...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA...TOMAH...MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
245 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE... 
  CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND 
  WINNESHIEK. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE... 
  HOUSTON...MOWER...OLMSTED AND WINONA. IN WISCONSIN...ADAMS... 
  CRAWFORD...GRANT...JUNEAU...LA CROSSE...MONROE...RICHLAND AND 
  VERNON. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

* 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE MORE LIKELY ACROSS
  NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. 

* ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND MUDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED. DRAINAGE
  AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

RIECK
104 
WGUS63 KARX 230125
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
825 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLOODING CONTINUES...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT...

.HEAVY RAIN FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...
MUDSLIDES...AND RISING WATER ON RIVERS AND STREAMS.

MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LATEST TRENDS INDICATE THIS ACTIVITY
SHOULD MAINLY BE CONFINED TO NORTHEAST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE. 

FARTHER NORTH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR...WHILE THERE MAY
STILL BE SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS OVERNIGHT...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOULD
NOT BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE NEW FLOODING PROBLEMS AND THE FLOOD WATCH
HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO PARTS OF WESTERN
WISCONSIN.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS AS IT MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE ROAD
OR BRIDGE.

MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053-230230-
/O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-
JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGE CENTER...ROCHESTER...WINONA...
AUSTIN...PRESTON...CALEDONIA...LA CROSSE...SPARTA...TOMAH...
MAUSTON...FRIENDSHIP...VIROQUA
825 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS
MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS LOOKS TO STAY
SOUTH OF THE AREA.

$$

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-230930-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...ELKADER...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
825 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...ALLAMAKEE...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON... 
  FAYETTE...FLOYD...HOWARD...MITCHELL AND WINNESHIEK. IN 
  SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN...CRAWFORD...GRANT AND RICHLAND. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL OVERNIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND MUDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED. 
  DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

04
794 
WGUS63 KARX 230853
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
353 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2016

...FLOODING CONTINUES...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING...

.HEAVY RAIN FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH ROAD CLOSURES...
MUDSLIDES...AND RISING WATER ON RIVERS AND STREAMS.

LATEST TRENDS INDICATE HEAVY RAIN ACTIVITY SHOULD MAINLY BE
CONFINED TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS AS IT MAY HAVE WASHED OUT THE ROAD
OR BRIDGE.

IAZ008>011-WIZ054-055-231000-
/O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...DECORAH...WAUKON...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER
353 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RADAR TRENDS HAVE SHOWN THE HEAVIER
RAINS SHIFTING SOUTH. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR MITCHELL...HOWARD...WINNESHIEK...ALLAMAKEE...
CRAWFORD AND RICHLAND COUNTIES.

$$

IAZ018-019-029-030-WIZ061-231700-
/O.CON.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...
ELKADER...PLATTEVILLE
353 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST IOWA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST
  WISCONSIN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
  IOWA...CHICKASAW...CLAYTON...FAYETTE AND FLOYD. IN SOUTHWEST
  WISCONSIN...GRANT.

* UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* SOME ROADS WILL HAVE WATER OVER THEM. MUDSLIDES HAVE ALSO OCCURRED.
  DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE FULL AND COULD FLOOD AGAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE LIVING OR RECREATING NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

DAS/JRW
087 
WGUS63 KARX 231027
FFAARX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
527 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2016

...HEAVY RAIN THREAT DIMINISHED...

.THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OUT OF THE AREA. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TODAY, BUT IT APPEARS THE
HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE, THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

IAZ018-019-029-030-WIZ061-231130-
/O.CAN.KARX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-160923T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...
ELKADER...PLATTEVILLE
527 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OUT OF THE
AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TODAY, BUT IT
APPEARS THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS DIMINISHED. 

$$

DAS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Sep 20, 6:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 6:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
634 AM CDT Tue Sep 20 2016

.SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight)
Issued at 359 AM CDT Tue Sep 20 2016

At 3 AM...dense fog continues to be reported across much of
western Wisconsin. This fog is expected to linger through at least
830 AM and then start to quickly dissipate.

During this evening, the 925 mb and 850 mb moisture transport is
focused in southwest Minnesota. This will result in the
development of elevated supercells. With the 850 to 300 mb lapse
rates around 7.5 C/km, the main threat looks to be large hail
initially. These storms are then expected to congeal into a
mesoscale convective complex that will move east across the
forecast area during the late evening and overnight. With DCAPEs
climbing into the 1000 to 1250 J/kg, there will be the potential
for damaging winds along with the hail threat. The Storm
Prediction Center currently has the entire forecast area under a
marginal risk of severe weather. There was even discussion that
there maybe a potential for an upgrade to a slight risk. This was
dependent upon the track of this system becoming more certain.

With precipitable water values approaching 1.6 inches (which is 2
to 3 standard deviations above normal) and the warm cloud layer
depths around 4 km, the showers and storms will be highly
efficient rain producers. This could create a flooding threat if
the storms train across the same area. However with the GFS, NAM,
and even the ECMWF showing a progressive mesoscale convective
system. This would limit the possibility of this occurring. Also
another concern is that many of the CAM models do not even show a
mesoscale convective complex forming. They show scattered
convection that progresses east as the low level jet veers away
from the area.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 359 AM CDT Tue Sep 20 2016

On Wednesday morning, a majority of the deterministic models
continue to show heavy rain falling across the area. Looking at
the 850 mb moisture transport, I am concerned that these models
may be holding onto the rain a bit too long. This is supported by
the CAM models which suggest that it could dry out across most of
the area.

From Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night, the models continue
to show that a short wave trough will move northeast out of the
Central Plains. As this occurs, the southerly winds will increase
across the area. This will allow the warm sector south of the
front to have dew points in the lower to mid 70s. With high
temperatures climbing into the lower 80s, the 0-1 km mixed-layer
CAPES will climb into the 2 to 3K range. While the deep shear will
found north of the front, there will be sufficient 0-3 km shear
for damaging winds. However soundings suggest that a strong CAP
may be in place which would limit the convection from even
developing.

Meanwhile along and north of the front, precipitable water values
will increasing to around 1.9 inches as moisture from hurricane
Paine and the Gulf of Mexico moves through the region. In
addition, the warm cloud layer depths will range from 3.5 to 4 km.
This will make the showers and storms very efficient rain
producers. While this has been a persistent feature over the last
couple of days, there still some uncertainty on where this front
may be located. The NAM would suggest that it will be near
Interstate 94. This boundary would then sag south as the storms
build into the very unstable air south of this Interstate.
Meanwhile the GFS hints that the heaviest rain may end up north
of the forecast area. Due to this, there is a bit more uncertainty
for this time period.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Wednesday morning)
Issued at 634 AM CDT Tue Sep 20 2016

Dense fog at KLSE this morning expected to dissipate by 20.15Z
with VFR conditions thereafter. VFR will be the rule through the
day at KRST. Primary aviation concern comes late in the period
with increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms overnight.
Timing/coverage questions remain, but will introduce VCTS at KRST
by 21.04Z and at KLSE by 21.07Z. Can expect at least MVFR
conditions with any thunderstorms, but IFR a real possibility as
well. Gusty/erratic winds possible with any thunderstorms that
move across TAF airfields. Otherwise, winds will generally be
light from the southeast through the period.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...Tonight Through Thursday
Issued at 359 AM CDT Tue Sep 20 2016

With the 20.00z models shifting the stationary/warm front further
north, the uncertainty on where the heavy rain increased some. It
now appears that the axis of heavy rain for tonight will be north
of Interstate 90 tonight. For Wednesday, the NAM suggests that a
mesoscale convective complex could build south into the very
unstable air mass south of Interstate 94. Meanwhile the GFS has
its highest rainfall axis north of our area. Due to this
uncertainty, it was the consensus to hold off issuing a Flash
Flood Watch at this time.

&&

.ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CDT this morning for WIZ029-
     032>034-041>044-053>055-061.

MN...Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CDT this morning for MNZ088-096.

IA...Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CDT this morning for IAZ010-011-
     029-030.

&&

SHORT TERM...BOYNE
LONG TERM...BOYNE
AVIATION...ROGERS
HYDROLOGY...BOYNE
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 20, 4:18 AM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
418 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-WIZ017-211100-
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-WABASHA-DODGE-
OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-TAYLOR-
418 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WHICH
COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND RISES ON SOME RIVERS AND
STREAMS. IN ADDITION...A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT RISES ON SOME RIVERS AND
STREAMS. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PERIODIC SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. REPORTS OF RAINFALL AND FLOODING WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED FOR 11 AM TODAY.

IAZ011-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-211100-
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-
JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
418 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF DENSE FOG ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
THIS MORNING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY MID-MORNING.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WHICH
COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND RISES ON SOME RIVERS AND
STREAMS. IN ADDITION...A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT RISES ON SOME RIVERS AND
STREAMS. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PERIODIC SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. REPORTS OF RAINFALL AND FLOODING WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED FOR 11 AM TODAY.

ROGERS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 20, 6:08 AM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
608 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

IAZ008-009-018-019-WIZ017-201330-
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSAGE...CRESCO...CHARLES CITY...
NEW HAMPTON...MEDFORD
608 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016

...PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING...

WATCH FOR PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST IOWA AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING.

ROGERS

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 1:42 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryARXAdams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 6 more8 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.